Special holiday menus create new traditions.
Spring brings the arrival of two of our favorite holidays: Easter and Mother's Day. Our love of these holidays is rooted in the nostalgia inspired by their respective meals: the memories that link Easter Dinner with childhood, flashbacks to working the brunch rush in restaurants on Mother's Day. Part of why we love food is how it infiltrates our memory, the power that a particular scent or flavor has to transport us to moments we have otherwise forgotten.
Early in the pandemic, the approach of Easter and Mother's Day forced us to really confront what was changing in the world around us. Our traditions were disrupted. We wouldn't have family traveling to Leelanau County to gather for the holidays, and like so many of you, we wondered how to make those days stand out from the blur of weeks spent at home.
Knowing that we couldn't host the events we wished we could, we opted to bring the festivities to individual households around northern Michigan. This was the spark that ignited our first holiday meals, the opportunity to deliver comfort and a sense of holiday spirit during a time that felt uncertain and repetitive.
We hope that our holiday meals offer you new traditions moving forward, whether that be ordering in from now on or using inspiration from our menu to work from for next year. We love the opportunity to give you a break to enjoy the holiday with your loved ones, letting Mel & Fell do the meal preparation while you simply warm the food up in the oven (ideally while sipping a glass of bubbly).
Mother's Day flower DELIVERY
Thank you to all of you who ordered food and flowers from us for Easter! It was a pleasure to be a part of your holiday meals. This year, we will not be delivering a meal for Mother’s Day. We will be taking some time to tend to family matters and spend the time with our own mothers. We hope you are all able to enjoy cherished time with your family members as well.
We are still offering flower deliveries on Mother’s Day weekend! , which are the perfect addition to your Mother’s Day brunch or gift to send a friend or relative from afar. Interested in ordering a bouquet for your mother, grandmother, or friend in Empire, Glen Arbor, or Frankfort? Send us an email and we will deliver them on Saturday, May 7.
Our flower deliveries feature bouquets of locally grown flowers from Leelanau Specialty Cut Flowers. Our friend Michelle offers gorgeous bouquets from her farm throughout the spring and summer, and her first bouquet offerings are breathtaking tulips. Many of you purchased her tulips for your Easter tables, and we are offering the bouquets for Mother’s Day delivery as well. Michelle also has weekly bouquet subscriptions available. You can find out more on her website.
There will be no meal for Mother's Day this year. We will be delivering flowers. Orders must be placed by May 1; delivery will take place on Saturday, May 7.
