Monday, January 19, 2009

L. Mawby Vineyards Grows

See DetNews: Larry Mawby partners with industrialist to expand winery"
We said, 'Where do we want to live?' Up north. 'What do we want to do?' Work outside." And the prospect of starting a winery, where their sons also could work if they wished, was enticing.

Visit their web site: L. Mawby Vineyards

Thursday, January 15, 2009

The Cherry Hut Gets National Media Attention

In the Christian Science Monitor: Want fruit with that burger?
The burgers at the Cherry Hut restaurant in Beulah, Mich., are a hit with customers. But these aren't ordinary hamburgers. Every summer, when tourists come to sample the state's bumper crop of cherries, the restaurant's co-owner Andy Case starts taking orders for the restaurant's popular burger. After broiling the patties in the kitchen, he slides them onto a bun and tops them with fixings. It's in this moment, before the first bite, that customers stir with anticipation because the Cherry Hut is home to an unlikely specialty – the cherry burger.

The burgers are filled with tart, or sour, cherries grown in northern Michigan – the cherry capital of the world.

Although people come to the Cherry Hut for the restaurant's cherry pies, the cherry burger has become a popular seller and a conversation starter. Mr. Case says he probably sells more cherry burgers than regular burgers. "People want to be more health conscious," he says. The cherry burger is "tasty, juicy, healthier."