Michigan has lost a legend of the culinary and hospitality industry with the death of Bavarian Inn’s Dorothy Zehnder, who died Sunday of natural causes at her home in Frankenmuth. She was 101. The ...

FRANKENMUTH, Mich. — The woman who helped run the iconic Bavarian Inn Restaurant in Frankenmuth for the past 85 years has died. Dorothy Zehnder died Sunday surrounded by family members. She is now ...

Frankenmuth — One of the first things Dorothy Zehnder does when she comes into work in the morning is check to see how many customers are expected to dine at her Bavarian Inn restaurant that day. It's ...

Dorothy Zehnder plans on starting out the day Wednesday just like any other. That means heading to work in the kitchen at the Bavarian Inn Restaurant in Frankenmuth. It's where she's worked for 84 ...

Michigan lost a business icon when beloved restaurateur Dorothy Zehnder — who put Frankenmuth on the map with the Bavarian Inn Restaurant she ran with husband, Tiny Zehnder, and helped set the stage ...

FRANKENMUTH, MI – Dorothy Zehnder, beloved matriarch of the Bavarian Inn and a longtime face of Michigan’s Little Bavaria, has died. Zehnder died with family members by her side at her Frankenmuth ...