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View all →Zingerman's Deli Is Still the Center of the Zingerman's Network
Zingerman's Delicatessen opened on Detroit Street in 1982. Its sandwiches, specialty-grocery shelves, and local production network still define the wider business.
Spencer Made USA Today's 2026 Restaurants of the Year List
USA Today included Spencer in its 2026 Restaurants of the Year list, one of 39 selections nationwide.
This City's Restaurant Scene Is Booming. Its Food Media Isn't.
James Beard semifinalists and a USA Today pick. So why is nobody writing about it properly?
Just Opened · Just Closed
Guides
Ann Arbor Farmers Market: What to Buy in July
Current hours, payment options, and weather-dependent Michigan produce windows.
Where to Eat During the 2026 Ann Arbor Art Fair
Ten source-linked options near and beyond the fair footprint.
Detroit Restaurant Openings: Verified 2026 Tracker
What has opened, what remains announced, and where earlier reporting got ahead of the facts.
Where to Eat in Detroit
Ten restaurants across Corktown, Midtown, Eastern Market, and downtown.
What's Happening in July
Markets, events, and seasonal food across the region
Ann Arbor Farmers Market (Wednesday)
315 Detroit St, Ann ArborAnn Arbor Farmers Market (Saturday)
315 Detroit St, Ann ArborEastern Market Saturday Market
2934 Russell St, DetroitYpsilanti Farmers Market (Tuesday)
16 S Washington St, YpsilantiYpsilanti Farmers Market (Saturday)
16 S Washington St, YpsilantiSonic Lunch
Liberty Plaza, Ann ArborWhat We're Reading
Recent reporting from elsewhereProtein-heavy and affordable: new sushi shop opens in downtown Ypsilanti
Sam Peterson lets Penny Roll Sushi owner Dan Mendleson explain the Australian grab-and-go model, the $4 starting price, and why Ann Arbor rent pushed the project toward Ypsilanti. It is specific local opening coverage with a named source for every important claim.
Ypsilanti Farmers Market offers fresh produce, goods throughout the summer
A useful piece of summer service journalism: current Tuesday and Saturday schedules, season end dates, and comments from the market's assistant manager. It gives readers information they can actually plan around.
Starry-Eyed
Micheline Maynard explains why the first Great Lakes Michelin Guide includes metro Detroit but not Washtenaw County, then asks local chefs and Destination Ann Arbor what expansion would require. The funding and geography details make this much more useful than star speculation.
La Piña Loca Keeps Growing
A compact local-business report built around owner Benjamin de Jesus Garduno's account of the second location, the site choice, and the menu. The piece shows how much reporting can fit into a short opening brief when the owner is actually on the record.
Ima returns to Motor City Wine for 10th anniversary celebration
The July anniversary event is the news peg, but the useful part is the line from Ima's 2016 pop-up to its current restaurant group. It is a clean reminder that openings have histories before the permanent address.
Juicy Kitchen nears reopening after 10 months of repairs from fire
Ana Longoria anchors the reopening target in an on-the-record interview with co-owner Aaron Ziola, then explains why the rebuild took longer than expected. The piece gives readers a date to watch without pretending the planned reopening has already happened.
Ecuadorian Food Claims the Spotlight
Abril Macias writes from inside the cuisine she is describing and reports outward from there, tracing the people building a wider audience for Ecuadorian food. Personal perspective and sourced history strengthen each other here.
All the Recipes From the 'Bon Appétit' Summer Issue
A practical national counterweight to the local reporting: one current package built around berries, peaches, tomatoes, corn, and other ingredients that are actually arriving now. The season, not an invented restaurant trend, is the organizing idea.
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