January 29, 2016

First Woman of Wine: Amanda Danielson And Her Lifelong Labor Of Love

“If I know the owner is doing the wine list, my little ears perk up. At Stella, the list is Amanda’s definitive statement of taste … it’s accessible and stylish.”  -- Madeline Triffon, Master Sommelier What wine would you pair with alligator tail or chicken heart? Amanda Danielson...

By Lynn Geiger
January 29, 2016

Food Hub Filling Up

Early most Monday mornings there’s a delightful aroma emanating from suite 108 at the Grand Traverse Food Innovation Hub (GTFA). It tells us that Courtney Lorenz is busy in the kitchen brewing up something special. Her business, Cultured Ferments, occupies two small rooms inside this...

By Bill Palladino
January 29, 2016

Genetic Engineering: Mandatory labeling movement gains ground

Genetic engineering is moving into our lives and on our dinner plates at lightning speed. Businesses are quickly taking sides and Congress is getting involved as consumer demand for natural food continues to accelerate. A collision is in the making. Transgenic engineering – less accurately referred...

By Guest Author
January 29, 2016

Creating the ‘Ferrari of Grills’

After returning from living overseas in early 1970s, Charles Eisendrath went looking for a serious outdoor grill he could cook on at his vacation home near East Jordan, a farmhouse estate that had been in his family since the 1880s. He quickly became disappointed with what...

By Rick Haglund