Live in the D: Dine in the D- The Original Cottage Inn

Who doesn't love movie and pizza night? Well, it's National Pizza Month and today we're taking you to the place where a popular pizza chain started. In fact, they were one of the first pizzerias in Ann Arbor that Michelle O

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cabins when you hear the name cabin the first thing you think of is probably pizza and you wouldn't be wrong, they serve a lot of pizzas here but they also serve a lot more which is definitely a lot more. Of them, like traditional Italian dishes, they have breadsticks and, of course, traditional pizza.

Oh, it's just been a great Italian restaurant. A lot of people come here every day and say, "Oh my God, I didn't know you had all this." pizzeria, but our pizzas are delicious and they are a big part of our business, but we also have a lot more to offer and he should know that when his father opened this restaurant, there was a kind of little Janos coffee jukebox and my dad used it. bought in 1960 when he came from Greece and then he introduced pizza and it was probably one of the first pizzas in Ann Arbor and then he started expanding and it was this little area that you know here and now it's a full restaurant and takeout and de

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ry to address and franchises and all the works and as for the name, I think that was the name when my father bought the building, it was limited to yes, well, a cabin in suits, this cozy Italian restaurant that even has a wall full of memorabilia , many people have memories. and like oh that year, this and this athlete were good or like they meet here, they have their wedding, a rehearsal dinner and they also have students that come back and see, you know, there's catagen that offers a lot of tradition, well, today I'm going a Dust off my pizza skills and make one of their classic pizzas, the best at Cottage Inn.

We start with a little dough and press the crust. I'm not that fast. It's been a while since I didn't know. Then we roll the dough. with this pointed roller to make something called a key and now why are we attaching it? Yes, because you know how to play ball. Bob, oh yeah, so he broke it into the ball, so make sure there are no bubbles, there are no bubbles. Then we slap him. Take out the dough and give it a few turns for fun. Well, here we go, spread some of his signature pizza sauce and then add the toppings.

Yes, you heard right, the toppings before the cheese, we added some mushrooms and Italian sausage. I know. Why do they put the ingredients under the cheese? It's usually cheese and restaurant, so always always and I also think it helps when they don't like to bite into it and then remove the ingredients. Now we sprinkle the cheese and we put the only dressing that really goes on top of the pepperoni that way they stay nice and crispy in the oven they don't have parmesan cheese and that's fine, I know that a regular dish for me is like the classic maintains a spice, yes , dont do it.

You don't have it and you don't have a moment, it's time to use the oven and it comes out ready to eat. Okay, we're joined in the studio today by Jim Miko, the co-owner of Cottage Inn. Thank you for being here, thank you. I'm excited to be here, well we're excited for Jason Carr even more than I am, but tell us about this beautiful variety that you brought for us, okay, we've got this, these are the classics since 1948, they've been our guest favorites, there's Mediterranean banana hot peppers. feta parmesan four cheese blend extra virgin olive oil well, next we have a meat lover's pizza that features all of our fresh meats.

The Italian sausage is amazing, then we have a classic Greek salad with feta cheese imported from Greece and our kalamata olives from my father's village as well and then we have a family that we like is a family recipe through all the years is our lasagna is one of our biggest sales Wow okay it looks beautiful and then we have a guy we make fresh homemade bread every day and then you can buy them for a dollar the bread we value it over the years and people love it and then we have many excellent pastas. I just brought a couple, this is a shrimp and scallop portofino with demi-glace cream sauce, black pasta and chicken, which is one of my favorites it's not spicy but very tasty okay, and then this is a new appetizer which we created with fresh roasted vegetables and pita, it has goat cheese on top and then I wanted to make the garnish so it's edible, it's not just a garnish and I just made a rugal ah extra virgin olive oil a little kosher salt and then you squeeze the lemon on top very well tell us about these special items here well, we wanted to grow with you, you know our guests and the way you know people listen, listen to our guests and the dietary changes: I wanted to create a pizza which was excellent but still vegan, so we have a new gluten-free menu, we have a new vegan menu and it's very good, we have a vegan buffet every second Thursday of the month, so On November 8th we have one, we also get you excited about the cheese because we wanted to create something that we couldn't do until now because we finally found the right cheese and it's a goat cheese that I want you to try later, it's imported from Greece it tastes like soft feta cheese, but it tastes like soft goat cheese and that's just vegetables with goat cheese and the others, a Tuscan with kalamata olives and that has an amazing fresh vegan mozzarella and then we brought the impossible burger. because that's a big talk about the huge well, it's huge, okay, yeah, beautiful spread, I want me to bring you a slice right now while you're reading this too, okay, yeah, let's do it, so also tell us where you're located or one to East William.

Right in the center of Ann Arbor, it's nice and if you want to try the

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cabin and we're giving away ten $30 gift cards, you can also redeem them at their other restaurant, the Quarter Bistro in Ann Arbor, for a chance to win, go to our live event. Facebook page or contest page. I click on detroit.com take a bite omg I knew I was going to say it's good it smells amazing I know it's good we also started dining in group D on Facebook join to see all the places we cover , receive suggestions on places to eat and share your favorite meals from local restaurants.

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