Detroit teacher Vicki Hooks Green slings coney dogs to save for retirement by Courtney Wise Randolph 25 August SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest Vicki Hooks Green is a passionate Detroit teacher first -- but she started Big Ma's Coney Cart as a summer gig so she could afford... Read More →
Al Poe, aka ‘Detroit Pig Out,’ tried 250 different local restaurants last year (yes, in a pandemic) by Chandra Fleming 9 June SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest Food influencer Al Poe, who goes by "Detroit Pig Out," dines out more than 200 times a year only at mom-and-pop restaurants -- and shares... Read More →
Hajime Sato opens Sozai in Clawson, leveling up Metro Detroit’s sushi game by Ashley Woods Branch 2 June SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest Listen, if you're going to open a sushi restaurant down the street from the legendary Noble Fish in Clawson, you better know what you're doing... Read More →
How Dr. Sushi’s illegal Corktown pop-up turned into a sustainable business by Chandra Fleming 2 June SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest Dr. Sushi started by selling fish out of his apartment. Now he dreams of opening a brick-and-mortar location. ... Read More →
Chef Maxcel Hardy feeds Detroit’s essential workers while teaching culinary arts by Randiah Green 12 April SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest When food that he couldn’t serve piled up at his restaurant COOP Detroit, Chef Maxcel Hardy and his culinary students worked to donate it to... Read More →
At Just A Bit Eclectic, Detroit teens brew tea and dreams by Courtney Wise Randolph 12 April SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest Darlene Alston opened Just A Bit Eclectic, a tea shop, youth program and farm, on Detroit's west side eight years ago. ... Read More →
How Kwaku Osei-Bonsu is shaking up Detroit’s dining scene, from the outside in by Allison Jacobs 7 April SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest From Detroit Black Restaurant Week to dining domes and a cloud kitchen, Kwaku Osei-Bonsu of East Eats is forging his own path in food.... Read More →
Southwest Detroit institution Hygrade Deli is up for sale by Aaron Mondry 3 March SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest Southwest Detroit’s beloved Hygrade Deli, known for its massive reubens, has been put up for sale, owner Stuart Litt said. ... Read More →
Farewell to a local legend: Armando Galan, creator of the Detroit botana by Detour Contributor 21 December SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest In 1975, Armando Galan sealed his fate in Detroit food history when he added the botana to his menu.... Read More →
New food trucks carve out a niche serving Jamaican and Nigerian cuisine in Northwest Detroit by Rhonda J. Smith 18 August SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest Like restaurants, many Detroit food trucks are struggling -- but Jamaica Mi Hungry 313 and Fork in Nigeria have both launched and found loyal customers.... Read More →