This ‘quintessential college town’ charms visitors with big-time sports and a bustling cultural scene

Rodger Bowser has worked in kitchens in London, studied cooking in Ireland and been a private chef on houseboats in France. But when it came time to plant his flag somewhere and build a lasting career in food, he always knew he’d return to Ann Arbor. His decision goes back to Bowser’s formative years as an aspiring chef, when he moved here from rural Michigan for a summer job and became enchanted with the place. “Being in Ann Arbor, in a college town with multiple thoughts and