Partner in Food and I just returned fron two fantastic days spent on the Lake Michigan side of the state; we spent a day with friends at a cottage in Whitehall, then meandered up the coast to Ludington, then back across to the Sunrise Side.
Obviously even dedicated foodies can do only so much eating, shopping and rubbernecking on a 48-hour tour, so I'm sure we missed many fantastic food finds on the Left Coast. But I'll highlight some of our stops here.
Our hosts took us to lunch across the bridge in Montague, at Lipka's Soda Fountain (8718 Ferry St.) This is a venerable establishment in a charmingly vintage part of town filled with boutiques, art galleries and antique shops. It features not only an old-fashioned ice cream store where you can enjoy everything from a cone to a malted to a phosphate (the less foo-foo American cousin of the Italian soda), but a new deli/cafe' area featuring homemade soups and sandwiches. There's also limited sidewalk seating, which we appreciated on this pleasant summer day.
PIF and I enjoyed a tasty lunch headlined by a "Polish Rose" sandwich -- ham, dill pickle chips and scallion cream cheese on thin toasted herbed sourdough. PIF paired this with stroganoff soup, while I ordered cream of asparagus soup -- both outstanding.
If you're in the area, make an excursion off the main drag to explore this interesting little shopping district -- and definitely stop at Litka's.
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