Thai Princess crowned curry king
At my job, my coworkers and I will often pass the time asking questions like “Would you rather be constantly chased by a very slow wolf or have to shower every day with a moody badger?” …
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Experience the tasty alchemy at Altu’s
I don’t understand how all Top of the Town winners garner their acclaim, but Altu’s Ethiopian Cuisine’s taking the Best Vegetarian/Vegan/Gluten Free category makes perfect sense. A …
This sauce is the plant-based boss
Downtown Lansing is always an interesting place to visit. It is comforting how, in a way, it feels unchanged since I roamed its environs looking for sewer drain covers and other extremely artistic …
Come as you are
I think anyone who has lived in the area for a while is familiar with the notion that was once “Downtown Okemos.” At one time, it was a vague concept involving mixed residential and retail. …
People’s Kitchen serves a delicious, fresh take on a deli classic
I am not typically a breakfast person. I eat a hardboiled egg most mornings to better metabolize my supplements and caffeine, and then I tend not to think about food for many hours. Some days, however, I awake with a furious hunger
Garlic sauce really ties the room together
Being an East Lansing native, I’ve been eating Woody’s Oasis for as long as I can remember. The somewhat startling flavor combination of creamy, bitter tahini and sour, beet-pink pickled …
Gobbled up but never forgotten
A probably not that controversial opinion: turkey is a year-round meat. For those who generally avoid pork and beef, it offers a welcome reprieve from the cycle of chicken, tuna and tilapia repeated …
An ode to a broth
Naing Myanmar has been on the scene, winning the hearts and minds of the Capital City, since 2014 with its authentic Burmese and Thai selections. It is the definition of a hole-in-the-wall, …