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Once upon a time… Hour Detroit readers picked their legendary favorites. From the hair stylists and dressmakers who make evenings seem enchanted to the spellbinding talents of local athletes and chefs, here are the 2015 Best of Detroit
Photographs by Roy Ritchie
Wardrobe styling by Rebecca Voigt
Prop Styling by Stephanie Potts
See the “Credits” page for the heroes & villains, conjurors & soothsayers, and other magical & cunning characters who helped craft this fanciful photo shoot.
If Rapunzel is looking for a trim or Cinderella needs another complete makeover…
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Wedding Photographer
Craig David Butler Studios, craigdavidbutler.com
Wedding Planner
A June Event, ajuneevent.com
Dressmaker (Tie)
Katerina Bocci, Shelby Township; katerinabocci.com
Matthew F. Richmond, thepaperdresscode.com
Custom Framing
State Of The Art, Ferndale; stateoftheartonline.net
Portrait Photographer
Naturally Photography By Monni, naturallymonni.com
Shoe Repair
Frank’s Shoe Service, Birmingham; 248-647-3530
Tailor/Alterations
The Sewing Room, Utica; thesewingroomutica.com
Florist
Multiple Locations:
Viviano’s, viviano.com
Single Location (Tie):
Blossoms, Birmingham; blossomsbirmingham.com
Planterra Conservatory, West Bloomfield; planterraevents.com
Caterer
Forte Belanger, fortebelanger.com
Divorce Lawyer
Jordan Dizik, Bingham Farms; hauersnover.com
Pet Grooming
Bark-A-Bout, Shelby Township; barkabout.net
Hair Salon
Antonino’s Salon & Spa, Birmingham; antoninosalon.com
Dry Cleaner
Huntington Cleaners, Huntington Woods; huntingtoncleaners.com
Veterinarian
Gibraltar Veterinary Hospital, Gibraltar; gibraltarvet.com
Salon For A Blowout
Multiple Locations
6 Salon, Birmingham and Royal Oak; sixsalon.com
Single Location
Alex Emilio, Royal Oak; alexemiliosalon.com
Voula Isakov Salon, Rochester; voulaisakovsalon.com
Massage
Margot’s European Day Spa, Birmingham; margots.com
Spa
Margot’s European Day Spa, Birmingham; margots.com
Yoga Studio
Multiple Locations
Yoga Shelter, yogashelter.com
Single Location
Rave Yoga, West Bloomfield; raveyogafitness.com
Salon For A Makeup Artist (TIE)
Todd’s Room, Birmingham; toddsroombirmingham.com
Jennifer Sadovsky, at H202 Birmingham; 248-723-7250
Salon/Spa For A Manicure
Margot’s European Day Spa, Birmingham; margots.com
Salon/Spa For A Pedicure
Margot’s European Day Spa, Birmingham; margots.com
Salon/Spa For A Facial
Face Skincare – Medical – Wellness, Bingham Farms; facebeautyscience.com
Salon For A Makeover
Nude The Salon, Birmingham; nudethesalon.com
Barber — Independent
The Berkley Chop Shop, Berkley; berkleychopshop.com
Transportation/Limo (Tie)
Metro Cars, metrocars.com
UBER, uber.com/cities/detroit
Gym
Nth Degree Fitness, Royal Oak; nthdegreefitness.com
Doggie Day Care
Multiple Locations
Canine To Five, Detroit and Ferndale; 313-831-3647
Single Location
Bark-A-Bout, Shelby Township; barkabout.net
Place To Dock Your Boat
Jefferson Beach Marina, St. Clair Shores; jeffersonbeachmarina.com
Realtor
Dana Cooper, Max Broock Realtors; danacooper.maxbroock.com
New Categories
Auto Detailing
Motor City Auto Spa, Royal Oak; motorcityautospa.com
Jog “over the river and through the woods” or experience the next pied piper’s performance.
