What To Know And Where To Go In Southeast Michigan
Today is "Eat What You Want Day," and that means a unique opportunity (as it's a holiday, the Internet said so) to take a break from your diets, give in to your gastronomic urges and have something that you maybe normally wouldn't - or have desired to for a long, long time. We're here to help you with some amazing Detroit food suggestions. Even if it's not exactly Eat What …
Detroit is adding to its reputation as the new “It” city with the addition of Chartreuse Kitchen and Cocktails, where the food rivals the surroundings in show-stopping pieces. Major players in the Detroit food and art world worked together to develop what promises to be an extraordinary experience inspired by Chartreuse, the bright green herbal liquor with centuries worth of …
Breaking into the food business is hard, especially as a chef, and definitely in a town like Detroit that's better known for hot coneys than haute cuisine. YumVillage is trying to make it a lot easier, and they're finding success doing it. What is YumVillage? YumVillage is a cloud-based service that enables a "Table D' Hote" (a meal of preselected courses served at a …
Rock City has grunge rock appeal with its mismatched furniture, dim lighting, and unfinished walls decorated with pop culture pictures. Each table has mason jars of stainless steel utensils, chopsticks, clipboards for the menus, and a child-sized blackboard with the specials written in neon chalk. Even during the sludgy gloom of a Detroit winter, the Eatery still managed to …
Eating at an excellent restaurant should feel like a few hours at an amazing destination. Eating at Antietam, one of the latest additions to Detroit's fine dining scene, feels like escaping to Paris in 1925, when Fitzgerald and Hemingway first met in the Dingo Bar. Antietam serves French-influenced dishes and plays big jazzy melodies inside a restored Art Deco building where …
Moo Cluck Moo is not your typical burger joint. They pay employees $15 an hour, which is considered a fair living wage. As a result, the employee turnover is low, and the employees care about the food that they serve. Interestingly enough, the Wagyu beef burger that they serve is a dollar cheaper than a McDonald's Big Mac. The debate about fair living wages for fast-food …
Eater.com, the parent site of Eater Detroit has included the soon to open "Republic" in a list of the 33 most anticipated restaurant openings of 2015. Listed not by rank but in alphabetical order by city, the list chooses restaurants that are being opened by highly regarded chefs and restaurateurs around the country. Republic is being opened by chef Kate Williams in late …
Across the street from Slow's BBQ is Rubbed, a sandwich and charcuterie restaurant for Detroit's hungry, a perfect foil for the apathy of places like Subway and Quiznos. Everything about the place screams character, from the unique furnishings Rubbed co-owner Abbey Markell curated from Detroit auctions and yard sales, to the ever-changing charcuterie menu and quirky house-made …
If you love food, it's a great time to be in the Metro Detroit area. Over the past few years there has been an explosion of new eateries, from high-end restaurants to food trucks, offering any kind of fare you can imagine. This is fertile ground for the culinary crowd, and many are jumping in to stake their claim in the growing food culture of the area. Over the coming months, …
Turning up Second avenue from Selden, which has recently become a two-way street, vehicles parked tightly on either side of the road were shepherded by a security car in the middle lane with its orange beacon light rotating slowly. It's a welcome measure for the patrons of Selden Standard, a chic new snap-casual restaurant serving "rustic, fun new american small plates" …
We have three words for you. Red Velvet Waffles. That’s not the end-all be-all of the concept that Maurice Wiggins and partners have come up with at the Addison Eatery, but it is a strong start. Addison Eatery began their soft opening this weekend, serving breakfast and lunch to a variety of patrons who braved an under-construction Woodward Avenue to get there. Here are …
Dine Drink Detroit is a ten-day event from October 2nd through October 11th in which a variety of Detroit's best restaurants collaborate to offer signature food and drink combinations for $15. The experience does not require reservations and invites people from the region to visit establishments that are part of the up-and-coming food culture in Detroit, which is quickly …
More than two dozen struggling Detroit schools will likely be added to the state’s “partnership” program after posting years of rock-bottom test scores. That will bring to 50 the number of Detroit schools in the program, which requires schools to meet certain improvement targets or face consequences. Those consequences could include closure or a staff …
