Food

We barely scratched the surface of Detroit’s architecture and history during our tour of the Guardian Building, Fisher Building, and the Belle Isle Aquarium

A visit to Beezy’s cafe for some simple, honest food before touring Ypsilanti. Our tour included shopping and stops in Depot Town and the Water Tower.

We had no idea what we were missing until we stumbled upon Mudgie’s Deli in Detroit and found a bounty of great food and beers.

The opening of Hopcat Ann Arbor on Valentine’s day filled the hearts of Craft Beer enthusiasts with love! Crack fries, Founders KBS and CBS and plenty of cheer!

HopCat Detroit brings a whole lotta beer and a fine music venue to Midtown Detroit. It is a bustling bar that celebrates good beer, good food, and music.

For our U.P. Winter vacation we wanted a place in Marquette that was close to the New Years Eve ball drop and Blackrocks Brewery. The Landmark Inn was a perfect location. Little did we know that it is...

After working up an appetite wandering around at the Detroit Urban Craft show, we headed over to Selden Standard. WOW! How in the hell do they make cauliflower taste that good.

M-Brew brings a big old piece of the northern Michigan to Ferndale with local foods, all Michigan craft beers, and a heart that screams pure Michigan.

Just after the new year, we journeyed over to Howell, Michigan to check out Block Brewing Company. With a big space, a big menu, and plenty of big beers, Block Brewing was a big hit with our crew.

Are you hungry for some award winning chili? Well, then check out Crazy Charlie’s Chili recipe. Its easy to make (seriously, what chili isn’t easy to make), has a little kick in the pants, and tastes pretty damn good.

Looking for a taste of Germany in Michigan? Ann Arbor’s German Park is your opportunity on the last Saturday in June, July and August.

Summer wouldn’t be complete without making pickles. We found an easy recipe for Refrigerator Dill Pickles & a how to video for peeling garlic in 10 seconds.

Hey Michigan! Let the Spring Gardening begin! We broke out the shovels and uncovered the tattoos to plant some beautiful tomato plants.

I know what you are thinking, what are you two doing out a Dark Horse Brewing in marvelous Marshall, Michigan for a barbeque contest? You guys don’t eat ribs and brisket! Your vegan! Well, you are right, we don’t partake in BBQ meats, but its a party at Dark Horse and we were out...

I love Frank’s Red Hot Sweet Chili Sauce, Brussels Sprouts and squash! When you combine all three it is magic!

LifeInMichigan.com enjoys promoting Michigan, “One Story at time”. We are excited to provide a review of Tree-Purposed Detroit — a sawmill & custom workshop that creates high quality wood products (cutting boards, frames, tables, and much more) from urban woodwaste. If you...

We’ve been hearing about this great bar down in Detroit called PJ’s Lager House, yet just hadn’t had a chance to stop by and check it out. When we heard our friends, Rickett Pass, were playing their 5th anniversary gig over at PJ’s; we had to...

“Sassy Sharilyn’s Soup Linda” is not made with bits of Lynda but is a delicious vegetable soup that is perfect for a cold winter day. And it is vegan.

Vegan Cookbook recommendations, links to yummy vegan blogs and tasty vegan recipe suggestions for a few of the old favorites like pumpkin pie and greenbean casserole.

Easy Artisan Bread is a Michigan company located in Tecumseh. They support local growers and millers whenever possible — my kind of company.

  The Old German bar and 'bierkeller' recently opened its doors again after closing them in 1995 when the owner, Bud (Robert) Metzger, retired. Ann Arbor's original Old German first opened in 1928. It was one my favorite restaurants from my youth. I celebrated many important milestones in it....