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Concert Venue
DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston; palacenet.com
Michigan Vacation Spot
Traverse City
Charity Event
Auto Show Charity Preview Gala, naias.com
Dive Bar
City
Bronx Bar, Detroit, 313-832-8464
Suburb
Gusoline Alley, Royal Oak; 248-545-2235
New Bar
City
Hopcat Detroit, hopcat.com/detroit
Suburb
B One Ballroom, Keego Harbor; 248-682-2295
Sports Bar
City
Tap At MGM Grand, Detroit, mgmgranddetroit.com
Suburb
The Lodge Grill & Bar, Keego Harbor; lodgegrillandbar.com
Wine Bar
City
Motor City Wine, Corktown; motorcitywine.com
Suburb
Michigan By The Bottle Tasting Room, mbtbtasting.com
Jazz Club (Tie)
Baker’s Keyboard Lounge, Detroit; theofficialbakers-keyboardlounge.com
Cliff Bell’s, Downtown Detroit; cliffbells.com
Male Gay Bar
Pronto!, Royal Oak; prontorestaurant.com
Female Gay Bar (Tie)
Como’s, Ferndale; comosferndale.com
Stilettos, Inkster; 734-729-8980
Neighborhood Bar
City
Abick’s Bar, 313-894-9329
Suburb
Townhouse, Birmingham; eatattownhouse.com
Bar For Business Deals
Capital Grille, Troy; thecapitalgrille.com
Place To See An Art Film
City
Detroit Film Theatre (DFT), at the DIA; dia.org
Suburb
Main Art Theatre, Royal Oak; landmarktheatres.com
Pool Hall
The Loving Touch, Ferndale; thelovingtouchferndale.com
Place To See A First-Run Movie
Multiple Locations
Emagine, emagine-entertainment.com
Single Location
The Maple Theater, Bloomfield; themapletheater.com
Bike Trail
City
Detroit Riverwalk/Dequindre Cut, Detroit; detroitriverfront.org
Suburb
Paint Creek Trail, Oakland County; paintcreektrail.org
Private Golf Course
Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills; oaklandhillscc.com
Annual Sporting Event
Tigers Opening Day
Freebie
Slow Roll, slowroll.bike
Public Golf Course
Shepherd’s Hollow, Clarkston; shepherdshollow.com
Place To Hear Bands
Small’s, Hamtramck; smallsbardetroit.com
Bowling Alley
Garden Bowl, Midtown Detroit; majesticdetroit.com
Special Event Venue (Tie)
Infinity & Ovation Yacht Charters, St. Clair Shores, infinityandovation.com
Planterra Conservatory, West Bloomfield; planterraevents.com
Scenic Drive
City
Lakeshore Drive, Grosse Pointe Shores
State
M-22
Community Theater
Stagecrafters, Royal Oak; stagecrafters.org
Comedy Club
Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle, Royal Oak; comedycastle.com
Museum
DIA, Midtown Detroit; dia.org
Picnic Spot
City
Belle Isle, belleisleconservancy.org
Suburb
Stony Creek Metropark, Shelby Township; metroparks.com/Stony-Creek-Metropark
Outdoor Festival
City
Detroit Jazz Festival, detroitjazzfest.com
Suburb
Arts, Beats & Eats, Royal Oak; artsbeatseats.com
Location For A First Date (TIE)
The Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak; detroitzoo.org
DIA, Midtown Detroit; dia.org
Happy Hour
City
Prism, Greektown Casino Detroit; greektowncasino.com
Suburb
Bistro 82, Royal Oak; bistro82.com
Place To Learn To Dance
Dance City, Birmingham; dancecitybirmingham.com
Indoor Tennis Court
Franklin Athletic Club, Southfield; franklinclub.com
Casino
Greektown Detroit, greektowncasino.com
Running Route
City
Detroit Riverwalk, Downtown Detroit; detroitriverfront.org
Suburb
Stony Creek Metropark, Shelby Township; metroparks.com/Stony-Creek-Metropark
No poisoned apples in this bunch. Perhaps a gingerbread man or some magic beans, though.
