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True North
11-06-2012
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TRAVERSE CITY DINING FOR FRUGAL FOODIES
Lunch Rush at the Silver Swan
By MIKE NORTON
TRAVERSE CITY, MI – This tiny Michigan community has acquired an outsized reputation as a “foodie town,” thanks to enthusiastic praise from fans like chef Mario Batali. But that doesn’t mean one has to be a millionaire to enjoy a good meal here.
In fact, there’s plenty of tasty, well-prepared artisanal food to be had in Traverse City at modest prices – even at some of the area’s most prestigious restaurants. One just has to know where (and when) to look.
For instance, look for daily specials like those at the FireFly Café & Lounge, where all sushi is half-off on Tuesdays. And to enjoy a great meal at places like Trattoria Stella, the Cook’s House or The Boathousewithout paying premium dinner prices, the smart play is to try lunch instead; the menu is usually less extensive, but the quality is still excellent -- at a fraction of the dinner price.
In fact, Traverse City boasts a host of small eateries whose chefs are as well-known for their imagination and attention to detail as they are for their reasonable prices – but where lunch (and occasionally breakfast) are the only meals available.
Bay Bread Company is already known for the quality of their fresh baked goods. Their upstairs café, The Roost, serves wonderful breakfasts and lunches -- soups, salads and sandwiches made with their excellent breads. There’s a catch – you have to order your food in the bakery and then wait to have it delivered to your table upstairs. But the payoff is great; it’s like eating in an apartment with a view of the Bay, with free Wi-Fi and baskets of books to browse and read.
Centre Street Café is hidden away in a working-class neighborhood east of Boardman Lake --not a chi-chi downtown eatery by any means. But the lunches served here include imaginative sandwiches, made-from-scratch soups, salads with organic greens, and pastas with house-made dressings. (An example? Du Usual Samm: smoked duck breast, prosicutto and goat cheese served with caramelized onion, cilantro and lettuce with an apricot-balsamic reduction on homemade cinnamon pecan bread).
Great Presentation at The Dish
Another “don’t judge a book by its cover” spot is The Dish, a Union Street eatery that’s especially valued for its vegetarian and vegan selections (but that should not dissuade non-vegetarians). Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner (except on Sundays, when they close at 4), this little downtown place serves thoughtfully-made soups, sandwiches and wraps, made as often as possible with locally-sourced ingredients. They have a $5 lunch menu – that’s the whole lunch -- but all their entrées are les
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