Trooper Long
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I was just at Grange Kitchen and Bar for Ann Arbor's Restaurant Week and I was very pleased with my dining experience. Dinner was in three courses. The whitefish cakes that I chose were the winner for the first courses, as it was served with a mustard & Dragon’s Milk (stout) aoli. The texture and temperature contrasts (and the taste) were out of this world! Probably the best thing I tasted all restaurant week. We both had gazpacho for second course—a green tomato base with a very bright flavor served up cold. And although this was quite delectable, I was wishing there were maybe three or four housemaid kettle chips with sea salt as garnish and topping. When I make a cold soup it's balanced by something salty with a crunchy texture. We sipped house made Manhattans while waiting between courses… these craft cocktails had amazing balance and good use of bitters. The meals were anchored by the sirloin entrée for me and the pan-roasted half chicken for my dinner date. The sirloin was quite tender and perfect medium-rare with buttery fingerling potatoes, and the chicken was presented under a lovely de-glazed pan sauce with tender, buttery asparagus. We opted for dessert as dinner portion size was modest. The chocolate pudding with ice cream sounds weird on paper, but let me tell you, when all that is combined with fresh basil, oreo-crumbs and that sauce they drizzle over it all, THIS may actually have been better than the whitefish cakes I had earlier (don't take my word for it - check out my pics) 100+!