AT 8 30 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE RIB FEST. IT’S WHAT ELSE BUT MICHIGAN RIB FEST .COM. AND
TODAY WE ARE DOING THINGS A BIT
DIFFERENTLY FOR DINA TO D. AS
YOU KNOW, MICHELLE OLIVER HAS
SPENT THE WEEK SHOWING US ALL
THE FUN THAT CAN BE HAD AT OUR
SPONSOR, KALAHARI RESORTS AND
CONVENTIONS, AND YOU PROBABLY
GUESSED SHE HAD TO CHECK OUT THE
FOOD SCENE WHILE SHE WAS THERE.
SO LET’S SEE WHAT THERE IS TO
EAT A KALAHARI. KALAHARI RESORTS
IN SANDUSKY. YOU CAN WORK UP
QUITE THE APPETITE SPLASHING
AROUND IN THE WAVES SWIRLING
DOWN THE SLIDES. LUCKILY YOU
DON’T EVEN NEED TO LEAVE THE
RESORT TO GRAB A BITE TO EAT. WE
LOVE LOVE, LOVE OUR FOOD HERE
WHEN I SAY LOVE LOVE, WE HAVE
CHEFS AND HATS WALKING ALL OVER
THE BUILDING. IT’S SO MUCH FUN
FOR EVERYBODY TO SEE HOW SERIOUS
WE TAKE FOOD. WE’VE GOT LOTS OF
DIFFERENT CHOICES, THOUGH, SO
DON’T FEEL LIKE YOU ARE GOING TO
COME AND JUST HAVE ONE THING TO
PICK FROM. SO LET’S START WITH
BREAKFAST. WE HAVE GREAT HARU
BUFFET, AND THEY DO AN ALA CARTE
MENU TO AT TIMES, WONDERFUL
BUFFET AND WONDERFUL FOOD
ARRANGEMENT THERE AND WE HAVE
JAVA, WHICH IS OUR STARBUCKS ON
PROPERTY, AND YOU CAN GET SOME
NICE SWEET TREATS OR A LITTLE
BREAKFAST. RAPID THAT SUITS YOUR
NEEDS, IF YOU DON’T FEEL LIKE
DRYING OFF, YOU CAN ALWAYS GRAB
LUNCH AT ONE OF THE CONCESSION
STANDS INSIDE THE WATER PARK.
BUT IF YOU DO WANT TO TAKE A
BREAK AND REALLY INDULGE, CHECK
OUT B. LUX IS A CRAFT BURGER AND
MILKSHAKE. AND WHEN I SAY
MILKSHAKES, I MEAN ANYTHING YOU
CAN IMAGINE MIXED IN WITH A
LITTLE BIT OF ICE CREAM AND THEN
ANY KIND OF BURGER TO PAIR WITH
THAT ANYTHING YOU WANT ON A
BURGER. THEY’RE GOING TO DO IT
FOR YOU. WE’VE ALSO GOT SOME
REALLY FUN. MAC AND CHEESE
DISHES OVER THERE. GREAT SALAD,
SO NICE AMERICAN CASUAL FARE.
FOR A QUICK AFTERNOON TREAT HEAD
ON OVER TO THE CANDY HUT. AND
THEN FOR DINNER, SORTINO KNOWS
IS THE PLACE TO BE 14 OWES WAS
HANDED OVER TO US BY GEORGE
SORTINO. HE AND HIS BROTHER
JIMMY, HAVE SPENT YEARS AND
YEARS SEVERAL DECADES WORTH OF
PERFECTING THESE RECIPES. THE
RECIPES WERE PASSED DOWN TO HIM
FROM HIS FATHER, WHO IMMIGRATED
FROM SICILY IN 1952. SO WHEN I
SAY AUTHENTIC ITALIAN CUISINE IS
EXACTLY WHAT YOU’RE GETTING. SO
WE REALLY WANTED THIS RESTAURANT
CONCEPT OF FEEL LIKE THE FOOD
TASTES VERY AUTHENTIC. 6-6 THIS
IS A BEAUTIFUL SPREAD HERE, SO
LET’S GET INTO THE MENU AND
WE’RE GOING TO START WITH THEIR
CHEESE AND MEAT BOARD. IT’S FULL
OF SALAMIS AND CURED MEATS,
FRESH ITALIAN CHEESES. I ALSO
SPOTTED SOME OLIVES ON THEIR
TOMATOES, FRESH BASIL. JUST A
NICE WAY TO START OFF YOUR MEAL
MOVING ON NOW TO THEIR ENTREES.
