October 23, 2010

Stephanie Phillips, Maggie Long and Kenne Dibner are an awesome trio. They made breakfast for 169 hungry guests feel like a relaxed Sunday morning brunch for handful of easy going friends. The orders kept rolling in, and they kept frying eggs and bacon, grilling sausage, making pancakes on the griddle, and dishing up sweet potato enchiladas on plates, all the while staying as cool as cool could be. Not to mention getting the waffles, bread pudding and vegan quiche plated ... Continue reading

October 20, 2010

Breaking Out the State’s Finest Wines

with local wine expert Joel Goldberg!

A “Michigan wine” wine-tasting? Really? Yes. Hell to the yes! It’s time for the Mitten state to love it's wines as much as the rest of the country loves our wines! Lately, mitten state winemakers have been rolling in gold medals and trophys at competitions from New York to California. Wines made from Rieslings, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, and Cabernet Franc grapes are some of the

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October 19, 2010

October 19, 2010

Lindsay-Jean Hard, and Cara and Karl Rosaen, of Real Time Farms, smashed the previous Selma Cafe record (156 guests) by 26 guests (that's right, 26!). If I had my calculator handy, I'd tell you the exact percentage of the smash. But being the math-avoidant/word-lover that I am, I'll tell you a story instead. I'll even throw in some pictures. So settle in, and listen up.

Once upon a time, in the not so distant past, in a not so faraway land, a smart fellow and ... Continue reading

October 11, 2010

Tammy Coxen rocks this smile pretty much all the time. She comes into the kitchen with her ingredients and her lists, and she makes food happen. Really, really good food. This time around Tammy made two specials: a mushroom and cheese strata, served with roasted beets, and a Korean scallion and sweet potato pancake with shrimp, served with an Asian slaw. They were both completely delicious. And, continuing our popular vegan special option, artist and cook Amanda Schott, of Dang ... Continue reading

October 11, 2010

Yesterday, 10-10-10, motivated by the Ann Arbor Ecology Center and 350.org, 8 students from U-M co-ed service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega dedicated their day to getting the garden ready for spring planting at the Washtenaw County Youth Center where I work as the school social worker. Along with Faye Ogasawara, and Jeff, the students worked hard most of the day, and hard work it was! First, the volunteers turned over the garden bed, (which had sat fallow for a year) loosening ... Continue reading

October 5, 2010

Shannon Brines, of Brines Farm has been growing greens year 'round in his three hoop houses since 2005 in nearby Dexter, and his produce is so popular there is a waiting list to get a CSA share. That wait list will likely be shorter this year with the recent build of Shannon's fourth hoop house. All in all it was a really great day.

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October 3, 2010

It's a little hard to describe the delight we experience when Thad Gillies and Scott MacInnis come round to fix us all breakfast. There is just something really way cool about their food collaboration, and the fun they bring to our kitchen. Is chillicious a word? How about relaxcellentlyummy? Or maybe groovibeautifulucious? Take your pick, they all mean the same thing in my thesaurus-- low key high taste breakfast that makes for some happy

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