The Mechanical Man

By John Zehnder, CEC, ACE, HGT, AAC When I think of Detroit Tigers baseball, three names come to mind; Ty Cobb, Al Kaline and Charlie Gehringer. Charlie Gehringer, named the all-time greatest second baseman in 1969, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949....

Hollerkuchle

By Chef John Zehnder, CEC, ACE, HGT, AAC Growing prolifically in ditches and along the edges of woods, the elderberry bush has been used for centuries by Native Americans and early settlers as a food source and for its medicinal properties. While the unripened...

You Can’t Make This Stuff Up

By Chef John Zehnder, CEC, ACE, HGT, AAC Weather patterns in the spring of 1994 were very similar to what we are experiencing this year. Unusually warm temperatures early on in April/May peaking the second week in June with high 90’s for a ten day stretch. Back...

Delectable Holiday Hors d’oeuvres

By Chef Ryan Lynch of Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth Are you sick and tired of the same old hors d’oeuvres on the table around the holidays? Do you need some new ideas to zip up the holidays so your family isn’t dreading coming over for the feast? If so,...