by Terri McNutt | May 29, 2012 | Zehnder's Splash Village
As a child, my summer memories consisted of vacations in Northern Michigan. The “must have” on our list was a hotel with a pool. We were thrilled at the fact that we would stay somewhere that had a pool and a diving board. I can’t imagine being a...
by Terri McNutt | May 23, 2012 | Zehnder's History, Zehnder's of Frankenmuth, Zehnders
By Al Zehnder, CEO of Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth The article I wrote last November (click on November 2011 in our archives to refresh your memory) detailed how, in 1949, the Zehnder family purchased Fischer’s Hotel which sat directly across the street from...
by Terri McNutt | May 21, 2012 | Chef's Blog, Zehnder's History, Zehnders
By Chef John Zehnder, CEC, ACE, HGT, AAC Growing prolifically in ditches and along the edges of woods, the elderberry bush has been used for centuries by Native Americans and early settlers as a food source and for its medicinal properties. While the unripened...
by Terri McNutt | May 16, 2012 | Awards, Zehnder's of Frankenmuth, Zehnders
Zehnder’s Restaurant, located in the Bavarian town of Frankenmuth, opened its doors for business on Mother’s Day, 1928, when Zehnder’s chefs served up a total of 312 chicken dinners. Since then, hundreds of thousands of guests have enjoyed the Mother’s Day tradition...
by Terri McNutt | Apr 30, 2012 | Chef's Blog, Zehnders
By Chef John Zehnder, CEC, ACE, HGT, AAC Weather patterns in the spring of 1994 were very similar to what we are experiencing this year. Unusually warm temperatures early on in April/May peaking the second week in June with high 90’s for a ten day stretch. Back...
