Archive for the ‘Other People’s Cooking’ Category

Bob likes to explore local markets and buy things he’s never tasted or even heard of, all in the name of science. It’s been a banner season for exciting new vendors to Detroit’s Eastern Market: The Brinery from Ann Arbor is as much to the sour end of the scale as Slow Jams is to

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  Slow Jams arrived onto the Eastern Market scene in Detroit last month with an awesome name and a tremendous product line to match. Jams in both traditional and refreshingly new flavors, sure to compliment any application from Sunday morning breakfast to Friday evening’s cocktail. Disclaimer: my usual condiment cravings lean towards things based firmly

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New for Autumn 2011 from our friends at Oliver Farms, of Fostoria, Michigan: 100% organic chicken bratwurst!  What could inspire me to write about chicken anything? Read on! I received a pack of the brats for review, slow cooked ‘em sealed in the vac-bag sous-vide method for 45 minutes, then brought them out to brown

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Waikiki. I was there for a week recently for my girlfriends sisters wedding. While I got no pictures of the restaurants and food out there (sadly, but I’m not the “shutterbug” type, and I wanted very much not to look like a “tourist”) I want to impart some wisdom I gleaned from the area. If

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My fellow Rogue Estate residents and our friends have been making a concerted effort to seek out more of the Metro Detroit area’s uncommon culinary gems as of late and it’s a trend I’m thrilled to be a part of. We’ve been discovering some wonderful cuisine and making great new friends along the way. Such

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