NEWS
Friday Fish Fry
This Friday, we're going to be doing something different and awesome here at Bellflower. We're going to take a day away from our regular menu so that we can bring back some old seafood favorites, and turn our attention to the frying of perch, catfish, smelt,...
Collaborating with “Go Ice Cream” to Make Something Special for the Coldest Day of the Year
If the last several years are any indication, Friday, January 29 will be our coldest day this winter. And, to mark the occasion, we’ve got a special that we’re really proud of. We’ve been huge fans of our friend and neighbor Go! Ice Cream from their...
We’re Celebrating National Pie Day
We know, you probably haven’t heard of National Pie Day. To be honest, neither had we. But we’ve taken it as our mission here at Bellflower to make it a pseudo-holiday that matters. So we’ve poured everything we have into a Super Pie Package, showcasing the best of...
Ask the Somm… A New Public Service from Bellflower
The really cool thing about having a restaurant like Bellflower in the neighborhood is that you no longer have to drive out to a chain store by the highway when you just feel like picking up a bottle of wine for dinner, or a few bottles for a gift or special occasion....
A Virtual Tour of Bellflower
Much of what people love about the look and feel of Bellflower is the work of our friends at the Ann Arbor-based architectural firm Synecdoche. They worked with us for years to ensure that everything at Bellflower was perfect, and they deserve a great deal of credit...
Bellflower: Collaborative, Culinary Passion and Ypsi Pride in the Toughest of Times
Not too long after we opened, local writer M.F. Dibella came out to Bellflower to check out what we were doing. Here's what he wrote for the Current... Think back to the glimmering days of early 2020 BC (Before Covid). A time without PPE and social distancing; a...
Chris Behm of End Grain Woodworking on the importance of salvaging historic Detroit lumber, the future of upcycling, and his work with Bellflower
As mentioned in a previous post, our table tops at Bellflower were constructed from wood reclaimed from the home of Ypsilanti Civil War veteran George Cady, the owner of Cady’s Saloon in Depot Town. Well, not too long ago, I talked with the man who made those tables,...
Bellflower baker Colin Hoard on the origins and unique qualities of our Ypsilanti Rye
Given that we are going to start selling our Ypsilanti Rye this weekend, I thought I’d ask Bellflower baker Colin Hoard how the loaf came to be, and what sets it apart. Here’s our conversation. If, after reading it, you have any questions about the Bellflower bakery...