Amical’s Cookbook Dinner Series returns for its 23rd year this winter, albeit with a few changes due to COVID-19.
Amical has been a staple in downtown Traverse City restaurants since 1994. Loyal patrons of the European-style bistro of which there are many are familiar with its Cookbook Dinner Series, an annual event that takes place each winter.
“For the past 23 years, the chefs at Amical have selected cookbooks and created an entire dinner menu from these books to run one week per month during the off-season,” explains Dave Denison, Amical’s owner and operator. “We try to vary the ethnic choices and use recipes from the book to create the menu. Sometimes we have to make some adjustments, but so far, over the last 23 years, we’ve been fairly successful with it, and our guests seem to enjoy it immensely. “
you re such a sweet boy. yes. tampa police pilot, dave denison and tactical flight officer brian gentry have been flying together for four years. we know each other s strength and weaknesses kind of deal. it s like a married couple. you have your good days and bad days. it s around 11:00 p.m., 230 miles to the north. courier pilot mark love takes off from valdosta regional airport in georgia. heading for tampa, florida. soon, their paths would cross. it was right about here when gentry and denison heard that first distress call just before midnight. i m going to need runway 1-0. i ve lost pressure. the cessna was failing.
he crashes. only 40 yards from the runway. pd 4, thanks. we lost his light. very short to the runway. the distress calls go silent and the next thing, denison and gentry knew, their routine air patrol was about to become a dramatic rescue. i knew i was going to be able to put that aircraft on the ground a lot faster they were going to get there and get him out. while denison shuts down the chopper, gentry leaps out and runs to the plane. the engine is on fire. and the pilot is in bad shape. it was dark. he hit the dashboard of the cockpit pretty hard with his face. if i knew the individual, i wouldn t have recognized him. making the rescue even more difficult, the pilot is stuck and unconscious. fuel is leaking and at any moment, this cessna could blow. one way or another, that guy
denison and tactical flight officer brian gentry have been flying together for four years. we know each other s strength and weaknesses kind of deal. it s like a married couple. you have your good days and bad days. it s around 11:00 p.m., 230 miles to the north. courier pilot mark love takes off from valdosta regional airport in georgia. heading for tampa, florida. soon, their paths would cross. it was right about here when gentry and denison heard that first distress call just before midnight. i m going to need runway 1-0. i ve lost pressure. the zesz nah was failing. do you want the equipment standing by? no, sir. let me talk to you on the
continue to see and always brings it back. is this o neil, hi, buddy. we reunited the team of trainer and dog. where you been, huh? it s a happy ending to a bad situation. today, o neill is a therapy dog in fresno, california, still helping people but in a different way. what a big dog. how lucky i am to see him. very proud of him doing a job that s keeping people calm and he s part of that calmness. that shows you how well he handled that catastrophe. such a sweet boy, yes. tampa police pilot, dave denison and tactical flight officer brian gentry have been flying together for four years.