September 4, 2008 – 7:49 am
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 [...]
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August 25, 2008 – 6:59 am
Our giveaway winner is Matt Stangis of Grand Rapids who added a note saying: Wow, a view of the bay & good food, crikey! It’s certainly all that!! Thanks everyone for your entries and stay tuned for more opportunities to dig into Michigan from Absolute Michigan! Get a taste of what awaits you at the [...]
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August 6, 2008 – 12:04 pm
Only $3 by Ledio I’m told that there are towns in North Dakota where you have to lock your car when the squash is in season. It’s probably not that extreme in Michigan, but we do produce a lot of it (over 45,000 tons) according to the Michigan Vegetable Council. Taste the Local Difference’s page [...]
Blueberry Plum by The Pollyanna Society Taste the Local Difference – our partner in delivering these “eat local” features – hasn’t posted their 2008 feature on the mighty, mighty blueberry. In 2008 Michigan blueberry picking information, Edward Veilmetti writes that blueberries are ready to pick in southern Michigan. Add to that the 3 pounds of [...]
Ripe by Jennifer Cherry harvest is underway and in celebration of that tasty fact Traverse City once again hosts the National Cherry Festival. Cherries are definitely great to eat and a great reason to celebrate. It is noteworthy that although Michigan grows several varieties of cherries, no area of the world produces more red tart [...]
In collaboration with Eric Villegas and his nationally broadcast television show Fork in the Road, Absolute Michigan presents exclusive webisodes for your viewing pleasure. This time out Chef Eric takes us to the southern end of Lake Michigan, where we visit Michigan City Indiana to meet Rachel Collins of Collins Caviar and see how she [...]
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Locally grown salad! by jpwbee (read more about this photo below!) Taste the Local Difference says that baby salad greens are ready to pick! Mixed greens are high in Vitamins A and C, potassium, calcium, phosphorus and (hopefully) crunchiness. Fresh picked greens have the highest nutritional content, but you can keep them fresh by wrapping [...]
In collaboration with Eric Villegas and his nationally broadcast television show Fork in the Road, Absolute Michigan presents exclusive webisodes for your viewing pleasure. This time out it’s dog wars and Chef Eric takes us to visit both Flint and Detroit where the Coney Dogs are different and each claims to be the best. Fork [...]
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YUCK/YUM – Pick a Side by Rudy Malmquist Taste the Local Difference says that asparagus is ready to pick! It’s a member of the lily family and can grow as quickly as 10 inches in one day! Michigan ranks third in the nation for asparagus production (behind California and Washington) and the Michigan Asparagus Advisory [...]
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February 19, 2008 – 6:05 pm
Sun sets on Tapawingo by RohdeBarb Dine, v: to eat a good dinner in good company, and eat it slow. In dining, as distinguished from mere feeding, the palate and stomach never ask the hand, ‘What are you giving us?’ Ambrose Bierce The Devil’s Dictionary 1911 So begins a sample menu from Tapawingo in Ellsworth [...]
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