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Restaurant For General Excellence (Tie)
The Mulefoot Gastropub, Imlay City; themulefoot.com
The Root Restaurant & Bar, White Lake; therootrestaurant.com
Restaurant Ambience
City
Wright & Co., Downtown Detroit; wrightdetroit.com
Suburb
Tre Monti Ristorante, Troy; tremontitroy.com
Place to Have Dinner Before a Show (Tie)
Mario’s, Detroit; mariosdetroit.com
Roast, Downtown Detroit; roastdetroit.com
Place for Nightcaps After the Show (Tie)
The Sugar House, Corktown Detroit; sugarhousedetroit.com
The Whitney, Midtown Detroit; thewhitney.com
View From a Restaurant
Coach Insignia, Downtown Detroit; theepicureangroup.com
Sunday Brunch
City
The Whitney, Midtown Detroit; thewhitney.com
Suburb (Tie)
Social Kitchen and Bar, Birmingham; socialkitchenandbar.com
Toast, Birmingham; toastbirmingham.com, and Ferndale; eatattoast.com
Appetizers
City (Tie)
Selden Standard, Midtown Detroit; seldenstandard.com
Wright & Co., Downtown Detroit; wrightdetroit.com
Suburb (Tie)
Bistro 82, Royal Oak; bistro82.com
The Root Restaurant & Bar, White Lake; therootrestaurant.com
Attentive Service
Bistro 82, Royal Oak; bistro82.com
Beer Selection
City
Hopcat Detroit, Midtown Detroit; hopcat.com/detroit
Suburb
One-Eyed Betty’s, Ferndale; oneeyedbettys.com
Late-Night Dining
City
Bucharest Grill, bucharestgrill.com
Suburb (Tie)
Imperial, Ferndale; facebook.com/imperialonwoodward
Redcoat Tavern, Royal Oak, 248-549-0300; and West Bloomfield Township, 248-865-0500
Street-Level Window Seat
City (Tie)
Andiamo Riverfront, Downtown Detroit; andiamoitalia.com
Roast, Downtown Detroit; roastdetroit.com
Suburb
Bistro 82, Royal Oak; bistro82.com
Independent Coffeehouse
City
Great Lakes Coffee, Detroit; greatlakescoffee.com
Suburb
Commonwealth, Birmingham; gocommonwealth.com
Romantic Restaurant (Tie)
The Lark, West Bloomfield Township; thelark.com
Tre Monti Ristorante, Troy; tremontitroy.com
Fish Market
Multiple Locations
Vince & Joe’s, Clinton Township and Shelby Township; vinceandjoes.com
Single Location
Superior Fish Company, Royal Oak; superiorfish.com
Locally Produced Food Brand
Imerman Cake Company, imermancake.com
Ice Cream Parlor
Ray’s Ice Cream, Royal Oak; raysicecream.com
Chinese
Hong Hua, Farmington Hills; honghuafinedining.com
Place for a Business Lunch
City (Tie)
Detroit Athletic Club, thedac.com
The Dime Store, Detroit; eatdimestore.com
Suburb (Tie)
Beverly Hills Grill, Beverly Hills; beverlyhillsgrill.com
The Capital Grille, Troy; thecapitalgrille.com
French (Tie)
Bistro 82, Royal Oak; bistro82.com
Marais, Grosse Pointe; maraisrestaurant.com
Restaurant Dessert
The Root Restaurant & Bar, White Lake; therootrestaurant.com
Wine List
City
Roast, Downtown Detroit; roastdetroit.com
Suburb
The Lark, West Bloomfield Township; thelark.com
Place to Take Out-Of-Towners
City (Tie)
Selden Standard, Midtown Detroit; seldenstandard.com
Slows Bar BQ, Corktown Detroit; slowsbarbq.com
Suburb
Vinsetta Garage, Berkley; vinsettagarage.com
Business Breakfast
Toast, Birmingham; toastbirmingham.com, and Ferndale; eatattoast.com
Greek
Pegasus Taverna, Greektown Detroit and St. Clair Shores; pegasustavernas.com
Indian (Tie)
Priya, Troy; priyarestaurant.com
Rangoli, Auburn Hills and Sterling Heights; detroitrangoli.com
Korean
Korea Palace, Sterling Heights; koreapalace.virb.com
Mexican
City
Mexican Village, Mexicantown/Southwest Detroit; mexicanvillagefood.com
Suburb
El Charro, Fraser; elcharrousa.com
Italian
City (Tie)
Giovanni’s, Southwest Detroit; giovannisristorante.com
Roma Café, Detroit; romacafe.com
Suburb
Tre Monti Ristorante, Troy; tremontitroy.com
Middle Eastern
