Over 500

Don't look now but the Tigers are over 500. Bats are heating up with the summer temperatures. Fun to watch and it's every day!!!!

Week of 6-23

My perennial dining companion and I ate out twice this week. We went to Moe's on 10 Mile for the first time in Novi (just past Haggerty). I ordered a special - Key West Whitefish which was basically a whitefish crusted with thyme and basil and grilled. Very Good. Came with an adequate house salad. My companion ordered yellow fin tuna with red bell pepper coulis and was equally pleased (although he had a little entree envy over my whitefish which really was nice) although his choice of chicken soup was a better call than my salad. We will visit again. Part of the fun was counting the fish in the tank by the bar.

Visit Moe's at http://www.moeson10.com/

We met for dinner in Ferndale on Friday (which I am starting to love) at Josephine's on 9 Mile. 9 Mile is unfortunately under construction which seems to have stifled the normal Friday night crowd on a gorgeous (if muggy) Friday night. Crepes are the specialty of the house and I had a wonderful Wild Mushroom crepe (it had chevre cheese in it) which was just tremendous and my perennial dining companion had a Spinach crepe which was also quite good (although I contend mine was better). We had a seared scallop appetizer to start which was really well done also. You should visit (I hate to think of the struggling restaurants with 1/2 of 9 mile shut down). Parking was easily available behind Assagi (also worth the visit, see April posts) north of 9 Mile and east of Woodward. We will definitely go back. Ferndale is full of great restaurants.

http://josephinebistro.com/aboutus.aspx

PIB

We spent all day Friday and Saturday morning in Put In Bay, OH which is a town located on South Bass Island in Lake Erie. The food here is not normally remarkable (I tend to eat things that are fried or are pizza while visiting) but we like breakfast at Axel and Harry's Waterfront Grille. In good weather you can sit outside and enjoy a view of the lake and the marina. The coffee is good and the menu is solid. (Island food and drink is a little more expensive than the same choices would be on land which is something to keep in mind before visiting). I had blueberry pancakes and perfectly cooked bacon. My friends had either blueberry pancakes and sausage or English Toast (renamed from the standard French Toast) and eggs, or eggs, toast and potatoes. My Perennial Dining companion had biscuits and sausage gravy which comes with potatoes and he swears the gravy is something really special. It's a nice send off from the island.

Here's a link to their website, but there is no online menu:

http://www.axelandharrys.com/

Knight's in Ann Arbor

We had a craving for steak so my perennial dining companion and I braved the construction on Ford Rd. and headed into Ann Arbor to Knight's Steakhouse, a true classic. We both had the filet (mine a nice 6 oz size and covered with mushrooms) and his the standard cut with blue cheese and they were tremendous. Melt in your mouth good. My companion had the cream of asparagus soup which he said was very tasty and I had a salad so I could indulge in a little home-made ranch dressing :-). While the food is tremendous and not inexpensive, you should note that this is a family restaurant filled with all generations talking at all volumes with enthusiasm.

http://www.knightsrestaurants.com/

The Fly Trap - A Finer Diner

And so it is (a finer diner). My perennial dining companion and I have been carpooling once or twice a week of late to do our part to reduce our fuel consumption. While we were waiting out the rush hour Friday, we stopped in for dinner in Ferndale at The Fly Trap. I would call it a diner with flare. We sat at the counter and I had a tremendous portion of macaroni and cheese (half came home with me). Cheddar, Smoked Gouda, and Blue with Elbow Pasta, Caramelized Onion and Herbs and you can't go wrong. My companion ordered breakfast and was very pleased with his Steak and Eggs with potatoes (tasty little wedges spiced up nicely by some house made hot sauce they call SWAT Sauce) and two great pieces of rye toast. For dessert (although stuffed) I couldn't resist a 25 cent mini cherry coconut muffin. Good stuff. Well prepared, priced and vegetarian friendly.

http://www.theflytrapferndale.com/

WINGS WIN!

I have been so focused on hockey through early June I was not focused on food at all. But the Red Wings pulled out the Cup win (despite the Crosby media blitz) and Detroit is a happy place. Plus our Tigers are surging.