Zehnder’s House-Made Applesauce

Applesauce is a great treat that you can make in your own home. Whether served warm or cold, applesauce is a sweet, comforting and delicious treat loved by all. Here at Zehnder’s, we house-make our own applesauce so we can share a little bit of love with all of...

A Mid-Summer’s Frankenmuth Tale

By Chef John Zehnder, CEC, ACE, HGT, AAC Whenever I think of raspberries, I am reminded of a story my father told me. Scary stories were part of the early Frankenmuth culture and tradition just like telling ghost stories around a campfire today. The origin of this...

Mmm – The Best Barbecue Ribs You’ve Ever Tasted!

Ribs are the holy grail of a pig. Mastering them marks the difference between a beginner and a true pit master. Here at Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth, we have mastered them going by the simple motto of “Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly”. We...

Uncle Albert and the Elephant

Albert was one of eight children of William and Emilie Zehnder, the founders of Zehnder’s Restaurant. Every family has one…if there was mischief or shenanigans, everyone knew that somehow Albert was involved. He just was that kind of a kid with a mind of...