Category Archives: Fine Dining Restaurants

M is for Monday … and Midwest, MCS, Michigan Agriculture and MORELS!

Morels ! by cedarkayak
The latest issue of Midwest Living feature on the Best Midwest Food Towns served up a platefull of restaurants in our region that might entice the culinary tourist. Their editors selected Traverse City as the #2 town and Ann Arbor #3. Also featured were a collection of recipes from Traverse City including [...]

Michigan morels and the Boyne City Mushroom Festival

morel mushroom by Latitude 45
The Boyne City National Morel Mushroom Festival takes place May 14-17, 2009. This year is the 49th annual*, and the 4 day celebration of the morel mushroom includes a morel seminar and guided mushroom hunt on Friday and of course the Boyne Valley Lions National Mushroom Hunt on on Saturday (be [...]

2nd Annual Chef's Challenge at Shanty Creek ~ April 24-26

Looking for a way to heat up your springtime in Northern Michigan? Look no further than the  Springtime Splendor Week at the 2nd Annual Chef's Challenge at Shanty Creek. What could be more fun than a food fight? A little healthy competition in celebration of the greatest food and food talent that Michigan [...]

Absolute Michigan's Mondo Valentine's Day Rundown

Ginny, You Are My Shining Star by docksidepress
We have compiled an extensive list of Valentine's Day Events, Gift Ideas, Getaways & Dating Ideas, Giveaways and Parties for Singles, Couples & Kids. With Absolute Michigan's Mondo Valentine's Day Rundown you have no excuse in not charting out a stellar V-Day. Just scroll through this seemingly [...]

Grand Rapids International Wine & Food Festival

00-19 by Emery Co Photo
The 2008 International Wine & Food Festival takes place November 21-23 in the Steelcase Ballroom at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids.
2008 is the inaugural year, and the event will pair Grand Rapids' finest restaurants with vintners from throughout Michigan and the world for an amazing culinary celebration. In addition to over [...]

Setting the table Thursday: take a bite out of Michigan this fall!

Allegan Sunset 2 by raddad!
Autumn is when Mother Nature packs the boards with a feast for the eyes. AAA Michigan says that the best viewing conditions are being reported in the Southwest and Southeast Lower Peninsula with fair to good fall color conditions are reported in Holland, Jackson, Milford, St. Joseph, Tipton, with color development [...]

Traverse Epicurean Classic video

Scott Allman & Eric Villegas of the TV show Fork in the Road visited the Traverse Epicurean Classic in 2006 - you can visit in 2008 if you enter Absolute Michigan's Epicurean Classic Giveaway! The winner will be announced on Friday so be sure to get your entry in now! (click to YouTube to see [...]

Dig Michigan: Kalamazoo Region

Situated approximately half way between Detroit and Chicago and home to Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo is the second of Michigan's regions that we are exploring this month. Our goal with this series of articles is to give you a little taste of some great vacation opportunities that are probably less than a tank of gas [...]

Dig Michigan: Traverse City

Traverse City is the largest city in Northwest Lower Michigan, and the first of Michigan's regions that we are exploring this month. Our goal with this series of articles is to give you a little taste of some great vacation opportunities that are probably less than a tank of gas away, so if you have [...]

Michigan Ethnic Restaurants

A view of Greektown, a District of Detroit by DetroitDerek
We profiled four great Michigan ethnic restaurants this week:

Legs Inn of Cross Village
Travelers Club International Restaurant & Tuba Museum of Okemos
Saffron in Kalamazoo
Blue Nile Ethiopian Restaurant in Ann Arbor and Ferndale

How many did we miss? Probably close to a bazillion - help us (and them) out [...]