Posted: Wed May 16 11 a.m. by Mary Bilyeu AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Nachos Grande recipe to celebrate birthday of Adam Richman, host of 'Man v. Food'

Happy birthday to Adam Richman!  He's the host of the Travel Channel's "Man v. Food" and upcoming "Best Sandwich in America" (which will premiere on June 6). As the mother of a 21-year-old male who thinks that Adam and his Food Network counterpart, Guy Fieri of "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives," ...

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Posted: Wed May 16 10:24 a.m. by Bob Needham Entertainment director, AnnArbor.com
Big names highlight Sonic Lunch 2012 lineup

Sonic Lunch, the popular weekly free summer concert series in downtown Ann Arbor, released its season schedule today, and it combines some bigger-than-usual names with some old favorites.

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Posted: Wed May 16 9:03 a.m. by Lizzy Alfs Business Reporter
Arbor Brewing Co. owners looking to open brewery in Fenton

The owners of downtown Ann Arbor’s Arbor Brewing Co. and Ypsilanti’s Corner Brewery are interested in expanding into Fenton, MLive reports.

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Posted: Wed May 16 5:58 a.m. by Will Stewart AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist

Does San Fu have the best Chinese food in Ann Arbor? Will Stewart makes his case in this restaurant review.

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Posted: Wed May 16 5:57 a.m. by Katrease Stafford AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Jersey Mike's grand opening of first Michigan location today in Pittsfield Township

Jersey Mike’s, a national sub sandwich franchise, will officially open its first Michigan restaurant in Pittsfield Township today.

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Posted: Tue May 15 2:15 p.m. by Mary Bilyeu AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Chocolate Chip Day - celebrate this delicious holiday with a muffin recipe

On National Chocolate Chip Day, the obvious choice would have been to make chocolate chip cookies. Not that there's anything wrong with them!  But .... I debated whether to celebrate with something exotic, say some spicy chocolate-chili concoction... nah. I wanted the rich simplicity of the chocolate chips to shine ...

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Posted: Mon May 14 9:05 p.m. by Jim and Janice Leach AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Rap for Food meeting May 15 explores how arts & food systems interact

Are you interested in the arts? Are you interested in food? Do you want to explore how the arts can support localization, sustainable food systems and youth gardening? If you’ve answered yes to these questions, you will want to attend the first organizational meeting of Rap for Food.

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Posted: Mon May 14 2:50 p.m. by Mary Bilyeu AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Make this easy recipe for National Buttermilk Biscuit Day

Buttermilk biscuits — there are few words more beautiful. With these two words, you immediately conjure notions of flakiness, crumbliness, tenderness, steam rising as the biscuit is split open, butter melting on the freshly baked treat. Biscuits are perfect accompaniments to so many dishes — eggs, barbecue, chicken, sausage gravy, and more. ...

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Posted: Mon May 14 11:43 a.m. by Peggy Lampman AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Asparagus Soup with Herb Croutons takes advantage of spring's abundance

The new dinnerFeed web site is a lean, mean fighting machine! When local asparagus are filling tables and bins at the Farmers Market, here's one of my favorite spring soups to make: an abstract painting in a bowl.

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Posted: Sun May 13 1:42 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Mom's cooking inspires top kitchens - and yours

MICHELE KAYAL, For The Associated Press When he was about 12, Hugh Acheson's mom went through a cooking phase: recipes from magazines, nice pots and pans, and exciting new dishes, like her signature chicken piccata. "It had that tenderness and crispness and this very simple, but very bouncy sauce," says ...

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Posted: Sat May 12 7:28 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
A warm, healthy chowder for cool spring evenings

ALISON LADMAN, For The Associated Press When you're out all day playing in the warm spring sun, you don't want to come home to the laborious task of making a complex meal. The solution is a quick soup. For this spring fish chowder, we opted for flavorful sweet potatoes in ...

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Posted: Sat May 12 6:22 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Honeycomb: What it is and how to use it

J.M. HIRSCH, AP Food Editor It's time to think beyond the bear bottle. Because honey comes in way more forms than just plastic squirt bottles. My favorite? Honey in the comb, pure and simple. And yes, the comb is totally safe to eat. People have been keeping bees — and ...

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