A Journey to (Middle) Eastern Michigan

Drive time: 4.5 hours Distance: 275 miles

I am sitting at , a restaurant in Dearborn, Michigan, and a waiter has just dropped off a volcanic clay pot of Yemeni stew called fahsah. As I blow on a spoonful of this bubbling glory, two more waiters walk by hauling what appears to be a baby lamb on a palanquin. It looks almost as if the creature wandered onto a bed of rice, fell asleep, and was roasted whole. The servers place the lamb in the center of a large table, and everyone there goes “,” and I’ve never in my life so wanted to crash a party.