By Jeff Broder
Published: 8/18/2010
Types: Food & Drink
On July 27, the 101-year-old Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries opened the Cornerstone Bistro, the only sit-down, non-fast food restaurant in urban Highland Park. Hidden away in the basement of an old residential building, it is an oasis, a beautifully appointed restaurant that surprises every guest ...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 7/7/2010
Types: Food & Drink
The Eastern Market is a Detroit treasure, especially on summertime Saturday mornings, when teeming crowds — numbering as many as 40,000 people — descend upon the century-old marketplace. In the stores that surround the sheds, people shop the old-fashioned way, rubbing elbows and using al...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 5/19/2010
Types: Food & Drink
Restaurateur Raymond Wong might be considered a grandfather of Chinese food in Detroit and Windsor, having brought some of the regional cuisines of China into an area that was used to Cantonese food — egg drop soup, chop suey and egg foo yung. After 40 years of owning and working in a successi...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 3/24/2010
Types: Food & Drink
Regan and Thom Bloom opened Toast in Ferndale 10 years ago, and soon began garnering praise for the breakfast dishes that distinguished their restaurant from the pack. A year ago, they took on another, more ambitious project, opening the second Toast in Birmingham, serving breakfast, lunch and dinne...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 1/20/2010
Types: Food & Drink
Cliff Bell's opened in 1935, operating as a supper club until the late '60s. The space experienced a few different incarnations, one of which ended when a dead body was found in the since-replaced walk-in cooler. Today the name has been revived — and the club along with it. The Detroit landmar...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 12/2/2009
Types: Food & Drink
Metro Times: When did you start cooking? Elvira Saragosa: I cook all my life. My mother taught me to make pasta when I was 5 or 6 years old. I went to school only three classes. That's it. No more. I was born in Detroit in 1923. They took me back to Italy when I was 6 months old. Stayed back till ...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 10/7/2009
Types: Food & Drink
Supino Pizzeria, barely a year old, is all the rage. It took less than six months to establish itself as a contender for our Best Gourmet Pizza honors, coming in second among our readers' picks. And if it was busy then, it's swamped now, after a favorable review in a local daily paper, confirming th...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 8/12/2009
Types: Food & Drink
Tom Milano is the head of Vedic Village, an example of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), located in Whitmore Lake. A CSA farm provides people with boxes or baskets of fresh food for the "shares" of the farm they purchase. The farmer receives a lump sum of money in the beginning of the...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 7/1/2009
Types: Food & Drink
Under the guidance of owner Mike Plesz, the folks at Mind Body & Spirits strive to reduce their collective carbon footprint with the use of sustainable practices, whether for procuring food or for restoring their 1890 building. From solar panels on the roof to gathering rainwater to irrigate the...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 4/29/2009
Types: Food & Drink
Rojo Mexican Bistro brings a new style of Mexican restaurant to the area, with upscale ambience, a mix of authentic tacos, enchiladas and burritos as well as dishes reflecting the "gourmet" food served in Mexico. Executive chef Luis Garza spoke with us recently. METRO TIMES: Describe the differ...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 2/25/2009
Types: Food & Drink
Holiday Market has been a fixture on Main Street in Royal Oak for more than 50 years. Founded by Tom Violante and his wife in 1953, it has become something akin to a cluster of separate markets under one roof. The meat department is reminiscent of the practically nonexistent butcher shops that...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 2/4/2009
Types: Food & Drink
As he grew up, "Dixie" Dave Minar hunted, fished and learned how to cook his prey, developing a taste for wild game. Venison and pheasant and other locally available meats weren't enough for him, so he expanded his appetite for the unusual, eventually opening a restaurant in Birch Run that's k...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 1/7/2009
Types: Food & Drink
In the heart of the city of Detroit, several blocks north of the New Center area, sits an oasis in a "food desert." Lisa Johanon is the executive director of Central Detroit Christian (CDC), a faith-based nonprofit whose goals include helping to run food-oriented businesses: The Freeze, an ice...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 12/3/2008
Types: Food & Drink
Craft beers are brewed in small quantities by independent producers who use traditional European methods. At Bastone, the Belgian restaurant and brewpub in Royal Oak, brewmaster Rockne Van Meter carries on this sacred tradition. Since 2005 his ales and lagers, all brewed on-site, have won more...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 11/5/2008
Types: Food & Drink
In recent years, especially with rising unemployment and more vacant land in the city than ever, people have begun to farm the available soil to provide food for their families. Ashley Atkinson is the Director of Urban Agriculture at the Greening of Detroit, a community-based program that enco...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 10/1/2008
