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“I have always just had a love for baking, and a love for coffee, and so, you know, pairing them together is just a beautiful thing,” Laura Dillon, the owner of Michigan Coffee Company, said. That heartwarming, soul-filling and belly-filling combination is Michigan Coffee Company in Cadillac. “So I’m making our dough,” she said. That’s how every morning starts for…

“Well, because if you throw a stone about 150 yards, you’re in the bay,” said the owner of Bahía, Tim Kiel, as he described the meaning of the restaurant’s name. “So, I mean, the bays of Traverse City obviously bring a lot of people up every single year and they’re beautiful.” Also beautiful are the dishes coming out of the…

“Alright, let’s make some pizza!” said chef and owner of Upriver Pizza in Benzonia, Chris Bertram. The dough is all homemade fresh. It’s a recipe Chris has perfected over the years. “It’s from our dough starter that we keep here so we don’t even buy any commercial yeast,” he explained. “We make our own yeast, and it’s all flour and…

Playa Bowls owner Amy Goldberg says the key to the bowls is that “it’s supposed to look kind of wavy like an ocean.” That’s because the chain’s inspiration was found in the ocean. A couple came back to their New Jersey hometown after surfing all around the world and realized they didn’t have the healthy lunch options they were looking for….

  “My favorite is ‘From Holland With Love,’” said Greta Jarema, a frequent customer at Lake Street Pub in Boyne City. She says it’s a dish that keeps her coming back once a week. “We’re going to put roasted almonds, parmesan cheese. and balsamic glaze,” said David Kuzmik, a cook. He says it’s been one of their more popular appetizers…

Inside the Kitchen is taking you to a Northern Michigan staple this week, Julienne Tomatoes. The Petoskey Restaurant is serving up breakfast and lunch, with no detail gone unnoticed in any dish. “I did have an Easy-Bake Oven, and it is right there,” Julie Adams said as she glanced across the dining room of her restaurant, Julienne Tomatoes. “Yes, my…

Months of campaigns, debates and rallies have all led to Tuesday’s midterm election. From the governor, attorney general and secretary of state to local bonds, your ballot will be loaded with important decisions. The most important part is making sure you get out and make those decisions. 9&10’s chief political reporter Eric Lloyd joins Good Day to talk about the…

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Traverse City Children’s Book Festival is back this Saturday, Nov. 12. The festival’s goal is to give kids the joy of storytelling and celebrate children’s literature. Telling us more about the 12th Children’s Book Festival is festival director Amy Shamroe.

The turn-around is quick at Bubbie’s Bagels in Traverse City. “There’s constantly fresh bagels coming out,” owner Sam Brickman said. He said it’s a routine on repeat pretty much every five minutes in the morning. “So this is a process that’s very specific to bagels, there’s not really a lot of other breads that are boiled before they’re baked,” he…

“I am originally from Jamaica and I always wanted to do an island theme in northern Michigan,” said the owner of Island Grillers, Karl Salmon. Karl grew up in a family of great cooks. Now he’s lived in Northern Michigan for 27 years. “I have always wanted to do my own thing,” he said. That’s where Island Grillers was born,…

“So kind of anything that you can think of ‘fall,’ we have it this this time of year, so it’s a very magical time on the farm. When you think Jacob’s Farm TC, general manager Jeremy Smith says you might think corn maze, hay rides, the u-pick farm and donuts. “There’s a lot of uniqueness and charm, you know,” Jeremy…

Nicole Hall, the owner of Birch Tree Bakery, remembers it like it was yesterday. “I remember I had this, like, little thing from kindergarten where they, like, ask you what you want to be when you grow up,” Nicole said. She wrote “a baker.” Now she’s living out her dream every day, scooping, weighing, folding and molding at Birch Tree…

Chef James Banks says the OTG is the most popular breakfast sandwich at Fiddleheads in Lake Leelanau, made on their homemade focaccia bread. “It’s, you know, got all of our personal love in it,” he said.  “And that it’s got a nice soft olive oil essence to it.” Owner Joshua Deters says Fiddleheads was born after a walk in the…