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Dinner Thurs - Sun.
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Early Bird Special 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday Supper
6:00 p.m.
Reservations Required
We Can Accommodate
Gluten-Free Diets
About Martha & Friends
Martha Ryan's dream of having a restaurant in Leelanau County has now come true. After years of working for others, Martha is creating the dining experience she believes everyone will enjoy. Judy Balas, architect, gal friend and property owner, has transformed an old home on main street into the perfect venue for Martha’s new enterprise.
Martha brought in Susi McConnell to be the pastry chef. Nearly life long friends, Susi formerly worked as pastry chef for Jim Milliman at Hatties in Suttons Bay, and most recently for Carol Worsley at Thyme Out in Glen Arbor.
Martha also hosts international food tours: the current tour is called A Taste of Northern Italy and the Italian Riviera and the dates are november 7-19 including 2 extra nights in Venice. More infomation and registration can be found HERE.
Mario Batali Spotlights Martha’s Leelanau Table
in Esquire Magazine
According to well-known Chef, Author, TV personality, Restauranteur, and Philanthropist Mario Batali, Leelanau Peninsula is the “best place on Earth.” And Batali thinks that Martha’s Leelanau Table European Style Cafe in Suttons Bay is an important part of the reason why.
Batali’s comments appear in Esquire Magazine’s 2009 Spring “Big Black Book” issue, now on magazine stands. This year, the issue features interviews with several well-known chefs, each being asked to describe his/her “best place on Earth.” Batali chose Leelanau Peninsula.
In explaining his decision, Batali, who co-owns 14 restaurants in New York, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, adds, “It’s also important to me to have great restaurants to chill at.” He then singles out Martha’s Leelanau Table for its “simple Alice Waters sensibility.” Waters, co-owner of Chez Panisse in Berkely, California, is one of the leaders of the eating locally/seasonally movement.
Owner Martha Ryan is thrilled. “Mario comes into the restaurant from time to time when he’s in the area. We’re deeply honored to have been identified as one of his favorite restaurants. I applaud the work Mario has done to promote our region and to stress the importance of using locally produced, fresh ingredients in cooking. That’s what Martha’s is all about.”
Martha’s Hits The AP Wire
According to John Flesher of the The Associated Press, the Traverse City region is fast becoming known as a “foodie haven.” And Martha’s Leelanau Table is one of the reasons why! Here’s what Flesher said about us, “Martha’s Leelanau Table, a European-style bistro in Suttons Bay, stuffs its pancakes with northern Michigan blueberries and its frittatas with cheeses from nearby dairies.”
Thanks John!
Source: “Michigan’s Traverse City Is An Up-And-Coming Foodie Haven” by John Flesher of the AP; July 19, 2009.
Full article HERE
Traverse Magazine's Web Site Article About Our Cooking Classes
Elizabeth Edwards, Traverse Magazine's Managing Editor, pays us the ultimate compliment in her recent article when she says, “If you’re a Northern Michigan foodie and you don’t know Martha Ryan, owner and chef at Martha’s Leelanau table in Suttons Bay, it’s time to meet her.”
Elizabeth, her husband and several friends attended one of our cooking classes, and she’s written about it. That night we made (and ate!) a variety of tasty delights that included stuffed green olives, goat cheese souflees on a bed of mixed greens, a simple risotto, pizza with an Italian ham (speck), asparagus, mushrooms, and cheese, and flourless chocolate cake for dessert. Sound good? Give us a call to sign up for one of our upcoming classes!
Thank you Elizabeth for the glowing review.
To read the entire article (“Dinner at Martha’s Leelanau Table by Elizabeth Edwards”) and see some photos from the event, go HERE
"Up North eateries dazzle taste buds with Michigan-flair meals"
By SYLVIA RECTOR in the Detroit Free Press
MAY 28, 2010
read it here