A taste of this and that, please! The food flight trend is taking Metro Detroit and Ann Arbor by storm — and leaving a pretty big impact on the tastes of their customers. Now you can sip, lick and chomp down on some of the hottest food choices around.
Whether it’s for breakfast, lunch or dinner, these choices are changing the food game — one combo at a time! Sit back, relax and delve into some of these creative creations here in Michigan.
Appetizers: Soups and Pesto Breads at Soup Spoon Cafe
- Address: 1419 E. Michigan Avenue
What’s the scoop with the soup(s)? At the Soup Spoon Cafe, you can dip your spoon into four different kinds of hearty soups.
Customers love the seafood chowder, butternut squash, creamy tomato and BBQ pork. The simple yet creative soups add a tasty layer to your meal.
Take action on this flight while it’s hot, to see what all the cookin’ is around this commodity!
Cereal Flights at Bobcat Bonnies
- Address: 240 W. 9 Mile Road, Ferndale
Think outside of the box with tasty cereals that are brought from their boxes to your flight plate. Find all the classic crunchies like Fruity Pebbles, Lucky Charms, Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
Combine a handful of the sweet goodness with an even sweeter IV drink or cereal shooter to make it a party in your mouth!
Cheese Flights at Zingerman’s Roadhouse
- Address: 2501 Jackson Ave, Ann Arbor,
Ooey, gooey, cheese it to me! If you’re feeling the travel bug this spring season, experience the international love from a board of cheese from Europe.
Grab a taste from the mountains with the Mountain Cheese Tasting Fight that is slam packed with three sharp flavors: Antique Emmentaler from Switzerland, Piave from Italy and Comté from France. Swing by and give these goodies a try at the Roadhouse.
Coffee Flights at Vertex Coffee Roasters
- Address: 1335 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor
All the caffe-holics, are you ready for this hot new trend? The coffee flight at the Vertex Coffee Roasters is one worth traveling for.
With different coffee variations, including Honey Lavender Lattes, Rose Chai, Smokey Mochey and more, you can experience their most popular beverage right at the tip of your tastebuds! The delicious drinks are served in a six ounce size that can be enjoyed right on their scenic patio.
Ice Cream Flights at Blank Slate Creamery
- Address: 300 W. Liberty St., Ann Arbor,
If you love exotic ice cream flavors, then you are in for a treat. Blank Slate Creamery offers an ice cream flight for those who can’t decide on the flavor — or who want to try them all! Pick your four flavors and try them out on a personal tray.
To make it even more exciting, Blank Slate is a homemade creamery that makes its own flavors on the daily. Try out the Madagascar Vanilla, Non-Dairy Peppermint Bark and Hot Cocoa flavors that made this spot The North American Ice Cream Association’s ranking for best in the country.
Ice Cream Flight: Treat Dreams Dessert Emporium
- Address: 22965 Woodward Ave, Ferndale
A scoop a day keeps the happiness at play! Buckle in and take a flight on the sundae express and experience a boat of 4-8 delicious flavors. At Treat Dreams, the extraordinary is possible with four scoops of fresh flavors in Ferndale.
Mead and Cider Flights at Blom Meadworks
Blom is the newest and brightest, BLO(o)Ming meadery in town. Their drinks are sourced from Michigan, and their mead is drafted like a hard cider, which is different from other breweries around town.
This not-as-sweet or thick special craft is also a gluten-free choice. If you’re new in town and not sure where to start then try the drink flight. The little shooters of cider and mead will have your night taking a great lead.
Pizza and Beer Flights The Mitten Brewing Company
- Address: 527 Leonard St. NW, Grand Rapids
Get a piece of this! The pizza and beer flights are the ultimate, separate combos for your tastes. Have both of them with a mix of their unique flavors at the Mitten Brewing Company. The pizza flight offers six different kinds of pizza varying in toppings, tastes and total awesomeness. You won’t be bored with the board of beers from three different selections of tiers. Just for kicks and mitts, the flight board is in the shape of a mitten that holds five kinds of beers.
Support your mitten and leave smitten after trying this flight at the Mitten Brewing Company!
Soju Flights at Miss Kim
- Address: 415 N. Fifth Ave., Ann Arbor
A small taste of Korea awaits, with a variety of Soju for your next date! These sparkling Korean spirits are clear, colorless and distilled alcoholic beverages. The choice of three flavors is just enough to create a powerful triple threat that’ll tie in both culture and taste.
During their happy hour, all drinks are $6 off, so go at the right time and try a flight when the time is right!
Wine Flights at Pops for Italian
- Address: 280 W. 9 Mile Road, Ferndale
Not your average mom-and-pop shop, and when it comes to the drinks — they don’t stop! A selection of 40 wines is all and more than you could ask for when it comes to choosing a drink (or two) for the night.
Make it a sweeter experience when you pick three wines to sip on during your dinner. And, if the taste buds are happy with the choice, then pack the wine home for a save-it-for-later experience.
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