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When I visit family in the Boston area, I’ll do some eating, to put it mildly. The way a hungry coyote finds time for a wounded rabbit, I’ll make time for the farmers markets to see …
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Ari Levaux
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7/21/22
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A hotspot the East Lansing community has called a home away from home for nearly 50 years has changed hands but will remain firmly in place.
The Peanut Barrel, 521 E. Grand River Ave. on new …
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Dawn Parker
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7/14/22
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While fast food isn’t the hamburger’s only venue, it was engineered for life on the go from the very first prototype. According to the official hamburger creation story, as …
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Ari Levaux
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7/14/22
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Nothing says summertime like juicy burgers, smoky BBQ and spicy chicken wings. City Pulse checked in with some of the top local spots, as voted by you in the 2021 Top of the Town …
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Sarah Spohn, Bryan Beverly, Gabrielle Lawrence
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7/14/22
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Every year, the growers will bring their frizzy-headed fennel bulbs to the farmer's market. And then they’ve got some explaining to do.
The customers wish to buy this attractive …
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Ari Levaux
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7/7/22
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This week’s featured flavor to savor may be the longest continuously operating food special in the Capital City.
It’s the Friday fish fry at Harry’s Bar & Grill, which …
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Kyle Kaminski
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7/7/22
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Holly McDermitt and Sarah Stratton have been friends for several decades. A few years ago, they decided to become business partners, with their bakery, Michigan Made Treats. Last week, they …
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Sarah Spohn
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6/30/22
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Look who’s back for another edition of my unofficial #comfortfoodcrawl. This time, I ventured out to downtown East Lansing’s Black Cat Bistro. During the height of the pandemic, I saw …
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Sarah Spohn
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6/30/22
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Potato salad isn’t supposed to be a main event. Its humble job is to support other dishes as a kind of chunky mayonnaise — a creamy and tangy mortar between the important dishes. But the …
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Ari Levaux
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6/30/22
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GABRIELLE LAWRENCE and BRYAN BEVERLY
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6/23/22
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It translates to “Spring Pasta” from the Italian, so forgive me for assuming Pasta Primavera is a classic springtime Italian dish. But while Primavera sounds classy, it turns out Pasta …
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ARI LEVAUX
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6/23/22
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The main purpose of a turnip is to feed hungry people, and the hakurei, pronounced like “samurai,” turnip is no exception.
We aren’t talking about the kind of hunger …
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ARI LEVAUX
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6/16/22
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an’t seem to get enough birria tacos. Last week, I counted at least a dozen local restaurants and food trucks that served some variation of the traditional Mexican dish — which is essentially a taco-quesadilla crossbreed that you dunk into a rich beef consommé.
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Kyle Kaminski
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6/16/22
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Morels have no psychoactive properties, but they are definitely magical. The caps have a brainy look that might make you feel like you’re hallucinating, but these whacky, whimsical mushrooms …
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Ari LeVaux
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6/9/22
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Sometimes you just want a burger and fries. But for those looking to make that craving a healthier, more natural dining experience …
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SARAH SPOHN
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6/9/22
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Curly parsley is widely scorned by the culinary elite. Aspiring chefs absorb this disdain from a young age, and quickly understand that getting ahead in this game requires committing instead to the …
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Ari Levaux
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6/2/22
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For this week’s featured dish, I consulted with our readers to take a trip to one of their top-rated places in Lansing: Zoobie’s Old Town Tavern & Bar. In addition to taking top prize …
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Kyle Kaminski
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6/2/22
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In front of an Agway store in Montpelier, Vermont, a sign announces “World’s Largest Zucchini Here.” The grower, store employee Ron Sholtz, told WCAX News Sept. 28 that his state …
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Ari LeVaux
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5/26/22
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When Deanna Brown was working her customer sales job at a Fortune 500 company, she felt burnt out. Needing an outlet to de-stress, she found out that baking cookies and cakes in the kitchen was her happy place. A specific favorite to serve up was the ever-rich cheesecake.
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Sarah Spohn
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5/19/22
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I love buying spinach at the farmers market in spring. There is great variety to be found, from dainty babies to long-stemmed beefsteaks.
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Ari Levaux
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5/19/22
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