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Star TikTok food reviewer Keith Lee is in his hometown Detroit to try local eats

Which spots will get a bump?

By Layla McMurtrie

Sep 12, 2023

The popular TikTok food reviewer Keith Lee is from Detroit, so we’ve been wondering if and when he would visit to blow up some of our favorite underrated spots in the city, especially after just seeing he was in New Orleans for the first stop of his food tour. Well… the time has come, as Lee announced Sunday that Detroit would be the second stop, as it should be...

Keith Lee.

The 2023 Food Issue: Digging into the Detroit dining scene

The dish on food trucks, late-night eats, farmers markets, dining on a budget, and hidden gems and old favorites

By Metro Times Staff
Aug 9, 2023
Buddy’s Pizza teams up with Slows Bar BQ for summer menu

The partnership includes barbecue-flavored pizzas and Vernors cocktails

By Lee DeVito
Jul 10, 2023
18 new patios to enjoy in metro Detroit this year

Here are some new spots to try this summer for al fresco experiences

By Metro Times Staff
Jun 7, 2023
CSA subscriptions from these Detroit farms are like mystery boxes of locally grown produce

The risks and rewards of community-shared agriculture

By Randiah Camille Green
Jun 7, 2023
Avalon Bakery owner Jackie Victor reflects on the past 25 years as Canfield cafe opens

Midtown felt more ‘scrappy’ when Avalon first opened as the neighborhood’s only bakery

By Randiah Camille Green
Mar 1, 2023
Taste the Diaspora Detroit’s ‘Vinyl Tasting’ dinners are a vibe

Chefs Jermond Booze and Amber Beckem build menus from albums like J Dilla’s ‘Donuts’

By Randiah Camille Green
Feb 22, 2023
‘Slim Saucy’s’ pop-up sells Detroit-style pizza by the slice in Ann Arbor

The man behind the Eminem-inspired pop-up was trained by the best

By Lee DeVito
Dec 29, 2022
This Detroiter is selling gourmet popsicles out of a tie-dye-colored van

Frios Gourmet Pops sells its ice pops in and around the city

By Darlene A. White
Oct 15, 2022
Tess Burzynski spreads spores in Detroit at Fungi Freights farms

This scientist wants to use repurposed shipping containers to help people learn about and cultivate mushrooms for food

By Lee DeVito
Oct 10, 2022
Metro Detroit has a pizza-making robot

ZaBot dishes out hot pizzas 24 hours a day, seven days a week in Southfield

By Darlene A. White
Oct 8, 2022
Detroit’s Good Cakes & Bakes expands into former abandoned building

The bakery will use the new space for a commercial kitchen, office, fulfillment center, and community baking classes

By Darlene A. White
Sep 22, 2022
Detroit nurse to transform Linwood-Dexter block into business complex starting with fresh food market

Sonya Greene says she was inspired by the disproportionate health impact COVID-19 had on Black communities

By Darlene A. White
Aug 30, 2022
Why Detroiters are turning to herbalism and eating common weeds that grow in their backyards

Weedeaters: ‘When you eat wild foods, you have wild thoughts and it’s truly revolutionary’

By Randiah Camille Green
Aug 3, 2022
Vernors is releasing a limited-edition black cherry flavor this summer

Vernors Black Cherry will only be available in Michigan and Ohio

By Randiah Camille Green
Jun 1, 2022
The Green New Meal: How what you eat today can save our children

By Michael Betzold
Feb 23, 2022
Griffin Claw Brewing Company to release packzi-flavored vodka

By Alex Washington
Feb 4, 2022
New book dives into Detroit’s bygone tiki bar era

By Lee DeVito
Jan 28, 2022
Metro Detroit’s AlTayeb restaurant finds success serving up brunch, Beirut-style

By Mark Mondalek
Jan 12, 2022
Local chefs put a Detroit spin on the Viet-Cajun seafood boil

By Tom Perkins
Nov 10, 2021
Sportsman’s Pizza emerges as a winner in metro Detroit’s crowded field

By Tom Perkins
Oct 6, 2021

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How to have the best Michigan fall

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Detroit Street Filling Station
300 Detroit St.; 734-224-8262; thelunchrooma2.com/detroit-street-filling-station-1
For the vegans and vegetarians specifically, this spot is for you. The restaurant provides nice outdoor patio seating and an array of plant-based appetizers and meals.

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Basil Babe
701 W. Cross St.; 734-487-4000; basil-babe.com
Having opened its doors in January, this spot sees a mother-daughter duo serve up authentic Thai cuisine with a modern twist. The eatery began as a dumpling pop-up in 2020. With a menu that changes every week full of dumplings, curries, noodles, and rice dishes, there’s no getting bored of this spot.

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