Florida’s oldest restaurant, the Columbia Restaurant combines Spanish and Cuban food, with art and entertainment, to make a fun-filled meal any day of the week. It’s also the largest Spanish restaurant in the world with 1,700 seats encompassing an entire city block. Location: The Columbia Restaurant is located at 2117 East 7th Avenue, in the […]
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In a charming southeast Michigan town with a population of just over 5,000, you find a bustling restaurant that seats 150 people. The Common Grill is an upscale American Bistro with a seafood emphasis. Executive Chef and owner Craig Common is at the helm of this destination restaurant, where he flies in fresh seafood daily.
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Tomato Brothers is a family-friendly Italian restaurant that our smiling server describes as, “It’s like eating homemade, without having to cook.” I have to agree with her; the scratch-made Italian food tastes like an Italian grandmother is in the kitchen. Location: Tomato Brothers located at 3030 West Grand River in Howell, [amazon_textlink asin=’1631214047′ text=’Michigan’ template=’ProductLink’
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Grand River Brewery lures you in with the trifecta! A brewery, distillery, and winery all under one roof. However, the eatery’s scratch-made kitchen has me yearning for more. The fresh local ingredients, treated with traditional cooking techniques make all the difference. Location: Grand River Brewery located in downtown Jackson, at 117 West Louis Glick Highway,
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It was a crisp late summer evening, and we were looking for a relaxing place to unwind after a fast-paced day. Carson’s American Bistro fit the bill. Their west-facing patio seating made it the perfect spot to enjoy Michigan’s brilliant sunsets and one of their signature cocktails, Carson’s mule. The fire pits kept off the
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The Bavarian Inn Restaurant’s German roots are evident the minute you see the building. Its traditional alpine-style with half-timbered architecture has a Glockenspiel clock tower, which rings four times daily. The nearby fountains remind me of those found in traditional European town squares. You’re immediately in traditional [amazon_textlink asin=’1465440194′ text=’Bavaria’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’theyums-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’a4c6a16e-aab6-11e7-98af-759165b1f247′]. Location: The
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The barbecue aroma hits hard. Dry-rubbed, slow-smoked up to 18 hours with a combination of oak and mesquite, Meat Restaurant is indeed all about the meat — beef brisket (lean or fatty), pork ribs, turkey, wings, pulled pork, and Texas hot links. Location: Meat Restaurant located at 1224 Turner Street, in Lansing, Michigan’s Old Town
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Zingerman’s Roadhouse takes farm-to-table dining up a notch. Not only do they use produce from local farmers they also grow it on their own four-acre farm eight miles from the restaurant. Their farm has a hoop house, which allows year-round farming. While they grow over 50 different crops including heirloom tomatoes, peppers, squash, head lettuces,
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“Hold it down at your side, so it’s not noticeable,” I whispered to my husband as we entered the apparently upscale Bluewater Grill. Nonchalantly he held the clear-plastic bag of pristinely filleted sculpin low and somewhat behind his back, as a child bringing a bouquet of dandelions to his mother. It had been a twelve-hour
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Fat Olives is a wood-fired pizzeria and Italian kitchen in Flagstaff, Arizona, that serves authentic Italian dishes like those found in Naples. While it’s called a pizzeria, the menu has a complete Italian food offering. The open kitchen pays homage to the wood-fired oven handcrafted in Italy by the Valoriani family. The 700-degree oven bakes
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