You’ve probably seen Jess McClary’s set up at Eastern Market, but if you’re a fan of the hit NBC TV show, Shark Tank, than you definitely saw her pitching her made in Detroit McClary Bros drinking vinegars to the panel of potential investors. Now, if all goes...
It’s safe to assume we know at least one person who is really into their beard. We all know that beards are cool and it takes more than gravity to make them look good. Enter Beard Balm, the Corktown-based company that is gaining momentum now that chain stores are...
Believe it or not, one of the best wedding ideas I’ve ever heard actually came from a man, who said his ideal wedding would simply have an open-bar and pinball machines. Sadly, he’s taken. Personally, the only thing I know about my special day is the song I’...
Driving down Van Dyke Rd. on the way to Brooks Brewing, you pass a lot of suburbia. As you pull up to the Brooks Brewing parking lot and pass through the expansive double doors, you leave what is familiar and enter the Brooks family world of beer. The family-run microbrewery...
Beards are a lot of fun. They are fun to look at, fun to make fun of, and fun to touch. But are they fun to grow? To maintain? Sure, some guys grow their beards because they hate to shave, but given the explosion of the lumbersexual beard subculture (and...
Fro-yo and family fun is ahead as Yogurtopia invites the entire community to come out from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23 to celebrate the grand opening of the new East Dearborn location, which is located at 6901 Schaefer Road. The event will include music,...
Detroit has some of the best Middle Eastern restaurants in America, and there is nothing quite like the warm ball of deep-fried wonder known as the falafel. Made of ground chickpeas or fava beans, and (gasp!) sometimes a mixture of both, a tasty falafel should be deliciously spiced and seasoned...
So we know that Detroit’s One Woodward is the big, white, boxy looking skyscraper everybody passes on their way to Hart Plaza to enjoy Detroit’s riverfront. It’s really obvious, as it is opposite The Spirit Of Detroit sculpture. And our children, and our children’s children will...
Oktoberfest season has snuck up on us and we’re not about to let you miss out on any of the fun. Now craft beer in Detroit is like ambrosia to the Greek Gods, so you best believe when it is time to celebrate beer, we are going all the...
I don’t know if readers have figured this out yet, but with my last name being Tsai, I’m Chinese. So this post feels close to home. Take my word for it – comparing Chinese restaurants can be like comparing apples and oranges. There are good (authentic) Chinese restaurants and...
La Dulce is the newest restaurant in Royal Oak. It serves authentic Spanish tapas in an ornate dining room that looks like Andy Warhol took over an aristocratic French château. Located on Royal Oak’s main shopping drag, it is obvious you are walking into something special the moment you...
In 2006, a (then) twelve-year-old boy made headlines when he stuck a gooey glob of Wrigley’s Extra Polar Ice on Helen Frankenthaler’s The Bay, which the Detroit Institute of Arts valued at $1.5 million. The gum left a stain. The Bay, ironically, looks like a polar blue...
Get ready for Detroit’s biggest Fall restaurant week yet, held September 18-27. We’re here to tell you how to rock it like a champ. This year is going to be a little different with most restaurants offering a three-course meal for $35 and select restaurants offering their own...
Who likes drinking? Great! Then you want to attend the Detroit Cocktail Classic, which is pretty much the cocktail party of the year. This is the place where Detroit’s most celebrated drinking establishments set up shop under one roof and show what they’ve got to bring glory to...
Amina Daniels straps on her helmet and pushes off on her bike. Seven bikers follow suit as they follow Amina from Capitol Park in Detroit (across from Detroit Bikes) on a bike loop that includes Harmonie Park, the Dequindre Cut, the United Auto Workers building, Mt. Elliot, and Lafayette before...
It seems as if there’s always another article about a possible development downtown. One week it’s an Apple Store rumor. The next week, Nike. Me and colleague Mehul Tolia hit the streets surrounding Campus Martius and asked a diverse group of people what kind of business they wanted...
Ah, Greektown, where the street artists, the pedestrians, the waiters on their cigarette breaks, all jockey for sidewalk space without stepping on anybody’s toes or walking into the streets where the cars have braked to a slow crawl. Not anymore. Greektown has (finally!) widened its sidewalks, making room for...
At this point in history, it might finally be safe to say that there is something more American than apple pie. Barbecue. BBQ has become such an integral part of American culture that it seems to have developed its own subculture. The result of our BBQ obsession is the countless...
