The Cooks House near downtown Traverse City
7:30 AM is early. Not for most people, but for J and me, anything before about 11 AM might as well be pre-dawn. Why were we up so early, you ask? Our goal was to be on the road by 9:00 AM and in Traverse City by lunch. Guess what? We made it! Out the door by 8:30 and in the Cherry Capitol by noon. Our first stop was going to be lunch. I had been scouting this one out for a while. I noticed a blog on Good Food Hunting called From Behind the Stove. The writer is a chef at a tiny restaurant near downtown Traverse City. I knew if we ever made it north, The Cooks House would definitely be a stop.
So, we pull into downtown Traverse City just after noon. I was a little worried because I kept reading about how great this place was and how it was starting to catch on with foodies. Reservations are strongly recommended for dinner. I was really hoping that wouldn’t be the case with lunch. The Cooks House is located just a few blocks from the main downtown business district on Front Street. It’s a very inconspicuous building. We actually drove by it without realizing it. We found a parking garage two blocks up then headed back the way we came on foot to seek out the shop. Read the rest of this entry »
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