Anita’s Kitchen, Ferndale; anitaskitchenonline.com
Japanese (Tie)
Noble Fish, Clawson; noblefish.com
Ronin Sushi, Royal Oak; roninsushi.com
Thai
Multiple Locations
Sy Thai, sythairestaurant.com
Single Location
Khom Fai, Shelby Township; 586-247-7773
Vietnamese
Da Nang, Clawson; danangrestaurant.com
Gourmet Market
Multiple Locations — East Side
Vince & Joe’s, Clinton Township and Shelby Township; vinceandjoes.com
Multiple Locations — West Side
Papa Joe’s Gourmet Market, Birmingham and Rochester; papajoesmarket.com
Single Location
Holiday Market, Royal Oak; holiday-market.com
24-Hour Restaurant
National Coney Island, nationalconeyisland.com
Michigan Winery (Tie)
Black Star Farms, Traverse City; blackstarfarms.com
Chateau Chantal, Traverse City; chateauchantal.com
Steakhouse
City
Prism, Detroit; greektowncasino.com
Suburb
Clawson Steak House, Clawson; clawsonsteakhouse.com
Burger
Macomb County
Shamrock Pub, Utica; shamrockutica.com
Oakland County
Redcoat Tavern, Royal Oak, 248-549-0300; and West Bloomfield Township, 248-865-0500
Wayne County
Miller’s, Dearborn; millersbar.com
Vegan
City
Detroit Vegan Soul, West Village Detroit; detroitvegansoul.com
Suburb
Inn Season Café, Royal Oak; theinnseasoncafe.com
Creative Breakfast
Multiple Locations
Toast, Birmingham; toastbirmingham.com, and Ferndale; eatattoast.com
Single Location
Mae’s, Pleasant Ridge; maesdetroit.com
Vegetarian
City
Seva, Midtown Detroit; sevarestaurant.com
Suburb
Inn Season Café, Royal Oak; theinnseasoncafe.com
Gluten-Free Menu
Wild Red Wings & Sandwiches, St. Clair Shores; wildredwings.com
Cheap Eats
Green Dot Stables, Detroit; greendotstables.com
Sandwich
Mudgie’s, Corktown Detroit; mudgiesdeli.com
Ribs
Slows Bar BQ, Corktown Detroit; slowsbarbq.com
Coney Island
Lafayette Coney Island, Downtown Detroit; 313-964-8198
Sushi (Tie)
Noble Fish, Clawson; noblefish.com
Ronin, Royal Oak; roninsushi.com
Seafood
City
Joe Muer Seafood, Downtown Detroit; joemuer.com
Suburb
Streetside Seafood, Birmingham; streetsideseafood.com
Locally Owned Bakery
City
Avalon International Breads, Midtown Detroit; avalonbreads.net
Suburb
Love and Buttercream, Royal Oak; loveandbuttercream.com
Fish ‘N’ Chips
City
Scotty Simpson’s, scottysfishandchips.com
Suburb
The Lodge Grill and Bar, Keego Harbor; lodgegrillandbar.com
Pancakes
The Original Pancake House, multiple locations; originalpancakehouse.com
Soul Food
Beans & Cornbread, Southfield; beanscornbread.com
Soup
Independent
Russell Street Deli, Eastern Market, Detroit; russellstreetdeli.com
Chain
Zoup!, zoup.com
Pizza
Multiple Locations
Buddy’s Pizza, buddyspizza.com
Single Location
Supino Pizzeria, Eastern Market, Detroit; supinopizzeria.com
Deli
Steve’s Deli, Bloomfield Township; stevesdeli.com
Barbecue
Multiple Locations
Bad Brads BBQ, badbradsbbq.net
City
Slows Bar BQ, Corktown Detroit; slowsbarbq.com
French Fries
Independent — City (Tie)
Green Dot Stables, Detroit; greendotstables.com
Hopcat Detroit, hopcat.com/detroit
Independent — Suburb
Townhouse Bistro, Birmingham; eatattownhouse.com
Chain
McDonald’s, mcdonalds.com
Bagels
Multiple Locations
New York Bagel, newyorkbagel-detroit.com
Single Location
Detroit Institute of Bagels, Detroit; detroitinstituteofbagels.com
Cupcakes
Taste Love Cupcakes, Royal Oak; tastelovecupcakes.com
Cookies
Love & Buttercream, Royal Oak; loveandbuttercream.com
Doughnuts
City
Dutch Girl Donuts, 313-368-3020
Suburb
Donut Cutter, Berkley; 248-542-4653
Classic Artisan Cocktails
City
The Sugar House, Corktown Detroit; sugarhousedetroit.com
Suburb
The Oakland Art Novelty Co., Ferndale; theoaklandferndale.com
Bloody Mary
Vivio’s, Eastern Market, Detroit; viviosbloodymary.com
