May 24, 2011

James Beard award winner chef Alex Young, from Zingerman's Roadhouse, here poaching one of the 346 eggs served at Selma Cafe Friday. That's right, Alex plated 173 specials. ( The rest of the 30 breakfasts were pretty evenly divided between the strawberry bread pudding and the waffles.) Alex's breakfast hash was extra delicious and extra local with nearby-secret- location morel mushrooms, Carpenter Farm's organic asparagus, Tantre Farm potatoes and our own front yard garden onions. Served with a couple of Dragonwood Farm poached eggs, a ... Continue reading

May 17, 2011

Brothers Eli and Max Sussman, and Kate McCabe, Max's sweetie, gathered in Ann Arbor last weekend for the wedding of their cousin, Ari Sussman, man-about-town and all around mensch. Eli came from L.A., and Kate and Max from Brooklyn, N.Y., and together with a crew of volunteers they made us some delicious breakfast. Two savory specials were big hits with the nearly 175 guests on Friday. The first was a warm and rich cheesy grits, made with Oliver Farm ... Continue reading

May 6, 2011

Marcello Grasso, Emil Bosh and Claudia Kimble rocked out nearly one hundred and fifty specials this morning, with the help of an awesome crew of volunteers. Marc, in his first appearance as a Selma Cafe chef (thank you Grasso!) and Emil have created From the Hearth Food, a new catering venture that is especially good for kosher, vegetarian and vegan cuisine, as well as omnivore dishes. Emil is also the executive chef at U of M Hillel Foundation, so we sure appreciate ... Continue reading

May 6, 2011

Stone Coop Farm is on a lovely bit of land in Brighton, tended by farmers Joane'e DeBruhl and Shannon Rau. Next to the farm is the Hamburg Fitness Center, and surrounding all the rest of the land are beautiful views and lovely trails.

What a perfect site to gather our volunteers and build a hoop on a cool spring day. Here is our group at the start of the day, gathered in front of the hoop footprint. And here we are at the end of the ... Continue reading

May 2, 2011

Chris, flanked here between Mel Adams and Aaron Van Dyke is a chef who clearly enjoys what she does. As an accomplished baker, she is always looking for new and creative dishes to share. Apparently, she thinks about these sorts of things in her sleep, because her idea of soaking Michigan dried cherries in Arbor Teas' Earl Grey Tea to infuse them with the compelling flavor of bergamot, came to her in a little dream. The dream was beautifully realized in a French ... Continue reading