Old Restaurants

Changing tastes and a volatile economy make it tough to survive in the restaurant business, but these mainstays have found the recipe for success,...

Appetizers

The way to a city’s heart is through its food. Our quest for a good meal leads us across boundaries to the common ground of breaking bread,...

The Big Dipper

Garden Fresh Gourmet is a shining star in the metro Detroit Food scene

By Dave Manney

Happy Hour

Sure, it’s nice to down a few cheap drinks during happy hour. But a tasty appetizer or two can make the experience happier

By Mark Kurlyandchik

Serving Hope

A cluster of brightly hued balloons marks the vintage building on East Jefferson in Detroit that houses The Sunday Dinner Company.

By Molly Abraham

Market Value

Toasted Oak. The name sounds more like a winemaker waxing poetic about the merits of a new red wine than a restaurant.

By Christopher Cook

Cucumber Lemonade

Pizzeria Biga

The much-anticipated restaurant from the perspective of Bacco’s Luciano Del Signore opened to rave reviews, not only for the maple-fired pizzas...

By Molly Abraham

Krista and Steve Conyers & Jeff Hoffman

Their stylish menus are enticing enough to attract a loyal clientele of discriminating diners, but no matter how expert they are, restaurant people...

Miguel’s Cantina/Dockside Jack’s

Restaurant veteran Molly Abraham noshes around town, tracking down some top spots.

By Molly Abraham

Loui's Pizza & China Café

By Molly Abraham

Zucchini Cups

George Vutetakis, longtime chef/proprietor of Royal Oak’s Inn Season Café, has been working on his cookbook, Vegetarian Traditions, Favorite Recipes from My Years at the Legendary Inn Season...

By Molly Abraham

Cucumber Lemonade

Restaurant of the Year 2010

The essence of "Cannonball" Adderley's lessons hold true not only for jazz, but for just about anything, including Hour Detroit’s choice for the 2010 Restaurant of the Year.

By Christopher Cook

Enchanted Forest

Like a director putting together a repertory theater ensemble, Brian Polcyn staffs the kitchen of the Forest Grill with people who are talented enough to take on a variety of roles and fill them...

By Molly Abraham