Just off the main street headed towards the impressive capitol building in Madison, WI is a small store tucked back on a fairly quiet street. The tiny store front is the retail location for the Underground Food Collective that also operates Forequarter in Madison. The inventory is an eclectic mix of artisan products, both fresh and [...]
Food Lovers Emerge – Toward a Great Lakes Cuisine
For me, there is a visceral thrill to see an idea, a concept, a thought of my own echoed by another. That “kindred-spirit” feeling fills me a wave of genuine joy. As I sat waiting for a client meeting at a local professional office, I had just such a feeling. The catalyst was the cover [...]
Smoked, Maple-glazed Pheasant
Recently, a good friend presented me with a gift of pheasant breasts and thighs. They were shot locally at the Milford Hills hunt club, which is a beautifully pristine 500 acres in Johnson Creek, WI. If you have the opportunity to procure wild pheasant, I highly recommend it for the robustness of flavor. However, an [...]
New restaurants added – Michigan
We're glad to be adding two new restaurants to our list of representatives of Great Lakes Cuisine, and both just happen to be in Michigan. Mia & Grace is located in Muskegon, opened by two transplants from the Houston area, who moved to be close to family upon the birth of their daughter. Chefs Jeremy [...]
Of Pickles and Inspiration
A year ago, the crunch and tang of home-cured quick pickles became an inspiration. That was fitting, as the man that had prepared them has been an inspiration for my appreciation of the growing Great Lakes Cuisine trend. Chef Jason Gorman prepared pickled carrots, radishes, and turnips as part of a variety of small tasting samples [...]
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