Well, the NYE MGoWatch Party at Cultivate is no more. A casualty of omicron. If you are looking for food for your home party, Side Biscuit has pivoted to pick up orders for parties small or large. Spots are going fast. Info here.
Onto the fun part, a very very happy birthday to my old buddy, one of the most positive people I have ever met, questionably a gentlemen & undoubtedly a scholar tomorrow, Seth.
A chef from Buffalo is bringing his chicken wing expertise to Ann Arbor
Updated Mar 17, 2021;
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ANN ARBOR, MI – Jordan Balduf noticed a gap in the chicken wing market in Ann Arbor and, being from Buffalo, New York, “hometown of the chicken wing,” he decided to use his expertise to fill it.
Early into the coronavirus pandemic, Balduf left his job as executive chef at Homes Brewery to pursue his passion of owning his own restaurant.
“We ended up doing pop-ups out of my home driveway, just friends and family. We ended up doing Instagram only preorders,” Balduf said. “We would pre-sell 170 orders in 15 minutes, which is nuts.”
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I hope you’ve been enjoying the beautiful weather these past few days. Thank you for reading.
This week marked one year since Michigan’s first coronavirus cases were confirmed. It’s hard to believe that much time has passed. Remember when people thought life would only be interrupted for a month or two?
Here in Ann Arbor, Michigan Medicine began treating patients right as cases were detected. One of those first cases was Paul DeWyse U-M’s first official COVID patient. In a recent interview with the health system, he recalls turning on the TV in his isolation room and seeing news reporters gathered outside the hospital talking about his case. He said he is grateful to be alive, having received a double lung transplant in 2018. Watch that interview here.
Side Biscuit to open brick-and-mortar eatery in Ann Arbor
Grand opening to be held March 13
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Side Biscuit will open its own brick-and-mortar location at 1232 Packard St. (WDIV)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – After 10 months of feeding Ann Arbor as a pop-up, Side Biscuit is opening the doors to its own brick-and-mortar.
Located on South Packard Street, the chicken wing and biscuit eatery will host its grand opening on Saturday, March 13.
Founded by Chef Jordan Balduf and co-owned by Cultivate Coffe & Taphouse owner Sara Demorest, Side Biscuit started in Balduf’s driveway in the spring of 2020 as a response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.