Ice Ice Baby…Thanksgiving in Iceland
On July 31st, I received an email with the subject line, "thanksgiving in iceland?". The body of the email had a link to a travel deal followed by, "I'm so serious." After reading the brief email on my iPhone I…
A week in Nairobi: #mustmovebacktoafrica
This sign welcomes people to the UN compound When I found out that I was going to spend a week in Nairobi for a work trip I was very excited. Having grown up with so many Kenyans in Detroit it…
Ann Arbor’s Finest: Zingerman’s
A few weeks ago during the first meeting of the advisory board for the Detroit Food Academy, I had the pleasure of meeting Paul Saginaw of the Ann Arbor based company, Zingerman’s. During the meeting he spoke of his company…
Detroit Day 28: Brunch and Soup
First Stop: La Dolce Vita I have been hearing about La Dolce Vita for years, but never made my way over. Luckily, with my last Sunday of my #30daysinDetroit, my friend Lesleigh was also willing to try something new. We…
Detroit Day 21: Detroit Soup
I will not detail my entire day as I went to several places that I have already written about, but I must tell you about Detroit Soup. I went to my first Soup a few months ago and fell in…
Detroit Day 19: Another Cafe and Another Bar Crawl
First Stop: Chez Zara I have heard about Chez Zara from a number of people and finally decided to try it out. It is a very cute and modern coffee shop located on the ground floor of the Madison building,…
Detroit Day 17: Breweries By Bike (not really)
First Stop: Roasting Plant After a quick two mile run (since the scale is still lying to me about my weight), I headed to the Roasting Plant to do some work. I really like the look and feel of the…
Detroit Day 10: Celebrating Another Year of Life
First Stop: Wild Wednesdays As I do every Wednesday I went to Super Greenland in Dearborn to get lots of cheap fruits and vegetables. If you haven't been there yet, I strongly suggest you pay them a visit next week…
Detroit Day 9: Back to Life
Rise and Shine: 7:30am Today's Forecast: Overcast and slightly depressing Fitness: I am finally back at it and focused on dropping the American pounds that I added in the last two weeks. With all my summer travel it will be…
Detroit Day 8: The Catch Up
Rise and Shine: 9:15am Today's Forecast: Endless rain Today was reserved as a day of rest. After a pretty hectic two weeks back in the states, involving a funeral, a trip to Atlanta and Katie's visit to Detroit, I was…