Archive for 'michigan'
we met anthony bourdain last night and it was awesome.
Posted: November 8th, 2009 under Freshman in the Kitchen, ann arbor, anthony bourdain, awesome, cookbook, eve: the restaurant, max, michigan.
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up north
Max and I just returned from a short but sweet few days in and around Traverse City, Michigan, where he did a couple of Freshman in the Kitchen events. On the drive up, I noticed signs for at least three Michigan counties named after Irish ones–Roscommon, Wexford, and Antrim–which made me smile.
On Thursday evening, [...]
Posted: August 1st, 2009 under Freshman in the Kitchen, Uncategorized, adventure, awesome, cookbook, delicious, harvest, local food systems, max, michigan.
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breakfast at selma café
For the past few weeks, I have been spending my Friday mornings around the corner at the Selma Café. “Selma” actually stands for the Soule-Eberwhite-Lutz-Madison-Affiliation, an Old West Side Ann Arbor neighborhood association, whose purpose is to “provide a forum for neighbors to come together and exchange information, ideas, goods, and services in order [...]
Posted: April 19th, 2009 under Freshman in the Kitchen, Roos Roast coffee, ann arbor, awesome, bacon, delicious, economic justice, environmental justice, food justice, harvest, honey, local food systems, max, michigan, potatoes, sustainability, sustainable agriculture, zingerman's.
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Max and Eli ‘Get Saucy’ on The TODAY Show!
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At long last! Yesterday was the day for Max and Eli’s long-awaited appearance on The TODAY Show with Hoda and Kathi Lee to promote their new cookbook, Freshman in the Kitchen: From Clueless Cook to Creative Chef. They were fantastic! It [...]
Posted: April 18th, 2009 under Freshman in the Kitchen, The TODAY Show, adventure, ann arbor, awesome, badlands, books, cookbook, delicious, eli, eve: the restaurant, max, michigan.
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I’ve just settled down for an afternoon of writing, after a day filled with walking in the sunshine and seeing old friends. I ran into John Roos at the farmers’ market and this small bag of deliciousness immediately caught my eye. Pure Kona coffee! I immediately put aside any plans to spend [...]
Posted: April 11th, 2009 under Roos Roast coffee, ann arbor, awesome, badlands, delicious, environment, food justice, local food systems, michigan, sustainability.
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my article in the washtenaw jewish news!
That’s right! The September 2008 edition of the Washtenaw Jewish News features an interview by yours truly with local chefs Max and Eli Sussman about their new cookbook, Freshman in the Kitchen: From Clueless Cook to Creative Chef. The full text of the article, “Become a creative chef with new local cookbook” will eventually be [...]
Posted: September 3rd, 2008 under Detroit, adventure, ann arbor, awesome, books, cookbook, delicious, eli, harvest, max, michigan, potatoes, youth.
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Freshman in the Kitchen is on its way!
On Monday Max and I picked up a final edition of the new cookbook that he and Eli wrote–it’s beautiful!! The book will debut on August 15th, but you can pre-order copies by going to the Freshman in the Kitchen website right now. The picture above is in the book, as are one [...]
Posted: July 2nd, 2008 under awesome, delicious, eli, flaming tower, harvest, honey, max, michigan, monkeys.
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On honey bees
I’ll bet you didn’t know that one third of the food crops grown in the US–the world’s largest food supplier–need to be pollinated by bees. Well, I didn’t know the exact number either, but I did know how important bees are to the food system, and I’ve been following the controversy caused by the [...]
Posted: June 30th, 2008 under American politics, ann arbor, awesome, badlands, delicious, environment, environmental justice, fruit, harvest, honey, local food systems, michigan.
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michigan summer
I’ve got so many posts I’ve been meaning to write, but have been so busy lately. I’ve been thinking a lot lately, though, about how much I love this place in the summer…and about how I might only live here for one more month (more on that later!). So this post will hopefully [...]
Posted: June 28th, 2008 under awesome, badlands, battle fruit monkey, delicious, environmental justice, food justice, fruit, harvest, michigan, my sister Lyn.
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Look how far I’ve come…
Behold the infamous flaming tower! To think I went without meat for 15 years…
Posted: June 1st, 2008 under awesome, delicious, flaming tower, michigan.
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