Archive for December, 2010

Order one today!

There’s a lot of excitement bubbling among Detroit area wine and food enthusiasts these days over a new establishment in Pleasant Ridge devoted to serving great fare in a cordial atmosphere at reasonable prices. Cork Wine Pub Proprietor Nancy Crutchfield, Executive Chef Bree Hoptman, Beverage Director Jeffrey Mar, CSW and General Manager Joel Rubin have invested a lot of proverbial blood, sweat and tears (not to mention three years dickering with the powers-that-be in Pleasant Ridge for a liquor license), and it all finally came together on Friday, November 19th, when they held a “soft opening” for friends, members of the trade and anyone else who happened to amble in. Kim and I were in attendance that evening and had such a good time, we’ve been back twice since.

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VIA Chateau Grand Traverse – Origin Story: A very, cool video of Ed Sr. explaining how wine growing began on the Old Mission Peninsula.

Michigan Stories- Ed O’Keefe from Reid Ashton on Vimeo.