Tag: Southwest cuisine

• Downtown Ann Arbor’s new country bar The Ranch Honky Tonk brings the energy and solid food options

  

  Ann Arbor, MI — Downtown Ann Arbor has a new live-music bar featuring country music, vibes, and solid food options. The Ranch Honky Tonk features a variety of Southwest-inspired dishes and ingredients, including green chiles, birria, carne asada, and a Sonoran hot dog. Music preferences aside, I was definitely intrigued by these menu items after…

  Jeff Popovich

  April 25, 2026

  Food Blog, Mexican cuisine, New Restaurants

  Ann Arbor, beer, country, country bar, country music, dancing, Downtown Ann Arbor, Food, Foodie, green chili, honky tonk, hot chicken sandwich, live bands, live music, Michigan, music, quesadilla, restaurant, Southwest cuisine, The Ranch Honky Tonk

• Foodie friend Robert Stempkowski hosts tasting for new Southwest-inspired menu at Salute Taverna in Taylor

  

  Taylor, MI — A fellow foodie and good friend, Robert Stempkowski, reached out last week and invited me to a special event he was curating. Some may remember Robert from my foodie adventure several months ago to SideStreet Diner in Grosse Point. I met up with Robert at the time, and we exchanged stories and…

  Jeff Popovich

  November 7, 2024

  Cooking, dessert, Food Blog, Italian cuisine, New Restaurants, Pasta Series, Seafood Series

  Adventure, chef, City of Taylor, Cooking, dessert, Food, Foodie, menu tasting, Metro Detroit, Michigan, new menu, pasta, recipes, restaurant, Robert Stempkowski, Salute Taverna, seafood, Southwest cuisine, Taylor