Traverse City Makes Bon Appetit's Top 5

Boulder won this year, but Traverse City is much smaller than all the other towns on the list and this shows that food-wise, it is a small but mighty town.

Via Y!: Bon Appétit Names America's Foodiest Towns 2010

More at BonAppetit: America's Foodiest Town 2010: Boulder, Colorado

The Cook's House And Artificial Scarcity

In a brilliant move, Chef Eric discusses in further detail why he keeps the Cook's House small: THE plan...(part 2)

We have chosen to do away with the unnecessary expenses that come with bigger restaurants and multiple restaurants. We are only going to open 5 days a week so we may have more time with our families, which is something I have put off for to many years, and more time to just fiddle around in our kitchen coming up with new ideas and new directions. We are choosing to lose all that extra income for the sake of more happiness.

For more on artifical scarcity see Techdirt: The Grand Unified Theory On The Economics Of Free

Short's Is Releasing Noble Chaos A Bit Early

It seems fitting with the October-like weather we're having.

Via Shorts: Noble Chaos Hits Shelves Across the State

Noble Chaos is classified as an “Oktoberfest” or American Style Amber Lager. In the spirit of Oktoberfest, the German Style Marzen is brewed in March (Marzen) and then lagered (cold aged) in caves until released at the end of the summer for “Oktoberfest”. This year’s batch at the plant was brewed with that in mind. We made this beer back in March and had it shipped to a cold storage facility until it was released just recently. The intention was for the release to occur in early September, but we lost our spot in the cooler a month early.

Old Mission Peninsula Is Coming Into Its Own

Long considered a second choice to the wineries of Leelanau, Old Mission is now getting its due.

See DetNews:
New vibe on Old Mission with more wineries, high quality

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