Jessica Webster of Ann Arbor.com confesses a weakness for macaroni and cheese in her post about the Roadhouse’s Monterey Jack & Smoked Chicken Macaroni, among others.
Archive for June, 2010
Ann Arbor.com Pays Homage to Mac & Cheese
Thursday, June 24th, 2010Camp Bacon Makes Headlines
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010Camp Bacon, an all-day bacon learning summit, hosted on Saturday by Zingerman’s, was covered by the Washington Post. Check it out.
Soil to Supper: A Cornman Farms Dinner
Thursday, June 17th, 2010| Tue July 27, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
$45/dinner
Special Dinner #93
James Beard-nominated Chef Alex Young began a garden 5 years ago now as a way to spend more time with his family and also make really great food. They way he describes it, there was an added excitement in serving a special to guests which you not only cooked, but also grew, yourself. Today, Chef Alex’s Garden is a full-fledged farm, growing over 130 varieties of more than 27 types of vegetables. What began as a plot of heirloom tomatoes has doubled in size each year and now includes livestock such as pigs and cattle.
Cornman Farms has a passion for full-flavor and taste plays a big part in what plants are chosen to grow. Varieties are chosen for their complexity of flavor and ability to thrive in Michigan’s climate and then nurtured in a way that embraces the concept of organic. Throughout the growing season, vegetables are prepared and served just hours after being picked.
This dinner celebrates the earliest harvest including first-of-the-season tomatoes, cucumbers, beets, spring carrots, new potatoes and even turnips.
MENU
Starters
Heirloom Tomatoes
Handmade Fresh Mozzarella
Tomato Bead Crostini
Roasted Heirloom Garlic Crostini
Bread
Whole Wheat Pan Bread
Salad
Pea Salad
Roasted Beets & Zingerman’s Creamery Aged Chelsea Goat Cheese
Red Fife Wheat Berry Salad
Vegetables
Grilled New Potatoes
Grilled Summer Squash & Mushroom Kabobs
Roasted Turnip & Carrot
Broccoli Casserole with Hook’s 7-year Cheddar
Grilled Corn with Ancho Chili & Butter
Green Tomato Lasagna
Entree
Curried Beef Kabobs
Spring Lamb Kabobs
Chicken Coq au Vin
Dessert
Fresh Berry Pies
Ice Cream Cake
Green Tomato Pie
Bacon Fat & Other Songs by Andre Williams
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010Ann Arbor.com caught up with Zingerman’s Marketing Manager Pete Sickman-Garner to interview him
about the upcoming Camp Bacon kick-off, a concert by R&B ledgend Andre Williams, whose hit “Bacon Fat” found it’s way into Ari’s latest book, Zingerman’s Guide to Better Bacon. Check out the article, then purchase a ticket for the not-to-miss event.
Interview with Andre Williams
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
My Conversation with Andre
While he’s hardly world famous, Andre Williams is definitely one of those one of a kind creative folks who make their mark. He was basically doing rap before there was rap. And he stuck his neck out by writing and recording racy songs like “Bacon Fat,” “Greasy Chicken” and “Jail Bait” back when American society wasn’t used to watching pseudo-near-sex on network television. And since he’s 75, it’s all the more special that we get the chance to have him here, live at the Roadhouse. Andre will be up here in person in a couple weeks to kick off Camp Bacon by playing live at the Roadhouse Friday night June 18. Anyways, I’m sure he’ll have more to say (and sing) when he’s here, but below are a few quick notes from my conversation with Andre.