Foods Rick Brown Has Tried

Detroit's signature soda shake blends Vernors ginger ale with vanilla ice cream.

Finnish immigrants brought these crunchy, cinnamon-coated slices to Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.

These Polish pre-Lent doughnuts have taken on a life (and an eating contest) of their own in the United States.