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Smash burgers, duck pasties, craft beer: What’s new at Michigan Stadium concessions
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Smash burgers with local flavor, cheesesteak fries smothered with thinly sliced Chicago beef, and a Great Lakes smoked white fish dip.
Toss in a nod to Michigan’s pasties with a duck pasty and a local custard shop’s not-to-miss macarons with creamy custard in between, and you’re ready for some football at the Big House in Ann Arbor.
When Michigan football gets underway later this month, hungry fans will have plenty of food options to cheer about.
Alcohol sales are allowed for the first time at the stadium after rolling out last year at Crisler Center and Yost Ice Arena.
On Tuesday, the University of Michigan and its hospitality partner, Sodexo Live, gave the media a tasty preview of new food options available to fans at concession areas throughout the Big House, including at the club and suite levels.
Bret Donaldson, Sodexo Live’s senior executive chef, comes to Michigan Stadium after several years with the Chicago White Sox.
“(The Big House) is roughly three times the size of the White Sox stadium, there’s definitely a bit of a learning curve just in growing into the scale of this,” he said.
A focus of the new items, Donaldson said, was current trends, such as its new hot honey chicken as well as working with new and current local partners. Its new smash burger is made with a customer blend of beef brisket, short rib and beef chuck from Detroit’s third generation-owned Fairway Packing Co. and returning partner Dearborn Sausage and its all-beef hot dog.
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“Over the coming years, we certainly want to start incorporating more Michigan locally produced and Michigan central food,” Donaldson said.
For fans of barbecue, Donaldson brings Carolina burnt ends served with a peach barbecue sauce and toppings such as crispy fried haystack onions. The burnt ends are chunks of tender beef that have smoked over hardwood charcoal.
A favorite of Donaldson’s is the Founder’s Bratwurst for its balance of flavors and at one-third pound, “it’s huge, bold and big.”
For those leaning more toward vegetarian fare, there’s a jackfruit sandwich and cilantro rice bowl with a cauliflower sofrito option and cauliflower and quinoa burgers.
Sweet tooth fans can indulge in local newcomer to the stadium Custard Hut custard with locations in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights. There’s vegan custard in cups and creamy custard sandwiched between macarons with flecks of maize and blue. Also new to food concessions is Detroit Wing Co. (DWC).
Local food options returning to the Big House are Big Boy’s, Buddy’s Pizza and Olga’s Kitchen.
One of the highlights this season at Michigan Stadium is alcohol sales. The University announced in May they would implement a class C liquor license starting Aug. 31 with the home game against Fresno State. Being able to sell booze on Michigan’s biggest campuses at football, hockey and other games was made possible by a bill signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
While no details of which specific brands will be served, Dave Ablauf, associate athletic director for football communications, said fans can expect Michigan craft beers, domestic and import beers and canned cocktails.
Adding alcohol sales pushed the stadium’s point-of-sale areas to more than double. This year, there are 750, up from last year’s 350, areas for concessions stadium wide for food and alcohol sales. Those buying alcohol will, of course, be required to show ID to staff who have been Tips Alcohol certification trained.
Here’s what to know about alcohol sales, according to Michael Jordan, Sodexo Live general manager.
- Sales will begin one hour prior to kick-off and complete by the start of the fourth quarter.
- You will be asked for picture identification by concessions selling alcohol.
- You can’t purchase more than two at a time.
- Those purchasing alcohol will be given a wristband.
- A compliance team will monitor throughout the stadium, checking that those who have alcohol, also are wearing a wristband.
What’s new at food concessions:
- Classic smashburger: Griddle-seared blend of beef short rib, brisket and chuck, hand-pressed and griddle-seared on a classic bun served with crispy fries
- Bacon Jam burger: Smashburger topped with sweet and savory bacon jam.
- Flock sandwich: Crispy breaded whole-muscle all-natural chicken breast, topped with house-made spicy creole sauce.
- Hot honey tenders: crispy chicken tenders tossed in sweet and spicy hot honey sauce.
- 4th and Bowl: Cilantro rice topped with lettuce, black bean, corn, shredded cheese, fresh pico de gallo, sour cream with choice of spicy chicken tinga or cauliflower sofrito.
- Elotes corndog: Battered and fried all-beef corndog smothered in creamy roasted street corn with poblano, spices, and cream cheese.
- Founder’s Bratwurst: Founder’s beer braised bratwurst topped with caraway sauerkraut and spicy mustard.
- Cheesesteak fries: Savory Italian-style shaved beef and creamy cheese sauce over crispy fries.
Club level
- Smokehouse sandwiches: Brisket, chicken and jackfruit options smoked over hardwood and served with sweet and spicy BBQ sauce.
