Tag Archives: meat

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, foodie, 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, 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

Totally Quotable Linette: “but what will the vegans think” edition

By Mark | September 27, 2011

When I get a cold, like the one I’ve had for the past few days, I tend to make and eat spicy chili. It never makes me well, but, for some reason, I’m convinced that one day it’ll do the trick. (As I believe antibiotics are overprescribed, and refuse to take them when I get […]

Posted in Food, Mark's Life | Also tagged aerosolized pork, antibiotic resistance, antibiotics, chili, diet, Linette Lao, totally quotable Linette, vegan | 16 Comments

The state of agriculture in Washtenaw County

By Mark | December 8, 2010

My friend Mary Morgan just shared this factoid on Facebook, and I found it so fascinating that I decided to steal it… As for the little minotaur in corner, don’t pay any attention to him. I just threw him in to spice things up a bit. I didn’t mean to imply that any fraction of […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Food, Media, Other, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Ann Arbor Chronicle, Bare Knuckle Farm, farming, food security, healthy food access, local food production, Mary Morgan, McDonalds, meat creatures, Washtenaw County | 18 Comments

Temple Grandin to speak in Ann Arbor on September 9

By Mark | August 10, 2010

It’s just been announced that noted animal scientist and advocate for the autistic, Temple Grandin – a woman recently immortalized on film by Claire Danes, and honored as one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people – will be coming to speak at U-M as part of the School of Art & Design’s Penny W. […]