‘Cottage Inn’


Cottage Inn at the Taste of Ann Arbor

December 3rd, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
Not fresh, but still yummy.

Not fresh, but still yummy.

Every year, the University of Michigan alumni group of Los Angeles gathers together for the Taste of Ann Arbor.  This year, it took place at a bar called South.  To make the event work, they bring in foods all the way from Ann Arbor, Michigan, that people miss dearly.  These include brownies from Zingerman’s, ice cream from Stucchi’s, pizza from Cottage Inn and special chapati dressing for salad from Pizza House.  All of these are staples of the Michigan college student’s diet, but the biggest reason I go is for the Cottage Inn pizza.  Opened in 1948, Cottage Inn takes credit for being the first place in Ann Arbor to serve pizza.  That’s a pretty huge deal for a college campus and the fact that the restaurant has lasted so long is a testament to how good their pizza is. Continue Reading»


Going Global at Plan Check

Fries of the world.

A couple of weeks ago, The Backyard Bite invited me to The Burger Culture Clash, sponsored by Stussy (which apparently still exists) and Plan Check. Plan Check, by the way, is a sort of new (since February) restaurant in West LA with Chef Ernesto Uchimura of Umami Burger fame. As my love of burgers, especially those of the umami variety, I jumped at the opportunity.

Although I arrived alone, I was not the only lone eater. Just next to where I was seated, I met e*star LA and we decided to share a meal called loneliness, because it’s better than eating alone. We made quick friends over our respective blogs and Midwestern roots, then got to work at dissecting the special menu, which Plan Check will be featuring for the next month if anything tickles your fancy.

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