Despite the enduring summerlike weather, co-workers at both of my jobs have been calling in sick like any other turn of the season, and this week, I was finally taken out myself. It’s strange …
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By LIZY FERGUSON
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10/5/23
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My first kitchen job involved making six gallons of gazpacho every Sunday. This was back when earning your chops meant something, and making that whole batch with just a knife and peeler — no …
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By ARI LEVAUX
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10/5/23
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Fall is the perfect time to slow down and savor the last days of sunshine and temperatures in the 70s. Way out in Meridian Township, fields are turning yellow, farmers are pulling in the last of their harvests, and Pho 777 is serving up perfectly spiced Vietnamese soups to fortify diners against the coming cold.
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By CHELSEA LAKE ROBERTS
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9/28/23
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Few foods boast the versatility of pork. It can be grilled, smoked, slow-cooked, fried or baked, and professional and amateur chefs alike know there’s no end to recipes where pork is the main attraction.
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By METRO CREATIVE CONNECTION
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9/28/23
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Imam bayildi is an eggplant dish named for its ability to separate a man from his consciousness. The Turkish phrase means, “The imam fainted,” and the implication is that the decadent and aromatic experience of eating this glorious dish knocked the imam out cold.
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By ARI LEVAUX
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9/21/23
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Ellison Brewery and Event Space
1314 S. Washington Ave., Lansing 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday ellisonbrewing.com
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8/17/23
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Graduate Rock Bar
133 Evergreen Ave., East Lansing
4-11 p.m. Monday-Thursday
4 p.m.-midnight Friday
Noon-midnight Saturday
Noon-11 p.m. …
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Gabrielle Lawrence & Bryan Beverly
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6/22/23
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The Lansing Foodies Facebook group is hosting the first-ever festival honoring a tried-and-true Michigan staple: the olive burger. The event runs noon to 7 p.m. Saturday (June 24) at Jackson Field, …
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6/22/23
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When City Pulse covered That New Place in February, it was a small pop-up operating four days per week for three weeks at In KinD Bakery in Williamston. Now, it has evolved into a full restaurant and …
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Lucas Henkel
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6/8/23
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Pablo’s Eastside
2010 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing
11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday
11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Friday
9 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Saturday
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sunday
517-580-8315
pablosrestaurants.com …
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Gabrielle Lawrence & Bryan Beverly
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5/18/23
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Gabrielle Lawrence & Bryan Beverly
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4/20/23
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There are more than a score of Mexican restaurants, food trucks and shops around Lansing. But who has what you’re craving? Luckily for you, we’ve analyzed the menus of more than a dozen different …
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Lucas Henkel
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3/23/23
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Both reviewers agree if The Old Bag of Nails wants to gain traction in Lansing, it will need to step its game up. "My two visits — one takeout, one dine-in — left me with an overall dissatisfied …
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Gabrielle Lawrence & Bryan Beverly
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3/16/23
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Winter is so long, isn’t it? It took until March this year, but I finally realized the importance of forcing myself out of the house in the evenings to seek out things that spark some light. …
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Lizy Ferguson
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3/9/23
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My son Remy was supposed to bring cheese and crackers to the ski team potluck, but he wanted to bring California rolls instead. It was a lot more work but a good idea. Everyone loves California rolls. Here's how to make them …
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Ari LeVaux
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3/9/23
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I won’t bury the lead: Bread Bites is my favorite restaurant I’ve discovered since emerging from my height-of-the-pandemic isolation cave. I’ve sampled its food on three occasions …
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Lizy Ferguson
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2/23/23
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One of my favorite snacks is sprouted almonds. I start by soaking a cup of raw almonds in a Mason jar of water. After about two hours, I’ll change the water, then let them soak overnight. By …
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Ari LeVaux
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2/23/23
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In Ibusuki, Japan, the Tokko shrine honors a sailor named Maeda Riemon for bringing sweet potatoes to the country in 1705. He encountered the plant, which isn’t actually a potato, in the Ryukyu …
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Ari LeVaux
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2/16/23
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Blend is tricky to locate if you don’t know what you’re looking for. It’s nestled in the corner of a strip mall with a Mexican restaurant at one end and a barbecue restaurant at the other, very close to Zaytoon Mediterranean near the Lansing Mall. ...
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Gabrielle Lawrence & Bryan Beverly
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2/16/23
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Williamson is always quaint, but it is especially so on a cold winter night with picture-perfect snowflakes falling gently past the old-timey street lights. The large front windows of Zynda’s, …
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Lizy Ferguson
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2/2/23
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