Finding Fun in Michigan
We look for the best tasting food and fun in Michigan. Places to eat, traditional local recipes, Michigan food brands, food trucks, and many other Foodie topics.
We also cover issues like food accessibility, farm-to-table, food safety, and Michigan Food Stamps, and SNAP.
From the UP pasties to the grilled walleye and famous pickles we cover it all.
Here are our favorite Michigan foodie posts.
The Upper Thumb is blessed with sandy beaches, fun places to visit and great inexpensive places to eat. We compiled a listing of the top restaurants, grills, bakeries, and bars that offer breakfast. These are the top rated places to go for your morning meal according to the travel sites Yelp and TripAdvisor.
Pellet smokers (aka pellet grills, wood pellet smokers, or pellet smoker grills) are on the newer side of meat-smoking technology. Pellet smokers use, you guessed it, wood pellets as fuel in an otherwise electric setup. An electric auger and self-regulating temperature gauge work in tandem to feed more pellets into the firepot to maintain a steady temperature and put out tons of flavorful smoke.
It’s a mushroom. A very tasty mushroom. Because they are wild mushrooms, they are both elusive and expensive. They can’t be “farmed” (like portobello, crimini, button, etc.). Morels have a “meaty” texture and an earthy, nutty flavor and are prized by chefs/food fans everywhere.
We’re talking about Ohio foods and her grueling love for many delicious classic midwest dishes that bring national acclaim and significant hunger pangs.
.Visit just about any ice cream parlor in Michigan, and you will find a strange mixture of blue, red, and yellow among the Moose Tracks, Rocky Road, Chocolate, and Vanilla. It’s the famous Superman Ice Cream that you heard about. It’s named after a well-known superhero that wears the three colors on his outfit. Local legend said that a brewery put the flavors together in Detroit during prohibition in the 1930s.
Pairing your favorite game day finger food with wine is a must-do! From white to through the various reds, we’ve gathered up six stellar wine combos you should try while watching during your game day party.
