Industry Night
Introducing Service Industry Night Sundays 8pm – close Half priced appetizers and happy hour drinks available all night
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Scratch Farm To Table Cooking
The tag “Farm To Table” is now officially over processed for meaning “Locally Grown”. In the truest sense, Farm To Table means just that – food-stuffs directly from the farm to the restaurant with no middleman – no store…
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Raising The Neighborhood Bar, Again
This past March we posted the following blog about being a neighborhood bar. As we have moved past the spring and into the warmer summers months; as the patio has been opened and seated hundreds under the sunny, cloudy and…
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Pioneers & Big Chiefs in Michigan Locally Grown & Locally Owned
Over the last year Carlyle Grill has spotlighted and written about it’s local Michigan partners who provide locally grown food stuffs to our scratch kitchen. Today the message is raw and about Michigan Sugar. The Sands Of Time From the…
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America’s Melting Pot In Ann Arbor
To paraphrase: Give us your tired, your poor, the huddled masses ready to eat! America was built on immigration. American fare was built on the recipes of the old world. Those old world recipes melded with new world techniques and…
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Mackinac – Is It ‘aw’ or ‘ak’ or just good Ice Cream?
When traveling in Michigan, a favorite of tourists and Michiganders, alike, is Mackinac, Mackinac Island, and Mackinac Island Creamery. Mackinac Flavors began in 2001 as a new ingredient company, and by the year 2002 Mackinac Island Creamery was introduced featuring…
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The American Grill Locally Charred Meat
Memorial Day is just around the corner, and if you haven’t already pulled out the barbecue, it’s certain to happen very soon. From hot dogs to burgers, to steaks to poultry of many sorts including chicken, dove, quail and pheasant,…
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In Michigan, it’s the American Grill Season
In Michigan, it’s the American Grill season. Baseball’s on the field, pollen’s in the air and if you wait five-minutes the weather will change. Let’s take a brief look at the American Grill and it’s roots. Gentlemen, fire up your…
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Umpire Says: Butter Up!
Double Play It was April 7 that the Detroit Tigers played the Boston Red Sox in their home opener with a 6-5 win. But it was years ago that Carlyle Grill joined forces with Klein and Sons of St.Charles, MI…
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What’s Served At The Neighborhood Bar
Surely you can have a neighborhood bar without serving local libations, but what truly makes a local bar are the locals themselves as well as serving beverages that support the local community. Whether you prefer wine, beer or vodka, here…
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