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"Father Forgive Me" will be located in the former garage space of The Shepherd Detroit, adjacent to ALEO on Parkview. [Instagram with more pictures]
The venture comes from the hospitality group behind Standby, Deluxx Fluxx, and The Skip.
Interior design will be handled by Holly Jonsson Studio.
Plans include using The Shepherd's outdoor spaces, with programming aimed at fostering community engagement through art, culture, and conversation. You can follow them on social media here.
The Shepherd is a church that's been converted into a community, arts and entertainment space.
Today, we're talking about rats. They've been in the news a lot lately - whether at the center of a ongoing downtown coney feud or suburban communities wrestling with the problem. So what actually works?
On your Friday editon of Daily Detroit:
Jer spotlights The Mug, a cozy new coffee shop in the budding Piety Hill neighborhood, just north of Downtown.
Then, Devon dishes on a revamped spot
The location is in Canton, at Ford Road and Sheldon, between the Walgreen's and Firestone Complete Auto Care.
You know the hype is real when people camp overnight in the cold for your chicken fingers.
Brothers Henry and Joshua Cox camped outside the door starting at 7pm on Monday night. Patrice Austin joined shortly after.
The grand opening was well organized, and the staff wasn't phased by the crowds. Everyone got their food quickly.
My first impression of The Box Combo.
Raising Cane's has a simple, fast-casual menu. This isn't a Michelin star - this is on the go, and you get good value for what you pay. I'm into the One Cane's Sauce.
The coleslaw was a solid B+. I am Polish, and we like to pickle and ferment foods.
The coleslaw could have been a little stronger, and I would have liked some more spices, but that is a personal preference. The cabbage had plenty of dressing while maintaining some crunch.
Although a chain, they included local flair. There was a decorative piece from Ford, a Plymouth-Canton marching band jacket, and even a Willow Run Airport pennant flag. That is a nice touch to make residents feel comfortable dining at the restaurant.
Raising Cane's is at 44218 Ford Road in Canton.
In this episode, Jer talks with Dena Walker, the manager, and Mickey Lyons, a frequent guest and local historian, about the iconic Detroit bar, The Old Miami.
Celebrating its 45th anniversary, The Old Miami is
Our latest episode of what to know and where to go in Metro Detroit! We talk about a ton of things - from trying Vecino and an Archery cafe, to visiting an old favorite in
On February 9, it's curtains for one of the long-time spots of downtown Ferndale.
From a statement by Brian Kramer, the CEO of parent company Hometown Restaurant Group who owns the joint:
The restaurant business is very difficult right now. In my 30-plus years in the restaurant business, I’ve never experienced a tougher economy than what we are experiencing today. Add to this the high food costs, high labor costs, intense competition, the need for constant quality control, tight profit margins and endless hours of work — we just agreed the time was right to close the restaurant, take a step back, focus on our other restaurant operations and give someone else a chance to re-concept the location.
The space at 241 W. Nine Mile Road is going to become a Sidecar Slider Bar. That's a local outfit that started in Birmingham and is expanding, with locations in Farmington, Brighton, Lansing, Plymouth, Grosse Pointe, and Sterling Heights.
My two cents: I had some good memories at Public House and went to a holiday party there just a few weeks ago. But listeners of our podcast tell me service at times was mixed.
The people behind the popular Noble Fish sushi restaurant and White Wolf Japanese patisserie,will be opening two new Asian food halls in Metro Detroit called "Noble Village."
The first,
