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Dalat: A Capital Idea

February 8, 2019

Curious about how Southeast Asian natives opened a Vietnamese restaurant in Southeast Michigan, an answer that is intriguing and historically significant. Son Le and his parents, Lang Bui and Hoanh Le, were part of the ‘boat people’ who left Vietnam in the early 1980s. At the end of the Indo-China War, with America’s withdrawal from

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Ascending Everest Sherpa’s Flavoral Medlies

December 31, 2018

Delicious foods for natives and tourists alike at Everest Sherpa.

Ollie Food + Spirits

Ollie Food + Spirits

September 30, 2018

Ollie Food + Spirits, the name of Mark and Danielle Teachout’s restaurant in Ypsi’s Depot Town, came from an unexpected past. When Mark was young, his father explained that he had a name selected for Mark before he was born, Burgess Oliver. Despite his father’s selection, his mother prevailed and he was given the moniker

Delicious Chinese Fare At Chia Shiang

Delicious Chinese Fare At Chia Shiang

August 31, 2018

Chia Shiang restaurant sits on Packard Road, nestled among Morgan & York and Fraser’s Pub, an unlikely location for an imperial Chinese feast. When Barry Pang and Katherine Li left northern China in 1999, they anticipated that they would be working in the United States for an American corporation for some time. Their US employer’s

House ceviche!

Down(stairs) on Main Street

July 31, 2018

With designated nights for music and dancing in the adjacent dance floor and continuing interior enhancements with succulents and other plant accoutrements, dessous continues its ascent.

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Modern French Cooking on Jackson Rd: New Restaurant Sets High Standards

June 1, 2018

Typically, the word “standard” connotes one of two things—either “nothing extraordinary, just kind of standard” or raising the bar, like “setting a new standard.” Clearly, the recently opened Standard Bistro & Larder in Ann Arbor conjures up the latter.

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Say Goodbye to Raja Rani and Hello to Namaste Flavours

April 30, 2018

Over the twenty years I’ve lived in this community— exploring the rest of Washtenaw County— Raja Rani has undergone a number of iterations. Still, I’ve always viewed the old white house fondly whenever I’ve driven past, seeing it as my transition to the bustling activity of downtown.

Dexter restaurant, Red Brick Kitchen, attracts regulars with tasty food and family atmosphere

Building Friendships at Red Brick Kitchen

March 31, 2018

Dexter restaurant attracts regulars with tasty food and family atmosphere