Our Uncommon Life

We wanted to talk about all the delicious food finds in Traverse City, MI ....but quickly realized there were so many we needed two parts.  ( I mean honestly, we could do a 10 part series, but alas....just two for now)

In today's episode, we chat about the more casual dining options.  Strip away the bougie brunches, get rid of the reservations....just good ole yummy easy crowd pleasing food.  From burgers, to donuts, to breweries.....learn our fave go to spots!

Mentioned in this episode:

The Omelette Shoppe

Bubba's Burgers

Bubbies Bagels

Potter's Bakery

Peace, Love, and Little Donuts

Rare Bird Brewery

7 Monks Taproom 

Mama Lu's

The Oakwood

In today's episode, we talk about our biggest time hacks.  Things that open up space and freedom for us to do the things we love!  I mean, who doesn't want that?!  Zac and I go over outsourcing, how to make quick decisions, and even some tips and tricks for other little pesky time suckers.  

One of the things we love and that we talk about is Instacart.  Grocery delivery is a HUGE time saver for me.  Especially lately, as I drove back and forth to northern Michigan multiple times in a week.  Being able to come home to groceries waiting for me was a game changer.  Here is a code to get $10 off your first order! 

Code : SBA9D20171

If anyone knows us, they know how much we love a good vegas trip.  The lights, the crowds, the FOOD.  In this episode we talk about our favorite fine dining, places to go on a budget, and even some other things to do besides eat.  You can tell how excited we are to talk about Vegas, because we are jumping all over the place in food recommendations....and I'm sure we missed a million.  

Honorable Food Mentions:

The Bacchanal Buffet

The Buffet at Paris Casino (Breakfast)

Carmine's

The Old Homestead

Heritage

Gallagher's

Gordon Ramsey Steak

Beauty & Essex

Secret Pizza

Momofuku

Herbs and Rye

The Peppermill

Mon Ami Gabi

Cut

Bardot

Nobu

Bazaar Meats

E

Pink's Hot Dog's

Hash House a Go Go

The Pantry

The NY NY Piano Bar

Wally's 

Whew, it has been a long time friends!  We are super excited to be back with you, laying down some fun new podcasts.  Zac and I definitely have some fun things we are working on, and a list of episodes for you that we cannot wait to share.  

We also are always looking for recommendations ....of podcast topics, restaurants, travel....so feel free to leave a comment on what YOU would like to hear us chat about.

Driving home from TC again, and wanted to do a fun little chat.  Zac and I give away our little secret project, talk about some amazing food this weekend....and talk about some upcoming vacay's.

Restaurants/Bars we chatted about:

Trattoria de Stella

Benedicts

Traverse City Whiskey Co

The Omlette Shoppe

Rare Bird Brew Pub

The Parlor 

The Low Bar

That's right....it our New York City episode!  Zac and I ate and drank our way through the city a few weeks back and found some old school staples, Michelin starred fine dining, and bagels galore.  Find out which museum we would spend a whole day at, where to get caviar martini's , and what part of NYC Zac was severely underwhelmed with.  We had such a blast in the big city and cannot wait to go back and explore even more.

Restaurants mentioned:

Chelsea Bagle

Daniela's 

The Red Eye Grill

Smashed

Zazzy's 

Scarpetta

Jean-George's

Bagel's & Schmear

Nom Wah Tea Parlor

Dante's 

Keen's Steakhouse

Perrine

Village Thai

This week we are coming to you from Zac's car as we drive home from Traverse city.  Listen in to our conversation about where we are at with our monthly goals, Zac holding me accountable, and me giving Zac a pretty big observation about him not wanting to wake up early.  It's a pretty raw convo, you can definitely hear Oliver moving around in the background and the blinker turning on and off....we even get super confused to where we are at one point because we are so engaged in our chat.  

We can't believe we have gone this long without talking about the food mecca of Detroit, MI.  We LOVE dining in the city and want you to love it too.  Honestly, it's one of our favorite date days to do....heading down to the D and eating & drinking our way through town.  In this episode we cover everything from the Detroit classic coney duels to the upscale "it" crowd places to be seen.  You can also find out which restaurant called us out for knowing how to dine really well....best compliment EVER!

Restaurants to check out:

The Lafayette

American Coney

Pizza Papalis

Supinos

Pegasus

Slows BBQ

Xochomilco

Takoi

Whitney

Roast

Prime and Proper

SheWolf

Mario's

San Morello

A raw conversation that Zac and I have around the reasons we CHOSE to not have children.  We totally respect everyones decisions on what is best for them, but for us....little humans was not the way to go.  Hear how we have dealt with backlash, our thought process, and even what we did to make sure the decisions were right for us.

Well, we had to do it sooner or later....talk about our good ole hometown foodie faves here in Fenton, MI.  From the best drinks to order at The Laundry, to the place where everyone literally knows our name (Relief & Resource...we see you).....we wanted to dedicate this episode to all the yummy eats that are literally at our finger tips .  These are the reasons why we tell people to move to Fenton all the time....I mean who doesn't want boozy milkshakes?!?  Enjoy

Our Faves:

The Laundry

El Topo

Relief & Resource

Fenton Fire Hall

Ciao

Andiamos of Fenton

Cancun

Uncle Ray's Ice Cream

The Pumphouse Custard

Scoop

The Fenton Hotel

The Rough Draught

The Fenton Pub

Lucky's Steakhouse

The Barn