ONE OF THEIR CROWD PLEASERS IS
THEIR PIZZA. THIS IS 10 INCH
HAND TOSSED PIZZA. WE HAVE THIS
ONE WITH GIANT PEPPERONI IS ON
IT, AS WELL AS ITALIAN SAUSAGE
AND A SPRINKLING OF PARMESAN
CHEESE. NOW THE ORIGINAL OWNER,
GEORGE ACTUALLY CREATED THIS
NEXT DISH IT’S CALLED, PASSED A
MAFIA AND AS THE MENU SAYS, IT’S
A PASTOR. YOU CAN’T REFUSE, SO
THIS ONE HAS STEAK ON IT. YOU
CAN GET IT COOKED TO YOUR LIKING
AND ALSO HAS FADED CINI AND LOTS
OF VEGETABLES, INCLUDING
BROCCOLI, SCALLIONS, PEPPERS,
ALL IN A SPICY CREAM SAUCE. AND
A GREAT WAY TO END YOUR MEAL IS
WITH DESSERT, SO WHY NOT TRY ONE
OF THEIR HOUSE MADE CANNOLIS? SO
THESE ARE FILLED WITH RICOTTA
CREAM AND YOU CAN GET THEM
DIPPED WITH WHATEVER YOU LIKE,
INCLUDING CHOCOLATE OR SPRINKLES
. SO NO MATTER WHAT YOU’RE IN
THE FOOD FOR KALAHARI HAS
SOMETHING TO SATISFY YOUR
CRAVING. AND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
ALL THE KALAHARI RESORTS AND
CONVENTIONS HAS TO OFFER AND
MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS TO VISIT
GO TO THEIR WEBSITE. KALAHARI
RESORTS DOT COM AGAIN. THAT’S
KALAHARI RESORTS .COM. MICHELLE
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAD SO MUCH
FUN THERE. I DID. I THINK GOING
TO KALAHARI SINCE I WAS A KID. I
LOVE THE WATER PARK. IT IS JUST
SO MUCH FUN, AND IT FITS ALL AGE
GROUPS. I HAVE A SISTER WHO SHE
IS NOW, 17. BUT WE HAVE A 15
YEAR AGE GAP, AND IT WAS JUST IT
WAS ALWAYS A BLAST, AND IT FITS
EVERYONE AND FOR MOM AND DAD,
THERE IS A SWIM UP BAR IN THE
HOT TUB, INDOOR OUTDOOR HOT TUB
. NICE NICE WAY TO END THE NIGHT
WEEK. WE TELL VIEWERS ABOUT YOUR
DINING THE D A NEWSLETTER. WHY
DON’T YOU TELL EVERYBODY ABOUT
WHAT THEY CAN LOOK FORWARD TO?
IF YOU’RE A FOODIE AND OR JUST
WANT SOME RESTAURANT
RECOMMENDATIONS SIGN UP FOR MY
NEWSLETTER, THE DINING THAT HE
NEWSLETTER IS SENT STRAIGHT TO
YOUR INBOX EVERY OTHER THURSDAY.
I’VE ALWAYS INCLUDE A LIST OF
DIFFERENT PLACES COMING UP ON
LOOKING AT SOME ICE CREAM PLACES
. NATURAL ICE CREAM. ONCE I TRY
TO MIX IT UP, SO IT’S NOT ALWAYS
THE SAME PLACE. I DO INTERVIEWS
WITH CHEFS BEHIND THE SCENES, I
SOMETIMES SPEAK TO OTHER
FOODIES. I GET TIPS ON HOW TO
GET A GOOD FOODIE PICTURE. SO
ITS SHARE MY RECIPES. OTHER
CHEFS RECIPES, SO IT’S A BUNCH
OF ALL KINDS OF THINGS FOOD.
BASICALLY IT’S A LOT OF
EXCLUSIVE INFORMATION. EXCLUSIVE
INFORMATION. IF YOU LIKE, DOWN
TO THE D, AND YOU WISH LIKE, OH,
I WANT MORE. THAT THIS IS THE
MORE HERE YOU GO UP TO SIGN UP
FOR THE NEWSLETTER. LOOK AT THE
NEWSLETTER TAB AT THE TOP OF
CLICKONDETROIT.COM AND THERE YOU
CAN TELL ME WHERE I SHOULD GO
NEXT. YOU CAN EMAIL ME OR YOU
CAN LET US KNOW BY LEAVING A
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AND DETROIT I PITCHED IT BEFORE,
AND I’LL PITCH IT AGAIN UNTIL WE
FINALLY GO OUT THERE. BUT OUT IN
JACKSON, YES, PLACE CALLED THE
PARLOR USED TO BE CALLED JACKSON
ALL STAR DAIRY. IT’S ONE OF
THOSE PLACES WHERE IF YOU CAN
FINISH THE 21 SCOOP SUNDAE, YOU
GO IN THE HOLE AND YOU’RE ON THE
HALL OF FAME WALL AND SO WOULD
YOU GO WITH ME? I WOULD
DEFINITELY GO WITH YOU. AND WE
CAN TRY AND CAN WE? CAN WE DO A