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Randy's February Restaurant Round-up

Engineer Randy hops on the mic and we talk: The new Eastern Palace Club in Hazel Park. The massive new HopCat in Royal Oak. An old favorite in LJ's Sweetheart Lounge. Noorjahan in Grosse Pointe Park. Taqueria Los Charros in Lincoln Park. And more, including our love of raspberries and why Randy drives further to skip the 8 Mile Meijer. As always - feedback, dailydetroit - at - gmail - dot - com. Support the show one-time: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dailydetroit Support the show as a membe...

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Things To Do: Your City 5 For The Weekend Of November 6-8

If you’re still picking candy corn out of your teeth from last weekend’s Halloween festivities, then it’s time to finish the job and saddle up for another weekend in Metro Detroit. We’ve been blessed with some outrageous weather this week and the weekend is still looking pretty good, so don’t waste the chance to enjoy life one last time before we’re smacked in the face by winter’s icy glove. Art For The Holidays: First Grabs Friday — 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. — Detroit Halloween always mark t...

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Throw the Party of a Lifetime at These 10 Detroit Party Bars

Weekends in Detroit – and let’s face it, even some weeknights – are ones for the books. With 142.9 square miles making up the entire city, there are plenty of killer bars that know how to show you a good time. Whether you’re throwing a birthday party, bachelor or bachelorette party, or you’re just looking to straight up party, Detroit’s got you covered. Though we at Daily Detroit have many favorites scattered throughout the city, we picked 10 winners that are perfect for hosting your next grou...

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Holy Suds! HopCat Secures Expansion Funds

The owners of the HopCat chain of breweries, Barfly Ventures LLC, have secured $25 million in new financing from two undisclosed Texas investors through the Birmingham based investment banking firm, Cascade Partners LLC. The newly acquired funds afford the Grand Rapids-based company enough cash to double their current expansion plan, allowing for 6 new HopCat openings per year for the next 5 years, including 6 new brew pubs coming in the next year alone. HopCat, which recently opened its now...

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The Dish: Hopcat's Crack Fries Make Us Fiend

The rest of America has finally discovered what many Detroiters already knew: the Crack Fries from Hopcat are so good, it is sinister. Hopcat’s Crack Fries was named in Food Network Magazine’s list of America’s 10 Best French Fries in its July-August issue. Hopcat’s Crack Fries stand toe to toe with Hyde Park Bar & Grill’s fries, which come in their own silver fryer basket. According to Chris Knape, Hopcat’s Marketing and Communication’s Director, someone who worked at Food Network Magazi...

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WATCH: A Timelapse Video Of Those Sweet Hopcat Murals

The new Hopcat Detroit may have a bazillion beers on tap, but before you see any of that you see stunning murals. Here’s a short look behind the scenes. The “4731 Group” curated six murals for the newly-opened Hopcat Detroit. You might know them from their work on the Grand River Creative Corridor. This Hopcat project features Detroit artists Fel3000ft, MALT, Kobie Solomon, MELO and ELMER. The place has been met with much fanfare and conversation, but we thought these to be pretty amazing. T...