Food

Farewell to a local legend: Armando Galan, creator of the Detroit botana

In 1975, Armando Galan sealed his fate in Detroit food history when he added the botana to his menu.

4 years ago

Here’s where you can still order a mouthwatering Thanksgiving meal in Detroit

Detroit chefs, restaurants and markets we love can help make Thanksgiving feel special, with meals to pre-order, pies that are…

4 years ago

A guide to eating, finding and growing local food in Detroit

The Hunger Files guide is a bite-sized taste of their wisdom about growing, preserving and finding local food in Detroit,…

4 years ago

Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund selects 30 farmers for cash grants to buy land

Brenda Sharpe of Detroit has had a personal garden for years, but for the last two she has grown a…

4 years ago

How Detroit’s schools and food banks are keeping the city fed amid the pandemic

This is the new picture of food insecurity in Detroit, where the coronavirus pandemic has made hunger more visible. In…

4 years ago

It took a group of Black farmers to start fixing Detroit’s land ownership problem

The Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund is tackling an entrenched problem in urban farming: the disparity in land acquisition between…

4 years ago

How Detroit chefs reinvented their food businesses to survive the pandemic

From neighborhood markets to community kitchens, Detroit’s local food business owners are figuring out how to survive while stepping up…

4 years ago

New food trucks carve out a niche serving Jamaican and Nigerian cuisine in Northwest Detroit

Like restaurants, many Detroit food trucks are struggling -- but Jamaica Mi Hungry 313 and Fork in Nigeria have both…

4 years ago

How Malik Yakini is bringing his food security mission to Detroiters — right when they need it most

As the COVID-19 crisis magnifies health inequities in Detroit, Malik Yakini and the Detroit Black Community Food Security continue their…

4 years ago

More than 40 of Detroit’s Black-owned businesses that deserve your dollars [UPDATED]

If you’re looking for ways to diversify your shopping, promote equity through your wallet and support businesses that look like…

5 years ago