http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/articles.sec-7-1-.html In the age of gargantuan supermarkets, with meat counters that span the length of a grocery store aisle, making it as an independent butcher can be a steep challenge. Not for Karim Karana, owner of Nineteen Ten Meat Market, on the corner of Pleasant Grove and Holmes roads in Lansing.]]> Andy Garza runs what amounts to a oneman operation at his little Holt deli, but it wasn’t supposed to be that way. When he originally planned to open Andy’s Mexican American Deli, located inside the Brower Foods Hardware store on Aurelius Road, Garza’s stepfather, Alfredo Moncada, was slated to work as his deliveryman.]]>
As summer fades into autumn, the smell of apple cider will soon fill
the air. Perry, too — cider's cousin made from pears. The Great Lakes
Cider & Perry Association is planning a tasty kickoff festival
Sept. 6 & 7 for the newly formed group. The event will take place
at Uncle John's Cider Mill near St. Johns, about 20 miles north of
Lansing. Admission is $5 and comes with a souvenir glass that can be
filled three times for free. Freshly made doughnuts and other tasty
treats will be available from a number of food vendors. And if you have
a difficult time finding great, homemade cider, or perry of any kind,
you'll be able to buy and take home as much as you carry. The festival
will include live music and runs from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and
noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Cider and perry makers from around the region will
meet for the first time Sunday morning from 10 a.m.-noon. Anyone
interested in the industry is invited to attend.



]]> If you're looking for some righteous, southern-style
dining, look no further than Body & Soul. The upscale restaurant,
which celebrated its grand opening last Friday, is part of the ministry
of The Rev. Freddie Thomas, leader of New Direction Bible Ministries on
Lansing's south side.


Located on Martin Luther King Jr.
Boulevard in the building that formerly housed The Point After bar,
Thomas is thinking not only economic redevelopment in a beleaguered
swath of Lansing, but also refueling for the body and redemption for
the spirit. “The doors are open to all, but at the same time it's a
Christian-owned atmosphere, and that's what we want to project,” Thomas
says.]]>

Panchero's Mexican Grill turns 16 this year, and it's celebrating with cheap food and free T-shirts. On Aug. 26 from 2-4 p.m., burritos will go for $1 and 1,000 t-shirts will be given away at the East Lansing location, 125 E. Grand River Ave. And if you have a craving for Panchero's fresh-pressed tortillas but can't find the time or the wheels, soon you might be able to have it delivered. The East Lansing store is planning to offer delivery within two weeks, and if the trial run is successful, the plan is to expand the service to the Lansing and Okemos locations.



]]> At 6 a.m., when an overcast sky just begins to glow on
the horizon, Steve Kyriakopoulous flips a pancake fit for a lumberjack
just behind the front counter at HomeTown Diner.



Kyriakopoulous has worked as a restaurant cook for many years, from
California to Chicago, and he says his present job is one of the most
enjoyable. He likes the family environment maintained by the owner, but
the food philosophy appeals to him as well.


“At the chain (restaurants), they make it at the warehouse and ship it in,” he says.

]]> Not content to merely serve some of the best sushi in
town, the brains behind SanSu Japanese Restaurant in East Lansing have
expanded their horizons, literally and figuratively, with Chapelure.
It's a pastry shop/café that blends Asian and European-style sweets and
has been steadily growing a buzz, even as sister restaurant SanSu grabs
all the headlines around the corner.

]]> find that Left Foot Charley, Forty-Five North and Two Lads wineries are
producing exceptional wines. Each winery has an accomplished winemaker
at the helm with a track record of producing award-winning wines.


Left Foot Charley is located in “The Village” at Traverse City, on the
site of the former Northern Michigan Asylum. Numerous shops,
restaurants and even a Black Star Farms tasting room are being
established on the site, making it a destination in its own right. The
spacious tasting room looks over an outdoor patio on one side and the
working winery on the other. But don't be fooled by the urban setting.

]]> If you're hustling down the Saginaw corridor and your stomach starts grumbling, keep an eye out for Cuick Meal. The food cart, which opened last month and is run by Liberian-native Rebecca Kamara, is temporarily located at the corner of Butler Boulevard and Saginaw Street in the Shanora's Beauty & Barber Supply parking lot (the building with the mural of famous African-American faces). Kamara offers hot dogs and Polish sausages for now, along with chips and soda, but she hopes to be grilling ribs and chicken for shish kabobs in the near future. Her location might also migrate, although she says she wants to remain close to her present spot, perhaps across the street in another parking lot, because the traffic is so steady and she lives nearby.  ]]> One mission of the Great Lakes Folk Festival is to
foster cross-cultural understanding in the melting pot that is greater
Lansing. And there is, perhaps, no more direct path to tolerance than
the one paved with cuisine.



Festival-goers will have the opportunity to experience diversity
through a collection of gastronomic delights brought together in the
11-vendor Traditional Food Ways Area near the corner of M.A.C. and
Albert avenues in East Lansing this weekend.



“It's certainly a highlight,” says Lora Helou, spokeswoman for the
Michigan State University Museum, which hosts the annual event. “We
consider this a curated museum event, so we want this to be authentic
and genuine.”

]]> Get ready for freshly picked corn, hearty Polish food
and more under a big tent at St. Casimir's annual Corn Roast this
weekend. The Catholic parish, named after the patron saint of Poland,
covers its parking lot every year and serves up such middle-European
favorites as homemade polish sausage, sauerkraut and stuffed cabbage,
in addition to fresh corn and other options, like barbeque chicken and
meatball subs. Beer and wine will aid the festivities, which includes
live music, a DJ, bingo and a raffle. Admission to the event is free.
The festivities run 5 p.m.-midnight Friday, 2 p.m.-midnight Saturday
and 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. 815 Sparrow Ave. Lansing. (517) 482-1346.

]]>