Charlie Kang’s wings are more than worthy
If classes are in session, I avoid downtown East Lansing even when I’m in perfect health. So, when I was under the weather last week and craving Charlie Kang’s, I had to choose the …
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TOP 5 BAGELS
Based on your votes in City Pulse’s 2025 Top of the Town contest. Bon appétit!
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Turkey bone soup for the holiday soul
Thanksgiving marks the start of the holiday season, and a parallel season of enhanced leftovers consumption. It can be a freewheeling, chaotic time, when pieces of feasts and roast beasts are …
Pablo’s fresh Mexican food is worth the potential wait
Since the pandemic, I’ve made a personal rule to never go out to eat on a Friday night. It’s not just the fear of getting sick; not everyone has the patience for long wait times. However, …
TOP 5 BARBECUE
Based on your votes in City Pulse’s 2024 Top of the Town contest. Bon appétit!
Capital City BBQ
Cozy eatery serving traditional American barbecue dishes …
Good Truckin’s other side now its own shop
When asked how long The Other Side, a new cafe adjacent to Good Truckin’ Diner, was in the works, co-owner Nora Gorman laughed.
“Honestly, we thought of it like two weeks ago,” …
Open your eyes (and mouth) to Grains Indian Cuisine
Taking a bite of a menu item from Grains Indian Cuisine doesn’t just excite taste buds. It also raises eyebrows. Since its opening a couple of months ago, the new eatery, which took over the …
TOP 5 RESTAURANT WINE LISTS
Based on your votes in City Pulse’s 2024 Top of the Town contest. Bon appétit!
Bowdie’s Chophouse Upscale restaurant serving steaks, small plates and drinks
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Prune plum torte report
If you pull up the search engine of your choice and type “Marian B,” the autofill will complete your query: “Marian Burros plum torte.” Suffice it to say, I am not the first …
Sparty’s chili-cheese omelet melds breakfast with a Michigan staple
In my 20s, breakfast at Sparty’s Coney Island in Frandor was a once-a-weekend necessity after a night out. Somewhere along the line, my go-to spots changed, and before I knew it, it had been …
TOP 5 BAGELS
Based on your votes in City Pulse’s 2025 Top of the Town contest. Bon appétit! …
Turkey bone soup for the holiday soul
Thanksgiving marks the start of the holiday season, and a parallel season of enhanced leftovers consumption. It can be a freewheeling, chaotic time, when pieces of feasts and roast beasts are …
Pablo’s fresh Mexican food is worth the potential wait
Since the pandemic, I’ve made a personal rule to never go out to eat on a Friday night. It’s not just the fear of getting sick; not everyone has the patience for long wait times. However, …
TOP 5 BARBECUE
Based on your votes in City Pulse’s 2024 Top of the Town contest. Bon appétit! Capital City BBQ Cozy eatery serving traditional American barbecue dishes …
Good Truckin’s other side now its own shop
When asked how long The Other Side, a new cafe adjacent to Good Truckin’ Diner, was in the works, co-owner Nora Gorman laughed. “Honestly, we thought of it like two weeks ago,” …
Open your eyes (and mouth) to Grains Indian Cuisine
Taking a bite of a menu item from Grains Indian Cuisine doesn’t just excite taste buds. It also raises eyebrows. Since its opening a couple of months ago, the new eatery, which took over the …
TOP 5 RESTAURANT WINE LISTS
Based on your votes in City Pulse’s 2024 Top of the Town contest. Bon appétit! Bowdie’s Chophouse Upscale restaurant serving steaks, small plates and drinks …
Prune plum torte report
If you pull up the search engine of your choice and type “Marian B,” the autofill will complete your query: “Marian Burros plum torte.” Suffice it to say, I am not the first …
Sparty’s chili-cheese omelet melds breakfast with a Michigan staple
In my 20s, breakfast at Sparty’s Coney Island in Frandor was a once-a-weekend necessity after a night out. Somewhere along the line, my go-to spots changed, and before I knew it, it had been …