VERY CREATIVE, TOMORROW AT 10
A.M. RIGHT HERE ON "LIVE IN THE
D."
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>> Jason: BY THE WAY, AS WE GET
TO MICHIGAN FOOD WEEK, I WANNA
LET YOU KNOW THE VIEWER POINTED
OUT TO ME, TATI, THAT THAT MOVIE
I WAS TRYING TO THINK OR THAT
SPECIAL, IT’S NOT DUCK AND
COVER, IT’S PREP AND LANDING.
SECRET AGENT ELVES GET SANTA
READY.
>>> WE’RE CELEBRATING THE
FABULOUS FOOD FINDS, AND YOU
COULD WIN A PILE OF CASH.
$500, IN FACT.
MORE ON THAT IN A MOMENT.
IT’S A DESTINATION FOR
AWARD-WINNING ICE CREAM,
CHOCOLATE MILK AND MEALS, AND I
GREW UP WITH IT, GUERNSEY FARMS
DAIRY IN NORTHVILLE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> Jason: YOU’RE CELEBRATING 80
YEARS IN BUSINESS.
CONGRATULATIONS ABOUT THAT!
I KNOW ALL ABOUT GUERNSEY BEING
A PLYMOUTH-CANTON KID.
TEST US ABOUT GUERNSEY FARMS
DAIRY.
>> WE ARE A THIRD GENERATION
FAMILY-OWNED AND OPERATED
COMPANY BASED OUT OF
NORTHVILLE/NOVI AREA AND WE’RE
CELEBRATING OUR 80th ANNIVERSARY
THIS YEAR.
IT WAS IN 1940 THAT MY GRANDPA
STARTED A BUSINESS AND MY
GRANDMA HAD 14 KIDS, ALL 14 PART
OF THE BUSINESS AT SOME POINT.
AND TODAY, WE’RE NOW ON OUR
THIRD GENERATION OF OWNERSHIP.
IT’S MYSELF, A COUPLE COUSINS
AND MY MOM WHO IS THE YOUNGEST
OF THE 14 KIDS AND WE’RE DOING
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE
WE’RE HERE FOR ANOTHER 80 YEARS.
>> Jason: YOUR PLACE IS THE
CLASSIC AMERICAN DESTINATION.
I TOOK MY DAUGHTER IN THERE.
YOU HAVE A CUP OF SOUP AND THEN
A BURGER AND FRIES AND A
LEMONADE AND THEN YOU GO OVER
AND LOOK AT THE ICE CREAM AND
PICK OUT YOUR ICE CREAM.
IT’S WONDERFUL FOR THE FAMILY!
WE UNDERSTAND YOU RECENTLY HAD A
BIG RENOVATION TO THE BUILDING
AND THE MENU.
WHAT’S DIFFERENT THAN WHAT I
REMEMBER?
>> WE TOTALLY RENOVATED THE
WHOLE STORE AND RESTAURANT
SPACE.
AS WE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE’RE
GONNA CELEBRATE THIS 80-YEAR
ANNIVERSARY, WE WANTED TO DIG IN
OUR ROOTS IN THIS COMMUNITY AND
WANTED TO MAKE IT A MORE SPECIAL
EXPERIENCE
SO THE WHOLE PLACE GOT A
FACE-LIFT, AND I GUESS PROBABLY
THE MENU CHANGED A LITTLE BIT.
ONE OF THE NEWEST ADDITIONS IS
THE ADDITION OF ALCOHOL.
WE WANTED TO BECOME A
FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANT SO THAT
AS PEOPLE COME IN AND HAVE A
DINING EXPERIENCE WITH US, THAT
WE ARE ABLE TO CAPTURE THAT
GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO GO
OUT AND HAVE A COCKTAIL WITH
THEIR MEAL.
SO WE’RE EXCITED TO BE HERE.
WE’RE HAPPY ABOUT IT.
THE RESPONSE FROM THE COMMUNITY
HAS BEEN GREAT.
SO YEAH, C’MON OUT AND CHECK OUT
THE NEWLY RENOVATED SPACE.
>> Jason: YOUR ICE CREAM IS
AWARD-WINNING.
DO YOU MAKE IT YOURSELVES RIGHT
THERE?
>> YEAH, WE DO.
RIGHT IN THE SAME BUILDING WHERE
THE STORE AND RESTAURANT IS
LOCATED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
WALL IS OUR PROCESSING PLANT.
IT’S WHERE WE MAKE A FULL
LINE-UP OF DAIRY PRODUCTS, ALL
THE MILK AND ICE CREAM FLAVORS.
YOU CAN COME AND SIT WITH YOUR
FAMILY IN THE SFRAUNT AND HAVE A
MILKSHAKE, A BOOZY MILKSHAKE,
AND ALL THE INGREDIENTS ARE ON
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL.
>> Jason: AND THE CHOCOLATE MILK
THAT WAS SERVED IN MY SCHOOL
CAFETERIA, WHERE DO YOU SOURCE
THE MILK?
WHY IS IT SO GOOD?
>> WE HAVE A SAYING THAT QUALITY
STARTS AT THE SOURCE.
SO JUST AS OF A COUPLE YEARS
AGO, WE DEVELOPED A RELATIONSHIP
WITH A COMPANY OUT OF THE GRAND
RAPIDS AREA, WALNUTDALE FARMS, A
FAMILY-OWNED FARM, AND ALL OUR
MILK COMES FROM THEIR PLACE AND
SCORED IN THE 99 PERCENTILE FOR
THEIR ANIMAL WELFARE PROGRAM,
AND THEY PLACE AN EMPHASIS ON
QUALITY.
IT’S A GREAT RELATIONSHIP AND
WE’RE HAPPY TO BE WORKING WITH
THEM.
>> Jason: I ASSUME YOU HAVE
TABLES SPACED APART.
WHERE ARE YOU LOCATED?
>> 21300 NOVI ROAD IN BETWEEN 8
AND 9 MILE.
WE HAD TO MAKE SOME
MODIFICATIONS TO THE RESTAURANT
AND THE DINING SPACE AND PULL
TABLES AND CHAIRS OUT.
SO WE’RE OPERATING AT ABOUT 50%
CAPACITY, AND EVERY TABLE HAS 6
FEET DISTANCE BETWEEN THE NEXT
ONE AND, YEAH, WE’RE TRYING TO
ACCOMMODATE OUR GUESTS AND MAKE
PEOPLE FEEL COMFORTABLE AND SAFE
AND ENJOYING AND HAVING A DINNER
AND HAVING A MEAL WITH YOUR
FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
>> Jason: JOE, WE GOTTA GO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> THANK YOU, WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> Jason: TO LEARN MORE, VISIT
THEIR WEBSITE,
GUERNSEYFARMSDAIRY.COM.
AND FIVE VIEWERS HAVE THE CHANCE
TO WIN 500 SMACKERONIES.
AND GO TO CLICKONDETROIT.COM TO
ENTER AND WE’LL ANNOUNCE A NEW
WINNER ON "LIVE IN THE D" EACH
DAY STARTING NEXT WEEK.