- Vegan cauliflower and quinoa burger: seasoned with turmeric, coriander and cayenne.
Suite level:
- Smokehouse Great Lakes Fish Dip: House-smoked white fish, charred hatch pepper, lemon served with assorted crackers and baguette.
- Pasty Duck: Moulard Duck confit, vegetables, spice enveloped classic crispy pasty pastry and house mustard dip.
- Carolina burnt ends “slider”: Served on mini brioche bun, chunks of beef are served with sweet pickles, haystack onions side and big house barbecue sauce.
- M Street Bakery Maize and Blue Cake Pops.
Contact Detroit Free Press food and restaurant writer Susan Selasky and send food and restaurant news and tips to: sselasky@freepress.com. Follow @SusanMariecooks on Twitter. Subscribe to the Free Press.
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Weather officials warn Michigan residents of Arctic air that will cause temperatures to plunge statewide Thursday night, Dec. 4, into Friday morning, Dec. 5, and create dangerously cold wind chills of minus 10 degrees in some areas.
“Yet another cold front passage will bring some brutally cold low temperatures to portions of the Midwest this morning, and then into the northern Mid-Atlantic and New England Friday morning (Dec. 5),” the National Weather Service said on Dec. 4. “Low temperatures in the negative single digits and teens for the Midwest and single digits and teens for the northern Mid-Atlantic/New England may challenge several daily record low temperatures.”
In the Upper Peninsula, air temperatures will reach single digits and wind chill values (what the temperature “feels like”) will fall to the single digits and below zero.
In the Lower Peninsula, air temperatures also will fall to single digits in some areas. Wind chill values will be in the single digits to below zero.
“The coldest night of the season so far is ahead with lows near zero degrees Friday morning (Dec. 5),” the Northern Indiana NWS office said on X on Dec. 4. “Remember to protect the 4 P’s: People, pets, pipes, and plants. Check in on those who may be vulnerable to the cold. Expose indoor pipes to heated air and drip water if necessary.”
Weather officials say the cold plunge could result in records across Michigan this week.
In addition to the below freezing temperatures, the eastern UP remains under a winter storm warning and advisory for lake-effect snow expected to slow down Thursday afternoon, Dec. 4. So far, 3.5 inches of snow have accumulated today, Dec. 4, in Sault Ste Marie and 4.2 inches in Donaldson (south of Sault Ste. Marie), according to the NWS’s snowfall reports. Freezing spray warnings are in place for Lake Superior and gale warnings have been issued for the Great Lakes.
Here’s the National Weather Service’s temperature forecast for Michigan:
How cold will it get in the Upper Peninsula tonight?
Here are the temperature lows for the UP on Dec. 4:
- Sault Ste. Marie: 12-23 degrees; wind chill of 3 degrees
- Ironwood: 13 degrees; wind chill of minus 10 degrees to zero.
- Marquette: 13 degrees; wind chill of minus 5 to 5 degrees.
- Newberry: 20 degrees; wind chill of 1 degree.
- Escanaba: 12 degrees; wind chill of minus 5 to zero.
- Copper Harbor: 17-20 degrees; wind chill of zero to 10 degrees.
- Munising: 12 degrees; wind chill of minus 5 to zero.
- Ontonagon: 21 degrees; wind chill of zero to 5 degrees.
- Grand Marais: 14 degrees; wind chill of zero to 5 degrees.
How low will the wind chill be in northern Michigan?
Here are the temperature lows for northern Michigan on Dec. 4:
- Cheboygan: 17 degrees; wind chill of 1 degree.
- Gaylord: 11 degrees; wind chill of minus 3.
- Alpena: 16 degrees; wind chill of 2 degrees.
- Traverse City: 16 degrees; wind chill of 3 degrees.
- Manistee: 18 degrees; wind chill of 5 degrees.
- Cadillac: 8 degrees; wind chill of minus 5.
- Tawas City: 8 degrees; wind chill of minus 5.
What’s forecast for Grand Rapids, southwest Michigan?
Here are the temperature lows for southwest Michigan on Dec. 4:
- Grand Rapids: 11 degrees; wind chill of minus 1.
- Muskegon: 17 degrees; wind chill of 6 degrees.
- Benton Harbor: 11-15 degrees; wind value of 4 degrees.
- Battle Creek: 4 degrees; wind chill of minus 7.
- Coldwater: 2 degrees; wind chill of minus 10.
How chilly will it get in Detroit, southeast Michigan?
Here are the temperature lows for southeast Michigan on Dec. 4:
- Detroit: 11-12 degrees; wind chill of 6 degrees.
- Ann Arbor: 4 degrees; wind chill of minus 4.
- Port Sanilac: 12 degrees; wind chill of minus 3.
