It’s about 45 degrees on Lake Leelanau and I’m watching a man holding a Molson, explain to me the intricacies of an iceboating runner. “Feel that with your finger,” he says. “But don’t touch it too hard cause it’ll draw blood. This thing will get you across Lake Leelanau in fifteen minutes.” The…
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This week I had the pleasure of speaking with John Piombo, Executive Chef of The Homestead restaurants, Nonna’s, Cavanaugh’s, and Café Manitou, located in Glen Arbor, MI. The winter months in Michigan can be arduous. And January, with its grey days and cold temperatures, is no picnic. And during…
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Fall has announced itself slowly in Michigan. It began with warm nights and striking colors you could see on the Old Mission Peninsula from Bluff Road into late September. October came with the vivid oranges and reds like before, but with the acknowledgment that it would soon be time to hunker down…
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I decided to bring my 16-year-old brother Will. If there’s one thing we can be sure we’ll be able to enjoy in the midst of all this uncertainty, it’s a really good burrito. We’re in sunny Sutton’s Bay, MI at the Bay Burrito CO. Suttons Bay is one of those towns that looks like a model of one of…
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We start the evening off with a glass of sparkling rosé. It’s sunny on the patio outside of La Bécasse in Maple City, Michigan. At the moment, we could be anywhere, but really, none of us would rather be anywhere else. Maple City, a blink of a town, is in Leelanau County, perhaps one of the…
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Are you bored during quarantine and looking for ways to spice things up while stuck inside? Do you like cooking and feel like challenging yourself with more involved recipes? Look no further than “Nonna's at The Homestead” Facebook page, where Executive Chef John Piombo cooks up different dishes…
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It’s one of those sunny days in Suttons Bay, MI, that makes you think spring is maybe half-way around the corner. Today I’m eating at Martha’s Leelanau Table. The restaurant is in an old-fashioned, red, re-purposed farmhouse. Inside it’s bright and airy, with walls painted yellow and statuettes of…
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