Vanessa Lavorato– cookbook author and Munchies host– states her day-to-night journey in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Throughout her remain in the city welcoming to all and packed with "elevated" experiences, she goes headfirst into Ann Arbor's culinary landscape, revealing the ultimate areas to satisfy the munchies and fill on unequaled regional cuisine.
In this green-ified episode of Chef's Night Out, Vanessa begins at the source with Eric Parkhurst and Karley Fisher of Winewood Organic to explore the grow home and make their signature Orange Push Pop gummies.
After a few of those, Vanessa heads to landmark regional joint Zingerman's Roadhouse to fulfill Zingerman's co-founder Paul Saginaw and his creative household for lunch followed by a meetup with Chef Joseph VanWagner of Echelon, Ann Arbor's James Beard semifinalist with a menu that pays homage to Michigan's local fruit and vegetables, flavors, and holistic approach to cooking.
After dark, the team heads to Blue LLama Jazz Club, a famous music location best for Vanessa's level of elevation and a few mocktails, transported by pedicab while stopping at Jungle House for additional arrangements and an open-air trip of the city's nighttime spirit.
Produced in Collaboration With Destination Ann Arbor.
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She’s one beautiful soul. Keep the vibe dreamy Vanessa. ✌️☮️😎🔥🔥
wow, as a college student from there, i only knew of a few of those places, because i walked by or lived near them. never got to eat at any of them. now i miss that place…..
I missed the Chef’s Night Out series but pls bring it back to the original format!
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It’s all drugs now.
@FMFvideos Alcohol is a drug too. Just sayin’.
this is more like a target tv ad
Ann Arbor resident here.
Amazing city. It’s even better when the undergrads are gone for the summer.
So many better places y’all could have gone to eat at though.
ann arbor is a jewel will always cherish my time there.
Winewood is the best dispensary.
In the world.
Source: am a world-traveling connoisseur.
Thanks Loren & Cat!!!
@catcampiongotta know, did you ever make it to verde natural in Boulder or Denver? I don’t think they’re around anymore unfortunately but they were seriously top notch.
I like winewood a lot too. Maybe there was just some magic about the location of their boulder store, just mind blowing walking out of there 2 block off the flat irons
It’s amazing how live music can unexpectedly move you to tears 😢🎵
yes, feels totally different to having a song on a CD move you. like you’re connecting to a tiny part of someone for just a fraction of time.
Twenty minutes isn’t long enough – what a magical trip! 🙂
Well done Vanessa 👏
I miss Ann Arbor, grew up there. It’s an amazing city. Don’t realize it till you’re far away.
It hasn’t aged well
No it’s not, everything is expensive and the restaurants are overrated. This f*cking town is basically just a place to house the University of Michigan. Zingerman’s is one of most overrated, bland places–I have no idea why people think it’s good. Just white people who love bland food. Honestly, the people here have no idea what good food is. Go to the South–that’s where the food is unforgettable, and that’s why we’re all fat down there, lol.
@18matts I moved to Ann Arbor 6 years ago. It’s never been better imo. Why don’t you like it now?
@timmyd3819 It hasn’t had much of its original soul since about maybe a decade ago. Many of the smaller businesses have been priced out and replaced with more and more spots that are made for the high-income university transplants – nothing against them, though. Not their fault Ann Arbor whores itself out to the highest (foreign) bidder. Lots of the aforementioned places/spaces were replaced with looming over-priced high rise apartments, that was the first sign I saw that made the future of A2 apparent to me. All of the cool things that made Ann Arbor a blast to hang out in can’t exist inside of a paradigm that’s consumed with greed and the pursuit of being beige and BLAND.
@TheDiscernmentFiles This…. grew up here, been here for 60 years. It has lost a ton of it’s mojo, started about the time Chris Taylor took over as mayor.
So happy to see A2 represented here. Wish there were more spots represented like Spencer, Spiedo, Dixboro Project or Casa Dominick’s. Please come back!
Dang, I recognized Shigeto before anyone else on this episode lol
The concert to support John Sinclair was John Lennon, not all of the Beatles.
so crazy I’ve spent years longboarding all over the city. awesome to see it get the love it deserves
I pretty much only go to Ann Arbor on game days now but you have jarred my memory of all the great restaurants. I have lived there a couple of times and only live 30 minutes away now. Thank you for sharing your adventure.
This woman has the best job!❤
I live in Ann Arbor and I support this message
Black Pearl right next to Blue Llama is also fantastic
Makes me wish I could live in Ann Arbor .
Who knew? Now I do!!!❤😊