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Sporting a shock of auburn-ginger hair and a tight-fitting T-shirt that shows off forearms studded with tattoos, restaurateur Sebastien Auvet gives off a first impression similar to a SoCal surfer dude. The vibe at Vin Sur Vingt, a New York City-based wine bar brand the Frenchman brought to Logan Circle in late March, is similarly casual. Auvet, who opened his first shop along with business partner Rakesh Chandiramani in 2011, is not a classically trained sommelier. He earned his chops in a series of high-end hospitality gigs in New York after moving there in 2003. After spending years lear...

See 32 Michigan beers readers loved in 2020 Updated Jan 13, 2021; Over the last several days, Amy Sherman and I have been writing about our favorite Michigan craft beers of 2020. Hey, it’s what we do as Michigan’s Best reporters at MLive! (Yes, we know we have the best jobs in the world.) On Tuesday we named Biere de Mac Brew Works’ Fleur de Mac as our No. 1 pick for Beer of the Year. The French/Belgium biere de garde style beer was a collaboration with Mackinac State Historic Parks to to help celebrate the park’s 125th anniversary. It was released in July.

Amy’s Top 10 Michigan beers of 2020 Updated Jan 09, 2021; Posted Jan 09, 2021 Fleur de Mac is a special brew by Biére de Mac made to help celebrate Mackinac State Parks 125th birthday. Facebook Share There was nothing normal about 2020, even the simple act of enjoying a cold pint of Michigan beer. And while things weren’t the same, our Michigan breweries stepped up even more, not only brewing up some excellent beers, but also changing almost everything they do in order to remain open. John Gonzalez and I have picked a few of our favorites that we tried over the last year to share with ...

Igloos, shanties, huts and more: Where to dine outdoors in Michigan this winter Updated Jan 21, 2021; Posted Dec 19, 2020 Facebook Share Igloos have been popping up like mushrooms, shanty towns are being constructed, greenhouses are serving new purposes, and even a yurt or two have arrived in Michigan. These are just a few of the examples of how Michigan restauranteurs have been getting creative with outdoor dining spaces. Restaurants have been shut down for indoor dining for the second time in 2020, this time since December 7. Restrictions will remain on indoor dining until January 15, per...

Would take the opportunity to squash that before the final deal was reached. there's been a happy median here. clearly not everything has been agreed to. looks like iran will continue the research and development program. we'll have to see what kind of limits are placed on that when they have the final details hammered out. again, this is a political frame work. these are political understands. you hear that phrase the devil is in the details. the devil is really in the details. we all know these parties can agree to big concepts and theories. when they sit down at the drafting table to negoti...