- Saginaw: 8 degrees; wind chill of minus 3.
- Midland: 9 degrees; wind chill of minus 2.
- Cass City: 6 degrees; wind chill of minus 6.
- Monroe: 7 degrees; wind chill of minus 1.
Will Lansing see below-zero temperatures tonight?
Here are the temperature lows for mid-Michigan on Dec. 4:
- Lansing: 7 degrees; wind chill of minus 4.
- Ionia: 7 degrees; wind chill of minus 5.
- St. Johns: 7 degrees; wind chill of minus 6.
- Eaton Rapids: 4 degrees; wind chill of minus 8.
- Owosso: 8 degrees; wind chill of minus 4.
- Carson City: 6 degrees; wind chill vlue of minus 7.
- Mt. Pleasant: 8 degrees; wind chill of minus 4.
The wind chill conversion chart
Here’s the National Weather Service’s wind chill chart showing how quickly frostbite can set in with different temperature and wind combinations.
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The Wolverine’s EJ Holland and Ethan McDowell discussed several Michigan recruiting topics on the Tuesday edition of The Wolverine Live recruiting show, including the status of Top 100 EDGE commit Julian Walker.
Watch the full show in the video above.
Walker Recruitment
Michigan extended an offer to Walker in February and made him a top priority on the EDGE board throughout the offseason.
Walker made his first visit to Michigan in the spring and returned for his official visit on June 20 for Victors Weekend. It was there where the Wolverines built plenty of momentum.
Walker was considered a heavy South Carolina legacy. His father, Jamil, is a strength coach for the Gamecocks, and all signs pointed to Walker staying home. However, Michigan was able to win out.
With that said, Walker made multiple visits to South Carolina this fall. He is expected to make his decision tomorrow.
Here is what Holland said about Walker:
“Walker is a bigger EDGE at 6-foot-6, 240 pounds,” Holland said. “He has the length and he’s also more filled out than fellow EDGE commit Carter Meadows. While not as athletic as Meadows, Walker is ready to play early in his career. Having a father who is a P4 strength coach definitely a big benefit. It’s easy to see that Walker already looks the part of a college player. Keeping him in this class is extremely important. South Carolina is still a threat. This one is coming down to the wire.”
Walker is ranked as the No. 11 EDGE and No. 72 overall recruit nationally, per the Rivals Industry Ranking.
Michigan has 28 commits in its 2026 recruiting class — five-star Mineral (Va.) Louisa County running back Savion Hiter, five-star Washington (D.C.) Gonzaga EDGE Carter Meadows, Top 100 Honolulu (Hawaii) Kamehameha offensive tackle Malakai Lee, Top 100 Irmo (S.C.) Dutch Fork EDGE Julian Walker, Rivals300 St. Louis (Mo.) DeSmet defensive lineman Titan Davis, Rivals300 Billings (Mont.) West tight end Matt Ludwig, Rivals300 Needham (Mass.) St. Sebastian’s offensive lineman Marky Walbridge, Rivals300 Chesapeake (Va.) Oscar Smith wide receiver Travis Johnson, Rivals300 Waco (Texas) Connally cornerback Jamarion Vincent, Rivals300 Liberty Hill (Texas) High defensive lineman Alister Vallejo, four-star Chicago (Ill.) Simeon EDGE McHale Blade, four-star Richmond (Va.) Hermitage defensive back Andre Clarke, four-star Mansfield (Texas) High wide receiver Zion Robinson, three-star Cartersville (Ga.) Cass offensive lineman Bear McWhorter, three-star Washington (D.C.) St. John’s EDGE Tariq Boney, three-star Denver (Colo.) Mullen tight end Mason Bonner, three-star Dallas (Texas) Parish Episcopal wide receiver Jaylen Pile, three-star Richmond (Va.) Huguenot linebacker Markel Dabney, three-star Hinsdale (Ill.) Central kicker Micah Drescher, three-star Columbus (Ohio) St. Francis DeSales running back Jonathan Brown, three-star Wilmette (Ill.) Loyola Academy offensive lineman Tommy Fraumann, three-star Cincinnati (Ohio) St. Xavier linebacker Aden Reeder, three-star Jackson (Miss.) Hartfield Academy linebacker Kaden Catchings, three-star Saline (Mich.) High quarterback Tommy Carr, three-star Newberry Park (Calif.) High quarterback Brady Smigiel, three-star Washington (D.C.) St. John’s offensive lineman Adrian Hamilton and three-star Phoenix (Ariz.) O’Connor long snapper Colton Dermer.
Michigan entered the day with the No. 12 ranked 2026 recruiting class nationally, per the On3 Industry team recruiting rankings. Michigan is also ranked No. 4 in the Big Ten. USC currently has the top class in the conference.
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