Here's a thought: Sometimes location is as important to dining pleasure as everything else. Literally. Tiny Good Harbor Grill in Glen Arbor, Michigan is such a place. They're only open for the summer, opening the week before Memorial Day and closing when the winds of the fall seem to shutter the entire resort town in Michigan's Leelanau Peninsula. Three out of the last four years we've found ourselves here for a breakfast or lunch on their opening day. The food is quite good. Nothing to alert the NY Times about, but better than your average sandwich.

On this occasion, I had the pleasure of enjoying a carved turkey sandwich with dill harvarti, lettuce, and red onions on some locally baked wheat bread. Yes, it was as good as it sounds....BUT the highlight wasn't the sandwich (or the cup of homemade chicken chili I also enjoyed). It was the sun, the 65 degree temps, and the feeling you get when you're eating lunch outside in one of your favorite places.

Seriously. Visit if you get a chance. Enjoy the sun, enjoy the food and by all means, make sure to visit the big lake. It's the highlight we're all there to see in the first place.