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Detroit’s food halls bring street smarts and fine dining
Tired of the typical candlelit restaurant for a date night? The next evolution of dining is entirely different: the noisy, active, and boisterous food hall. The concept is so straightforward that once explained it could easily be mistaken to be a “food court,” but the food hall resembles its mall counterpart in design only —…
Chef Godwin Ihentuge dishes on his upcoming Yum Village and the Detroit dining scene
There’s buzz around first generation Nigerian chef’s Godwin Ihentuge’s soon-to-open Yum Village — not just for his jollof and hot pepper short ribs, and not just because he’ll offer a rare chance to taste the piquant dishes of West Africa, but because the born-and-raised Detroiter baked into the concept a social component that he says…
A sample of the pot-infused foods that will soon be available in Michigan
Have you ever had an epiphanous food moment after eating a delicious, expertly crafted dish, basking in the overwhelming sense that life is awesome? Just imagine what it would be like if your food also had weed in it. Perhaps some of the voters of Michigan did when they voted to legalize recreational cannabis use…
With Mutiny Bar and Lost River, the tiki bar has returned to Detroit
You’re cozied up under a thatched roof, wearing a Hawaiian shirt and a lei, sipping a sweet drink out of a coconut with a tiny umbrella in it. The beach, however, is nowhere to be found. You can only be in one place — the ersatz oasis of the tiki bar. Especially in the winter,…
In search of metro Detroit’s best Impossible Burgers
It bleeds like meat! This is one of the big selling points for the Impossible Burger — or, specifically, the Impossible “meat,” the veggie-based product that has recently been introduced as another alternative to eating animal. The crux of Impossible Foods’ mission was to create something that re-created the experience of eating meat as closely…
Tasteful noodz: Five of the best Asian noodle spots in metro Detroit
2018 was the year of the noodle around here. It was almost as if everyone in metro Detroit collectively woke up and realized that Asian-style noodles are the best. Just recently, Corktown’s Ima expanded to a new location in Madison Heights, while Chen’s Noodle moved into the city’s former Thuy Trang (RIP). There are loads…
These are some of metro Detroit’s hottest restaurants in 2019
Unburger Grill 22018 W. Michigan Ave., Dearborn; 313-633-0881; unburgergrill.com After 30 years in fast food, moving from dishwasher to chef to manager, Christopher Oliver was inspired to open his own restaurant — a vegan one. Oliver offers six burgers and four renditions of Beyond Sausage. “Burger” is defined as anything served in a burger bun.…
These 10 metro Detroit restaurants are always worth waiting in line
Sometimes when you’re hungry, the sight of a line of diners winding out the door of a popular spot is enough to make you want to turn around and quickly come up with a Plan B. But other times, it’s the whole point. At these metro Detroit favorites you can usually expect a wait, but…
