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The Wurst Bar’s Jesse Kranyak marks his first year as an Ypsilanti restaurant owner by spilling his bratwurst-filled guts

By Mark | January 7, 2013

One year ago this month, the Wurst Bar opened its doors in Ypsi. To commemorate the event, I thought that I’d interview the bar’s owner, Jesse Kranyak, and see how things have gone since we last spoke… MARK: I’m not sure if you want for it to be public knowledge, but you’ve mentioned to me [...]

Posted in Food, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Marketing, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged alcohol sales, Bar Rescue, bratwurst, Chopped, College Place, Cross Street, Dan Klenotic, Eastern Michigan University, EMU, entrepreneurism, food entrepreneurship, Jesse Kranyak, Julia Child, Kelley's Island House, lobster rolls, restaurant ideas, restaurants, Sweetwaters, trough urinals, Upper Peninsula, urinals, Wurst Bar, Ypsi entrepreneurs | 15 Comments

An interview with The Wurst Bar’s Jesse Kranyak

By Mark | January 29, 2012

A few days ago, I posted something here about Ypsi’s newest, gourmet sausage-filled watering hole, The Wurst Bar. As I said at the time, I really liked the place, and, since my visit, I’ve been exchanging emails with the owner, Jesse Kranyak. What follows is our exchange. I hope you enjoy it. MARK: Assuming you’re [...]

Posted in entrepreneurism, Food, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Ypsilanti | Also tagged AJ Bombers, alligator, blood sausage, bratwurst, brioche, buy local, Cafe Felix, cod, crawdad, Cross Street, Dan Klenotic, Eastern Michigan University, Father's Office, fish sauce, fried green tomato, Frog Holler, hamburgers, Jeff Sanchez, Jesse Kranyak, Jim Seba, Kelly's Island, Kelly's Island House, kimchi, Lake Erie, local economy, local food, local food production, local produce, Marines, meat, Mexican Coke, Mike Babcock, Millers, miso, mouthfeel, munster, Peace Corps, pimento cheese, placenta, placenta sausage, rabbit, rattlesnake chorizo, Redwood, restaurants, reuben, sauerkraut, sausage, snap, tamari, The Southerner, Theo's, Umami Burger, Wurst Bar, Ypsi immigration interview, Ypsilanti bars | 53 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, EAT, food carts, food entrepreneurship, food revolution, 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, EAT, entrepreneurism, events, Everyday Wines, Farrell Fruit, florist, flower shop, flowers, FLY Children's Art Center, food entrepreneurship, interviews, interviews with Mark, Lisa Waud, Pot and Box, San Street, The Brinery, Tracklements, Zingerman's, Zingerman's Community of Businesses | 16 Comments

$3 soup and sandwich

By Mark | April 29, 2009

Driving down Michigan Ave the other day, I noticed a new sign out in front of the seedy strip joint formerly knows as Legg’s. The place, which I believe was re-christened the Hot Spot after almost burning down a few months ago, is advertising a $3 soup and sandwich combo. While I’d likely never go [...]

Posted in Food, Special Projects | Also tagged Arlen Specter, Hot Spot, Legg's, like rats off a sinking ship, Michigan Avenue, soup and sandwich combo, strip joints, strippers, the collapse of the Republican party | 38 Comments

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The Wurst Bar’s Jesse Kranyak marks his first year as an Ypsilanti restaurant owner by spilling his bratwurst-filled guts

An interview with The Wurst Bar’s Jesse Kranyak

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

Pot and Box, and tons of food

$3 soup and sandwich

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