Come on out to a great party to support John!
Join us at Mill Pond Bread on Sugarloaf Lake in Chelsea on Sunday, October 3, from 4-9 p.m., for a festive fall evening of food, music, and fun! We will be serving a five-course Italian dinner, featuring grilled pizza and handmade desserts! Music will be courtesy of Billy King and Friends! Proceeds benefit the six delegates (including our own John Savanna!) from Slow Food Huron Valley that ... Continue readingWell, it was a whole lotta fun, and all for an excellent cause. We had really great music, thanks to Alex Belhaj and Mark Hillegonds from the band Scalar Scalawags, lovely Michigan sparkling wine from John Burtka of Cherry Creek Cellars, and scrumptious and abundant eats thanks to owner-chef Brandon Johns and his staff, including Frank Fejeran, Melissa Richards, Gareth Phillips, Jen Richtmyer and Sarah Horvitz at the Grange Kitchen and Bar, along with support from local chef Dan Vernia. Big thanks also go out to Kim Kunoff and Christine Modey for ... Continue reading
I guess it's no surprise that spam made with high quality pork and other fresh and local ingredients, along with the loving and capable hands of Chris Wick and Nick Roumel, would turn out to be a rich and flavorful foundation on which to build a delicious and toothsome breakfast. Thank you so much Nick and Chris! Not only did you take on this weeks breakfast with very little notice, you rose to the occasion with your spam flag held high. Unlike many ... Continue reading
Come down to the Michigan Theater tomorrow night, Wednesday, Sept. 23 to see the film Ingredients! The show starts at 7:00, followed by a discussion featuring our own Jeff McCabe. Save your ticket stub and bring it with you to the after party at Silvio's Organic Pizza for a free slice!
Good morning! Thanks to Corinna Borden for her recent article about our latest project called The Farmer Fund. Check it out here.
What's a blogging girl to do when the guest chefs insist on keeping their identities hidden to protect their affiliation with the top secret Bona Sera Supper Club, and refuse to be photographed? Get creative of course.
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a good dose of ruckus rousing devil-may-care joi de vivre, and you've got three bad ass dames who make these girls look like ... Continue reading
Word on the street is Selma Cafe is up to a little something. Yup, it's true. Of course, we are always up for a good party, so we are sharing the good news about our latest plan in combination with an evening at The Grange Kitchen and Bar, one of our favorite local foods establishments. Be part of the adventure and enjoy delicious appetizers, Michigan sparkling wine, live music, and livelier conversation, all while hearing about our new Farmer Fund program. The Farmer Fund is a socially responsible investment fund for
... Continue readingLinh Song, founder of the Ann Arbor based non-profit Mam Non Organization will be at Selma Cafe this Friday morning, offering you boxes of mooncakes to take home and enjoy with family and friends! What are mooncakes you may be asking? Linh says, " a mooncake is a nearly 1/4 pound filled cookie--a dense pastry with fillings such as pineapple, lotus nut, or red bean paste encased in a flaky crust." Not only are mooncakes delicious, they also hold a special importance in autumn. "Mooncakes are ... Continue reading
Catia and Silvio Medoro from Silvio's Organic Pizza have a lot on their plate--er pizza stone these days. They are raising a family, running a successful full service restaurant with beer and wine, and getting ready for their grand re-opening celebration (which started yesterday and runs all week long), and they still made time to come over to Selma Cafe and serve us over a 120 breakfasts. It was a real pleasure to have Catia
... Continue readingSilvio Medoro rocks. I need not say anything more for most of you, ‘cept maybe that he will be one of our food vendors at Homegrown Festival on Saturday. Yumm. Oh, and maybe that the “grand re-opening” of the store takes place 5 days next week, starting Monday. I don’t know quite what grand re-opening means in this context, but I do know that Silvio has a different special planned for each day. I will be there. But back to ... Continue reading