Reporter Food: Queen Anne Tea Lunch at the Holly Hotel

Reporter Food: Queen Anne Tea Lunch at the Holly Hotel (Crystal A. Proxmire, Dec. 25, 2016) Holly, MI – The Queen Anne Tea at the Holly Hotel was both beautiful and remarkably affordable, especially given the quality of the food.  The fresh baked pastries, the menu options prepared with professionalism and care, and the enthusiasm…

Records Show Health Dept. Violations that Closed Down Como’s

Records Show Health Dept. Violations that Closed Down Como’s (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 1, 2016) Ferndale, MI – Closing down restaurants due to violations is rare, but according to Oakland County Health Department reports obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, Ferndale bar and restaurant Como’s (22812 Woodward) had years of repeat health…

Reporter Food: GreenSpace Cafe’s American Beauty & Quinoa Lentil Burger

Reporter Food: GreenSpace Cafe’s American Beauty & Quinoa Lentil Burger (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 31, 2016) Ferndale, MI –  GreenSpace Cafe in Downtown Ferndale is now open for lunch, so that’s where I picked for today’s meeting with a local development expert who’d not eaten there before.  I’d had Greenspace just once before and both…

Reporter Food: Four-Cheese Baked Spaghetti at Villagers Restaurant in Holly

Reporter Food: Four-Cheese Baked Spaghetti at Villagers Restaurant in Holly (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 13, 2016) Holly, MI – I spent some time “up north” in Oakland County on the fourth of July weekend and had an incredibly good lunch at Villagers Family Restaurant at 11121 N. Saginaw Street in Holly. The menu is full…

Reporter Food: Wedge Salad & Texas Burnt Ends from Rosie O’Grady’s

Reporter Food:  Wedge Salad and Texas Burnt Ends from Rosie O’Grady’s (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 7, 2016) Ferndale, MI – Rosie O’Grady’s is pretty great.  They are part of the Kramer Restaurant Group, who recently came on as an advertising sponsor of oc115. This means I get to enjoy Rosies, One-Eyed Betty’s, Pop’s for Italian,…