What are the top trends in food in Metro Detroit? What are the keys to success for restaurants today? And on the entertainment side, how are music venues doing in 2026?
Detroit News restaurant critic Melody Baetens joins us at the Daily Detroit studio to talk about the city's post‑COVID dining boom, why consistency is key to winning, and what's driving all the new global flavors around town.
I have so much respect for her talent and experience, so I'm glad she made the time to stop by the podcast.
We get into a recent piece she did on the Greater Detroit Music Census, how local venues are struggling to keep live shows on the calendar, and what it would take for Detroit to lean into being a music city for working musicians and locales.
You can read all of her stuff on the Detroit News here.
Thanks also to Norris Howard for joining in this conversation.
Transcript to come.
