The Flowering Hearth, Simple Cooking//Enthusiastic Eating

The Flowering Hearth, Simple Cooking//Enthusiastic Eating

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The Flowering Hearth, Simple Cooking//Enthusiastic Eating
The Flowering Hearth, Simple Cooking//Enthusiastic Eating
A Diner Origin Story

A Diner Origin Story

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A Diner Origin Story
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NPR droned from my car speakers, “Gretchen Whitmer has restricted indoor dining” I reached over and turned the knob up as I bumped along Mack Avenue. The city was still and gray with very few other cars out this early as I made my way to the diner. We were just emerging from the midwestern winter stupor. Winter used to be a relatively busy season at the…

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