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Raterman Bread Haus Does One Thing and Builds Everything Else Around It
A 100% sourdough bakery on Grand Street in Dexter that turned bread into a bistro.
Raterman Bread Haus & Bistro at 8080 Grand St in Dexter is a 100% sourdough bakery that expanded into pizza, sandwiches, and seasonal soups. Nick and Violet Tiani Raterman built it from a farmers market stand.
Hunã After Dark
The tiki bar underneath Echelon has been open for two weeks. The rum is serious. The bamboo is committed.
Hunã Tiki Bar at 200 S Main St (basement) in Ann Arbor is a 78-seat rum-forward cocktail bar below Echelon. Two weeks in, here's what it's actually like down there.
Espy Cafe Roasts Its Own and Shares the Profits
The employee-owned coffee shop on West Huron is doing something different with its business model and its beans.
Espy Cafe at 404 W Huron St roasts its own coffee, runs a no-tip model with higher wages, and gives employees ownership shares based on hours worked. Two weeks in, the coffee justifies the structure.
ZingTrain Sells the Thing That Can't Be Shipped
The ninth stop in our Zingerman's Universe series. At 3728 Plaza Drive, a small team teaches other companies how to run like Zingerman's.
ZingTrain at 3728 Plaza Dr is Zingerman's training and consulting arm, founded in 1994 with $1,000 and a desk in an attic. The ninth entry in our Zingerman's Universe series.
BAKE! Puts the Flour in Your Hands
The eleventh and final stop in our Zingerman's Universe series. The teaching kitchen on Plaza Drive that turns customers into bakers.
BAKE! with Zing is Zingerman's hands-on teaching bakery at 3723 Plaza Dr, tucked between the Bakehouse and the Creamery. The eleventh and final entry in our Zingerman's Universe series.
Zingerman's Cornman Farms Is the One That Doesn't Look Like Work
The eighth stop in our Zingerman's Universe series. A 27-acre event venue near Dexter where the food is the reason people show up and the farm is the reason they stay.
Zingerman's Cornman Farms at 8540 Island Lake Rd near Dexter is a 27-acre event venue, working farm, and culinary destination. The eighth entry in our Zingerman's Universe series.
Miss Kim Is the Zingerman's Business That Didn't Need the Name
The tenth stop in our Zingerman's Universe series. Ji Hye Kim's Korean restaurant on Fifth Avenue rewrites what a ZCoB business can be.
Miss Kim at 415 N Fifth Ave is a Zingerman's Community of Businesses restaurant serving seasonal Korean food with Michigan ingredients. The tenth entry in our Zingerman's Universe series.
Zingerman's Mail Order Packs the Whole Thing in a Box
The seventh stop in our Zingerman's Universe series. From a prep table in the Deli basement to a 24,000-square-foot operation that ships Ann Arbor's food to the rest of the country.
Zingerman's Mail Order at 620 Phoenix Dr started in 1992 on a prep table in the Deli basement. Now it ships bread, cheese, coffee, and confections nationwide. The seventh entry in our Zingerman's Universe series.
Little Kim Eight Months In
Ji Hye Kim's fast-casual vegetarian Korean cafe in Kerrytown has found its rhythm. Here's what the menu looks like now.
Little Kim at 207 N Fifth Ave has been open since July 2025. Ji Hye Kim's all-vegetarian Korean cafe and mini-mart has settled into its identity, and the build-your-own bowls are the reason to go.
Hola Seoul and the Case for Kimchi Fries
Korean-Mexican fusion on North University that gets the balance right.
Hola Seoul at 715 N University Ave serves Korean-Mexican fusion with kimchi fries that justify the concept. The Korean fried chicken is the other reason to go.