Ethnic Foods
- Belgian Cuisine
Cadieux Cafe, Detroit - Middle Eastern
Al-Ameer, Dearborn - Polish Cuisine
Polonia Restaurant, Hamtramck
Breakfast Foods & Dishes
- Michigan Scramble Breakfast
Rose Dining Room, H.O.Rose Hotel, Petoskey - Lumberjack Skillet with Prime Rib
Bolles Harbor Café, Monroe - Rainbow Trout & Eggs Breakfast
Trout Town Country Café, Kalkaska - Cobblestone French Toast
Rosie’s Diner, Rockford - Ham & Cheese Stuffed French Toast
Wiltse’s Family Restaurant, Oscoda
Cheeses
- Leelanau County Raclette Fondue
Samuel’s, Suttons Bay
Breads, Rolls & Pastries
- Apple-Cinnamon Bismark
Donna’s Donuts, Burton - Raspberry paczki
New Deluxe Bakery, Hamtramck - Cinnamon Rolls
Hilltop Sweet Rolls, L’Anse - Roadhouse Bread, Zingerman’s
Ann Arbor
Soups & Stews
- Belgian Beer Stew
Cadieux Cafe, Detroit - Turtle Soup
Chateau Louise, Luna Pier - French Onion Soup Gratin
Sean O’Callaghan’s, Brighton - U.S. Senate Michigan Bean Soup
Michigan Bean Commission - Morel Mushroom Cream Soup
Chef Hermann’s Café, Cadillac - Michigan Potato Chowder
Evans Street Station, Tecumseh - Acorn Squash Bisque
Legends Restaurant, Macatawa Legends Golf & Country Club, Holland - Roasted Butternut Squash & Pumpkin Bisque
Seldom Blues, Detroit
Sandwiches, Burgers & Hot Dogs
- Haloburger Deluxe with Olives
Haloburger, Flint - Flint Coney Island
Angelo’s, Flint - Detroit Coney Island
American Coney Island, Detroit - Jackson Coney Island
Todoroff’s Original Coney Island, Jackson - Hot Turkey Sandwich
Shrank’s Cefeteria, Battle Creek - B-L-T
Tony’s Family Restaurant, Birch Run - Venison Reuben
Big Buck Brewery & Steakhouse, Gaylord
Pizzas & Pasta
- Interlochen Pizza
Giovanni’s Roadhouse, Interlochen - Tortellini with Cheese
Pierino Frozen Foods, Lincoln Park - Tomato Basil Fettucce with Alfredo Sauce dinner kit
Elena’s Pastas, Auburn Hills - Asparagus & Wild Mushroom Lasagna
City Park Grill, Petoskey
Starters
- Crispy Chicken Gizzards
Motown’s Fresh Fish & Soul, Detroit - Fried Catfish Fingers
Beans & Cornbread, Southfield - Deep-Fried Frog Legs
Frog Leg Inn, Erie
Salads
- American Potato Salad
Gordon Food Service, Grand Rapids - Michigan Salad
Sweet Linda’s Café, Grand Ledge
Poultry
- Cherry Barbecued Chicken
Sleder’s Family Tavern, Traverse City - Slow Smoked Pull Chicken
Sonny’s Pit Stop, Battle Creek - Fried Chicken
Zehnder’s, Frankenmuth - Fried Chicken
DeAngelo’s Soul Food, Detroit - Full-Plate Turkey Dinner
Turkey Roost, Kawkawlin - Roast Goose
Goose from Quaker Hill Farm, Harrisville
Fish
- Perch Sandwich
Bear Lake Tavern, North Muskegon - Fish-in-a-Bag
Bowers Harbor Inn, Traverse City - Fried Smelt Platter
Bluebird Restaurant, Leland - Whitefish & Chips
Scalawags Whitefish & Chips (nine locations) - Corn-roasted Walleye
Red Mesa Grill, Boyne City - Sautéed Lake Superior Whitefish with Dried Michigan Cherries
Real Seafood, Ann Arbor
Game
- Lenten Muskrat Dinner
Monroe Boat Club, Monroe - Rinkey Farms Pheasant entrée
Tapawingo, Ellsworth - Buffalo Filet Mignon
Ridley’s Real Food, Detroit
Pork & Lamb
- Wedzona Kielbasa (smoked Kowalski Polish sausage)
Polish Village Café, Hamtramck - Bavarian Cherry & Apple-Stuffed Pork Chop
Stonehouse Restaurant, Escanaba - Baby Back Ribs with Southern Comfort Cherry BBQ Sauce
Betsie Bay Inn, Frankfort - Hog Roast
Albright Swine Farms, Coldwater - Ghallayah Lamb
Amani’s Lebanese Restaurant, Dearborn - Greek Broiled Lamb Chops
Pegasus Taverna, Greektown, Detroit
Beef
- Beef Pasty
Lawry’s Pasty Shop, Ishpeming and Marquette - Hot Corned Beef Dinner
Bode’s Corned Beef House, Plymouth - Beef Liver & Onions
Flood’s Bar & Grill, Detroit - Sauerbraten
Bavarian Inn, Frankenmuth - German Rouladen with Braised Red Cabbage
Harbor Haus B&B, Copper Harbor - Traditional Prime Rib
Weber’s, Ann Arbor
Desserts
- Rice Pudding
Spillson’s, Monroe - Beer Battered Chocolate
Michigan House Café, Calumet