[Real Detroit Weekly] Plymouth Restaurant Week
Downtown Plymouth offers diversity, beauty, shopping, fine and casual dining, history and a small yet big city feel with over 30,000 inhabitants between the city proper and township of Plymouth. With...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes – Epicurean Group’s Moutard-Diligent Wine Dinner
Anyone who attended the Moutard-Diligent Wine Dinner on Tuesday, March 16, 2013, can attest that the old adage of having too many chefs in the kitchen doesn’t apply to the Epicurean Group. Coach...
View Article[The Garden Party] Big Rock Chophouse
It’s that time of year again. The Garden Party takes over Meadow Brook Hall on June 9 for a day of fantastic food, world class wines (& some beer), and classic cars all benefitting the Children’s...
View Article[The Garden Party] 220 Restaurant
220’s executive chef Luis Reyes always looks forward to The Garden Party. Situated in the heart of downtown Birmingham, 220 has been a staple of city for many years. Reyes has been there for nearly 2...
View Article[Event] Slow Food Detroit Benefit for Clarkston Community Garden
Last week, Slow Food Detroit together with Chef Aaron Cozadd and the Union Joints hosted a casual and delicious benefit for the Clarkston Community Garden at Independence Oaks Park. Cozadd’s focus on...
View Article[Wine Counselor] The Five S’s of Wine
Wine can be very complicated or very simple. Let’s keep it simple! Wine is almost always just fermented grape juice. While there are many, many kinds of wine, 95% of them are grape juice that has...
View Article[The Wine Counselor] Pairing Wine with Chocolate
Ahhh, who doesn’t love chocolate? So, what wines pair best with your favorite chocolate dessert? Well, it all depends on you, the chocolate and the wine. The following assumes your use of fine Belgian...
View Article[Photo Essay] Dinner at Due Venti
I’m not fond of the moniker “hidden gem.” However, I’m going to break my dislike of the term to talk about Due Venti in Clawson. Clawson is nestled between Troy and Royal Oak and is close to...
View Article[The Garden Party 2014] John D Bistro
Our second preview of The Garden Party takes us to Ferndale’s John D Bistro to check in with Executive Chef Scott Breazeale. He has been with John D for about a year now, so this will be his first...
View Article[Review] Savor Detroit Fall 2014: Night One
The kick off night for Savor Detroit Fall 2014 featured Chef Daniele Dell’Acqua from The Silver Spoon and Garrett Lipar from Torino. With two completely different styles, I was curious to see how they...
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