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The original Granny’s chicken curry.
Chicken curry, island-style
About 60 years ago, on Little Corn Island, a tiny dot in the Caribbean Sea approximately 50 miles off the coast of Nicaragua, a cook named Maritza was born to a Colombian mother and Cuban father. more
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The go-to spot for Mediterranean in Meridian
Bread Bites Mediterranean 5100 Marsh Road, Okemos 11:30-8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday noon-7 p.m. Sunday (517) 708-7112 more
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The Comfort Zone’s hand-cut New York strip steak is perfectly cooked to the orderer’s preference and topped with a generous amount of herby compound butter, which complements every bite, according to Gabrielle Lawrence.
The Comfort Zone provides an all-around upscale experience
600 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday 11 a.m.-midnight Friday Noon-midnight Saturday Noon-8 p.m. Sunday (517) 882-7500 theczlounge.com more
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Dine like a townie at Corey’s Lounge
Corey’s Lounge 1511 S. Cedar St., Lansing 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-midnight Friday Noon-midnight Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday (517) 482-3132 coreyslounge.com more
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Eating healthy is quick and easy at Fuel’d
Fuel’d 1500 W. Lake Lansing Road, East Lansing 11 a.m.-9 p.m. daily 517-220-4983 fueldfoods.com more
At Veg Head, nutritious doesn’t mean flavorless
Last week, I read a bizarrely mean-spirited and pointless editorial in the Detroit Free Press, bemoaning the fact that Lansing is the capital of Michigan and generally expressing how terrible our city is. Obviously, I disagree vehemently. more
Dagwood’s Tavern & Grill, Soup Spoon Café, Weston’s Kewpee Sandwich Shop and Olympic Broil are just a few of the Greater Lansing restaurants that stood out to voters in this year’s Top of the Town contest.
Which Lansing-area restaurants really reign supreme?
The She Ate/He Ate critics agree — Ellison Brewery’s Nashville Hot Yardbird sandwich is a smash hit, as are its other offerings, including pizzas, wings and breakfast sandwiches.
She ate/He ate: Ellison Brewery and Event Space earns rave reviews
Ellison Brewery and Event Space 1314 S. Washington Ave., Lansing 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday ellisonbrewing.com more
“I know the things that really help us as a barbecue restaurant are the food and the people that serve it. All our employees are longtime employees,” said Bryan Torok, co-owner of the Smoke N’ Pig BBQ. “They don’t leave — we don’t have much of a turnover.”
Smoking out the competition
Whether you’re looking for ribs, brisket, pulled pork, wings or soul-food sides such as mac and cheese, baked beans, coleslaw and cornbread, Greater Lansing offers plenty of restaurants to satiate your barbecue cravings. more
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Cask and Co. offers an array of elevated burgers, such as its Spartan Burger, which is topped with pastrami, bacon, a fried egg, an onion ring and pepper jack cheese.
Under the bun
Lansing may not be the home of the hamburger, but it sure isn’t a stranger to them, either. Whether you’re looking for a quick bite to eat or an evening to entertain an elevated palette, Lansing’s burger joints won’t disappoint. more
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You don’t need to get fancy with watermelon salad. A simple dressing of white vinegar and brown sugar allows the ingredients to speak for themselves.
Let the watermelon do the work
I tried my first watermelon salad at The Covington Restaurant in Edgartown, Massachusetts. The dish consisted of watermelon cubes that were tossed into a pile of salad greens alongside turnip shavings, pickled scapes, feta cheese and balsamic vinegar... more
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The mild, refreshing flavor of cucumber is famously harnessed when the vegetable is mixed with garlic, mint and yogurt, as it is in khyar bi laban, a Lebanese cucumber-yogurt salad.
Cooked as a cucumber?
At an overpriced tapas joint, I once took a chance on charred cucumber salad. The dish sounded counterintuitive, to put it delicately, because everyone knows cucumber should be served cool. Cooking a … more
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El Oasis’ Veggie Oasis Burrito stands apart from its meat-filled counterparts not only in the way many veggie options do, with the inclusion of the noble avocado, but with a fried, cheese-stuffed poblano pepper.
My new favorite at familiar El Oasis
I’ve lived on the east side for more than 15 years, so El Oasis’ original location on Michigan Avenue and its menu aren’t novel to me, nor are they probably new to many of you, dear … more
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Kimchi Box offers a variety of Korean-inspired dishes, including tacos, corn dogs, sandwiches and wings, but the star of the show is the Duk-bok-ki, a spicy rice cake stew.
Korean rice cake stew: The gift that keeps on giving
With the conclusion of Michigan State University’s spring semester, it’s once again safe to visit East Lansing’s eateries. I took advantage of this opportunity and visited Kimchi … more
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The whole dandelion plant is edible, from the sunny top to the deep taproot and everything in between. Fried in butter, oil or bacon, the flowers are reminiscent of artichokes.
The dandelion challenge
I make a point to eat a dandelion every day. The whole plant is edible, from the sunny top to the deep taproot and all the stem, stalk and leaf in between. There are ways to eat dandelions that … more
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Red curry is the easiest Thai curry to make, with the added benefit that its delicious taste offers great leverage to get kids and adults alike to eat their vegetables.
The power of curry
My son Remy would walk on molten lava for a bowl of red chicken curry. He says he doesn’t like curry and purports to hate coconut, but I don’t need to solve this paradox to benefit from … more
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Both Pablo’s restaurants offer a large breakfast selection, including breakfast burritos and tacos, omelets, Huevos Rancheros and Chilaquiles, layered tortilla chips mixed with a mild red salsa, topped with queso fresco and sour cream and served alongside two eggs, refried beans, avocado and chopped steak.
Pablo’s Eastside: Same great food in new digs
Pablo’s Eastside 2010 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Friday 9 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sunday 517-580-8315 pablosrestaurants.com … more
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Chocolate-dipped, strawberry and ricotta-filled ice cream cones make a perfect treat for Mother’s Day.
A Mother’s Day cone-ucopia
When Zeus was a newborn, his father wanted to eat him, so the future king of gods was taken to a secret chamber beneath Mount Ida on the Greek island of Crete. There, baby Zeus began drinking the … more
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