Types: Food & Drink
Jim Genuwine has been a fixture at the Oakland County Farmers' Market for 25 years. He and his family have had prime spots selling corn, potatoes, tomatoes, cukes, zucchini, melons, green beans, broccoli and more, all grown at his 75-acre farm. METRO TIMES: When did you become a farmer? JIM GE...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 8/27/2008
Types: Food & Drink
We usually think of restaurants as places that feed and entertain us — but they often nourish and enliven the neighborhood they occupy. That point isn't lost on Edith Castillo, deputy director of the Southwest Detroit Business Association. This community development corporation's members ...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 7/23/2008
Types: Food & Drink
Founded in 1945 by John and Huldah Cross, John Cross Fisheries has provided fresh and smoked fish in northern Michigan to restaurants and retail trade. Family patriarch John was a hardworking, sometimes stern man who built the foundation of what is today still a family-run business. For many y...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 6/18/2008
Types: Food & Drink
Judy Day, a retired schoolteacher, has a 12-1/2-acre farm in Milford, where she has grown organic fruits and vegetables for more than 25 years, long before "going organic" was popularly embraced. Her asparagus, the first crop of the season in Lower Michigan, was great, freshly picked on a recent...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 5/14/2008
Types: Food & Drink
Adan Lopez is the owner of Lupita's and Los Altos, two of Detroit's authentic Mexican restaurants. Where else can you get a plate of tacos served with rice and charro beans for around three bucks? The food is the real deal, not covered with mountains of melted cheese after being deep-fried in way to...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 4/16/2008
Types: Food & Drink
Douglas Cale owns Schakolad, the chocolate café that recently opened in Birmingham. The parent company, Schakolad Factory, based in Orlando, Fla., is run by the son and grandson of the founder, who got into the business in 1969, combining his name and the word chocolate. The Schakeds have...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 3/19/2008
Types: Food & Drink
Indian cuisine, with its complex blends of seasonings — masalas — has grown in popularity in this country. But those squeamish about curries may not realize that all the dishes of India have different flavors, depending on the mix of spices and use of ginger, garlic, onions and chi...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 2/20/2008
Types: Food & Drink
Zoup!'s Eric Ersher and co-founder David Elias feel that "soup has powerful and intangible qualities that provide comfort and promote a genuine sense of well-being for many people." That's why they've set out to provide varieties of fresh soup to please everyone's taste. With more than 100 dai...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 1/16/2008
Types: Food & Drink
Tucked away in a strip mall in Lake Orion, Vannelli Express has a provocative sign in the window that reads, "Let Dante do it." The "Dante" in question is Dante Vannelli, 65, who stands behind the counter in a starched white chef's coat preparing such Italian staples as pasta, paninis, salads ...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 12/12/2007
Types: Food & Drink
Ben Hall and Jason Murphy recently bought Russell Street Deli, a long-running and popular breakfast and lunch spot in Detroit's Eastern Market. On market Saturdays, when many shoppers drive in from the suburbs, the eatery often has a line out the door — even in a light rain. The place was even...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 11/14/2007
Types: Food & Drink
Less than a year ago, former Kronk boxer Al Irish and his good friend and business partner Rachel Stern opened NOMI, a hip, contemporary restaurant and martini bar in downtown Northville. They recently introduced their fall menu with an emphasis on small plates and a bold exploration of several ...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 10/17/2007
Types: Food & Drink
Guernsey Farms Dairy was founded in 1940 by John McGuire, whose recipes are still in use today. For 67 years this has been a family-owned and -operated business, one of the oldest in Novi. Their processing plant and dairy store and restaurant are all located in the same location on Novi Road. M...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 9/19/2007
Types: Food & Drink
Joe Vicari opened the first Andiamo in 1990 at 14 Mile and Van Dyke roads. Today, the family-run operation has 10 restaurants, all Italian, but all different, and scattered throughout the metro Detroit area. Another is scheduled to open soon in Livonia at 7 Mile Road and I-275. METRO TIMES: H...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 8/22/2007
Types: Food & Drink
Anthony Curtis is the produce buyer for Papa Joe's Gourmet Market and Catering in Rochester and Birmingham. With 500 items in the produce department alone, home cooks and professional chefs alike can find the ingredients to prepare authentic recipes from anywhere in the world. Metro Times: We f...[MORE]
By Jeff Broder
Published: 7/25/2007
Types: Food & Drink
Curtis Nordeen was the managing partner at the Capital Grill in Troy for six years before leaving to start Crust, the pizza and wine bar, and then Fleming's, the latest addition to metro Detroit's many steakhouse choices. Metro Times: For the last several years, I've heard more people claim the...[MORE]
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