Mark Maynard

Local entrepreneurs Jean Henry, Lisa Waud and Helen Harding on what it means to be “Small and Mighty”

By Mark | February 19, 2013

We didn’t announce it until this evening, but the October recipient of the Ann Arbor Awesome Foundation’s monthly $1,000 cash grant was Small & Mighty, the scrappy, little entrepreneurial support network created in the fall of 2012 by brilliant local shit-stirrers Jean Henry, Helen Harding and the cheese-loving Lisa Waud. What follows is a transcript [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Detroit, entrepreneurism, Local Business, Michigan, Uncategorized | Also tagged A2Awesome, Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber of Commerce, Blake Reetz, business ethics, business owners who get it, capitalization, Cliff Bell’s, Helen Harding, Jean Henry, Jefferson Market, Lisa Waud, Michael Shuman, networking, Open City, Pot and Box, Small and Mighty, small business, Sweet Heather Anne, The Wedding Party, Think Local First, Young Entrepreneurial People | 25 Comments

Ann Arbor’s vegan food cart The Lunch Room to evolve into a brick-and-mortar Kerrytown restaurant

By Mark | February 5, 2013

Yesterday, the owners of Ann Arbor’s favorite vegan food cart, The Lunch Room, formally announced that they would be following in the footsteps of Eat, and making the transition from seasonal outdoor vendor to year-round brick and mortar. Following is my interview with Phillis Engelbert, who, together with Joel Panozzo, owns The Lunch Room. MARK: [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, entrepreneurism, Food, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Uncategorized | Also tagged Andy Sell, food carts, Foraging Florist, fortune telling, fried chicken, Homegrown Smoker, Joel Panozzo, local economy, local food, local food production, Mark's Carts, meat, Michigan Peaceworks, omnivore, Phillis Engelbert, Portland, Portobello, seitan, Synecdoche, tarot cards, The Lunch Room, Traverse City, vegan, vegetarian, Washtenaw County Public Health Department, Washtenaw Food Hub | 13 Comments

Food Cart culture… has it reached critical mass in Ann Arbor?

By Mark | May 11, 2011

After a lot of little fits and starts, it looks as though, with the opening of Mark’s Carts, food cart culture is finally beginning to take hold in Ann Arbor. We may still be a decade or so behind the scene in Portland, but it feels good to actually be in the race. Here’s wishing [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, entrepreneurism, Food, Uncategorized | Also tagged Arun, Clancy's Fancy, food carts, food entrepreneurship, food revolution, foodie, gremolata, Mark Hodesh, pork belly, Portland, Pot and Box, tacos, the local food army | 26 Comments

Pot and Box, and tons of food

By Mark | October 17, 2010

Last night, I went to a cool little foodie event in Ann Arbor put on by the folks at Tracklements. The event, which brought together a number of budding local food businesses, like Farrell Fruit, EAT, The Brinery, and the new Zingerman’s endeavor San Street, was held at the Pot and Box flower shop. As [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Food, Local Business, Locally Owned Business | Also tagged 826 Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor’s hottest food talent, Beezy's, Beth Abraham, entrepreneurism, events, Everyday Wines, Farrell Fruit, florist, flower shop, flowers, FLY Children's Art Center, food entrepreneurship, foodie, interviews, interviews with Mark, Lisa Waud, Pot and Box, San Street, The Brinery, Tracklements, Zingerman's, Zingerman's Community of Businesses | 16 Comments

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Local entrepreneurs Jean Henry, Lisa Waud and Helen Harding on what it means to be “Small and Mighty”

Ann Arbor’s vegan food cart The Lunch Room to evolve into a brick-and-mortar Kerrytown restaurant

Food Cart culture… has it reached critical mass in Ann Arbor?

Pot and Box, and tons of food

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