February 2012
14 posts
Pizza: The Real American Pie
Disclaimer: This is not some political thing, I don’t think. Also, this is not a knock at apple pie either. This week we ate at Georgio’s Gourmet Pizza in EL. The one over by the McDonalds, not the one by the secretary of state. Yeah there’s two. They sell really descent pizza by the slice. They have a dozen or so kinds to choose from. Their crust is thin and crunchy. The pizza...
Pizza, Memories, and a little bit of Emerson,
For all of you English majors out there, Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Life is a journey, not a destination.” The truth in these words couldn’t be any clearer, especially in our day and age. Our generation focuses so much on what we can get out life, how we can get the most money, how we can form the world around us so that we accomplish what we want. And there is merit in...
The Fable of Fabiano's
February 13, 4:25pm. I find a spot in the parking lot at the end of the street, a good sign I assure myself. I flip my collar as I leave the asphalt and step onto the grey sidewalk. I pass the crowded flower shop, another good sign I tell myself; if most of the cars in the lot belong to these people, then my destination will be empty…right. I had left work early knowing I would beat the...
“Eat every meal like it’s your last”
– Corey Brown
Menna's Joint, Home of the Dub (EL,MI)
After we ordered, we slid into the cozy Formica booth, under the poster of Marty McFly checking his watch. Over the furious reverberations of the Foo Fighters greatest hits my brother says to me “this is a college place, you know; it has a college feel”.
Again, I feel like Menna’s is one of those places that everyone knows about and when you tell someone from East Lansing that you have never been...
January 2012
10 posts
Our 90 year-old influence
There was an old cream and brown collapsible stool that would rest next to the cellar door in my grandmother’s kitchen. The kitchen itself was no more than ten by five. Enough room for a stove, sink, and a little counter space. But that was where we learn to love food. I respect the fact that it is a little “Norman Rockwell” to picture a young boy standing on a step stool next to a...
Crunchy's (EL, MI)
Crunchy’s is a well know, longtime fixture in East Lansing. You can tell by all the names wrote and carved on the walls. Crunchy’s might not the number one destination for highbrow eaters, given it “rough” exterior. I would wager if you didn’t know what you were looking for, you might go right past it; it’s the dingy green building with no front door, between the car wash and the...
The Start (Part 2)
Hey Everyone! I’m the other brother Brown, and I just thought I’d let you all know a little bit more about me. As my brother mentioned, I’m a student at Michigan State University, and I’m also originally from Ohio. As a student at a Big Ten University, I’m lucky enough to be surrounded by a great and supportive atmosphere of a college town. It just so happens that...
The Start
I have lived in the greater Lansing area for a little over seven years. I moved here from a tiny little town in the middle of Ohio. The plan was to get a masters degree and get back to Ohio, but after a few weeks I knew this would be home for a while.
My job allows for me to travel a good amount within the state and to a few other states as well. Over these seven years I have learned a lot about...
