by Terri | Aug 30, 2013 | Chef's Blog, Zehnders
By Executive Chef John Zehnder, CEC, ACE, HGT, AAC Some like summer, but my favorite time of the year is autumn! The hot muggy days of summer are just a memory and the spectacular colors of fall begin to appear almost overnight. September’s full moon – The Harvest...
by Terri | Aug 1, 2013 | Chef's Blog, Zehnder's History, Zehnders
By Al Zehnder, CEO of Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth There is no doubt that the Family Style Chicken Dinners served by Zehnder’s today, were served first, right across the street, by the Fischer family at Fischer’s Hotel now the Bavarian Inn. But why chicken dinners?...
by Terri | Jun 21, 2013 | Chef's Blog, Zehnders
By Executive Chef John Zehnder, CEC, ACE, HGT, AAC As an “old school” chef I firmly believe that the foods we eat should be seasonal, fresh and local. Here at Zehnder’s Restaurant we buy locally as much as we can. As a family owned business we have a loyalty to the...
by Terri | Apr 25, 2013 | Chef's Blog, Zehnders
By Executive Chef John Zehnder, CEC, ACE, AAC, HGT As an “old school” chef, I believe that food should be eaten in-season. With modern technologies, we now have the ability to produce and ship tomatoes, watermelons, blueberries, strawberries and vegetables...
by Terri | Mar 26, 2013 | Chef's Blog, Zehnders
Executive Chef John Zehnder, CEC, ACE, HGT, AAC Each season has its own unique fruits and vegetables. As a chef, I encourage folks to eat seasonally as nature intended us to do. In my mind, there’s something not right about eating strawberries, tomatoes and corn...
by Terri | Oct 24, 2012 | Chef's Blog, Zehnder's of Frankenmuth, Zehnders
Squashtoberfest is our autumn celebration in honor of all things squash and pumpkin. Zehnder’s invited all home cooks, aspiring amateur chefs and TV network “Foodies” to enter into the day long, three-event cooking competition with three categories:...
