Jul 7-7, 2019
On the Cover: Dishes from JINJI Korean Cuisine & Soju Bar at New Seoul Plaza (photographed by Dontae Rockymore)
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The Detroit area’s hottest restaurants in 2019
Metro Detroit’s dining scene continues to heat up — here are some of the newcomers you need to know. New Seoul Plaza 27566 Northwestern Hwy., Southfield; 248-996-8922; newseoulplaza.com After a year-long renovation, the Korean-themed New Seoul Plaza opened its doors in late 2018, with three distinct restaurants. Jinji serves up classic Korean comfort food like…
Expect more cannabis-infused dining events in Michigan — though there are still some legal kinks to work out
Every few years, a food we were either unaware of or told was bad for us is rescued from the “don’t” list and given a new multimillion-dollar PR makeover: Red wine. Chia seeds. Dairy. Coconut oil. The other white meat. The incredible, edible egg. And now, our insatiable desire to find and conquer new gastronomic…
As esports gain popularity, restaurant gaming lounges are Detroit’s new sports bars
The phenomenon of “esports,” or the burgeoning industry of professional video gaming, has grown in popularity. According to market research firm Newzoo, esports generated $900 million in revenue last year, and by 2021 that figure is expected to exceed $1.5 billion. So it should perhaps come as no surprise that just as there are sports…
The secret is out about Detroit-style pizza — but is that a bad thing?
Growing up in a suburb of Detroit, “Detroit-style pizza” was not a term we used to describe the layered, rectangular Jet’s Pizza pie with caramelized crust and block cheese baptized in tangy sweet tomato sauce. Instead, we just called it “Friday night,” as we — my father, step-mom, and step-siblings — frantically called dibs on…
What’s driving Michigan’s thirst for craft beer novelty?
John Linardos has seen some things. When he opened Motor City Brewing Works in 1994 (470 W. Canfield St., Detroit; 313-832-2700; motorcitybeer.com), it was located in what was then known as the Cass Corridor, not Midtown — there were no artisanal candle stores or dog parks nearby. Back then, there were only a dozen or…
How Chef Bee’s Sisters on a Roll aims to heal Detroit
For 38 days, Harriette Brown, sat in the hospital thinking she was going to die. Her mother had just passed away, and it seemed like, with her health declining, she might too. Hit with pneumonia, a steroid regimen that made her gain weight rapidly, and an onset of uncontrollable diabetes — at almost 500 pounds,…