Locally Made Beer
City
Atwater Brewery, atwaterbeer.com
Suburb
Griffin Claw, Birmingham; griffinclawbrewingcompany.com
State
Bell’s Brewery, Kalamazoo; bellsbeer.com
Michigan-Made Wine
Chateau Grand Traverse Late Harvest Riesling, cgtwines.com
Chicken Wings
Independent
Sweetwater Tavern, Detroit; sweetwatertavern.net
Chain
Buffalo Wild Wings, buffalowildwings.com
Deck/Outdoor Seating
City
La Dolce Vita, ldvrestaurant.net
Suburb
Townhouse Bistro, Birmingham; eatattownhouse.com
Carryout
City
Bucharest Grill, Downtown Detroit, bucharestgrill.com
Suburb
Motor City Meatballs, Warren; mymeatballkitchen.com
Food Truck (Tie)
El Guapo, elguapogrill.com
Mac Shack, macshackmichigan.com
New Categories
Pop-Up Dining Experience
Single Location
Revolver, Hamtramck; revolverhamtramck.com
Moving Target (Tie)
Dinner Club (Matt Baldridge), dinnerclubpopup.com
Guns + Butter, (Craig Lieckfelt) gunsandbutter.com
Raw Juice or Smoothie (Tie)
Beyond Juice, beyondjuicedetroit.com
Drought, droughtjuice.com
Locally Made Spirits (Tie)
Two James Spirits, Corktown Detroit; twojames.com
Valentine Distilling, Ferndale; valentinedistilling.com
Legendary princes and princesses, potion-makers, and maybe even an ogre or two.
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Detroit Tigers Player
Miguel Cabrera
Detroit Lions Player
Calvin Johnson
Detroit Pistons Player
Andre Drummond
Detroit Red Wings Player
Pavel Datsyuk
Local Sports Star
Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
Choice For A Local Celebrity Dinner Companion
Kid Rock
Top Domestic Auto Executive
Mary Barra, General Motors
Local Loudmouth
Geoffrey Fieger, Attorney
Choice For A Local Political Dinner Companion
Mayor Mike Duggan
Detroit Ambassador
Kid Rock
DJ (Non-Radio)
DJ Captn20 (aka Nick Haddad), skamartist.com/captn20
Local Comedian (Tie)
Mike Stanley, Detroit
Leslie Ann Thompson, Royal Oak
Local Band — Covers (Tie)
Magic Bus, magicbusband.com
Rockstar, rockstaronline.net
Local Band — Originals
Rio & The Rockabilly Revival, rioandtherockabillyrevival.com
Bartender (Tie)
Mike Durrant, The Emory, Ferndale; theemory.com
Shane McGrath, The Oakland Art Novelty Company, Ferndale; theoaklandferndale.com
Kaytee Querro, The Oakland Art Novelty Company, Ferndale; theoaklandferndale.com
Maître D’
Zharko Palushaj, Tre Monti Ristorante, Troy; tremontitroy.com
Chef (Tie)
James Rigato, The Root Restaurant & Bar, White Lake Township; therootrestaurant.com
Derik Watson, Bistro 82, Royal Oak; bistro82.com
Sommelier
Retailer (Tie)
Jennifer Laurie, Nino Salvaggio; ninosalvaggio.com
Ted Ross, Vince & Joe’s; vinceandjoes.com
Restaurant
Zharko Palushaj, Tre Monti Ristorante, Troy; tremontitroy.com
Personal Trainer
Female
Lisa MacDonald, fitnessdriven.com
Male
Brad Goodstein, retrofitstudio.net
Local Politician To Recall
Gov. Rick Snyder
Political Rising Star
Mike Duggan, Detroit
Independent Store Owner (Tie)
Jeff Selik, Hillside Furniture
Gretchen Valade, Capricious, Dirty Dog Jazz Café, Morning Glory Coffee and Pastries
Colorful Character
Charlie LeDuff, Fox 2 News, Author
Cicerone
Robert Vedder, Powers Distributing; powersdistributing.com
Detroit Filmmaker
Rola Nashef, Detroit Unleaded
Fine Artist
Tony Roko
If a big bad wolf threatens your neighborhood, these folks will be the first to let you know
Services // Leisure // Food // People // Media // Shopping // Etc. // Credits
Local Newspaper
Detroit Free Press, freep.com
Local Radio Station
101.9-FM WDET, wdet.org
Local TV Newscast
WDIV-Channel 4, clickondetroit.com
Local Radio News
WWJ 950-AM, detroit.cbslocal.com
Radio Voice (Tie)
Mojo, Channel 955 (WKQI 95.5-FM)
Paul W. Smith, WJR-AM 760
Dave Wagner, WRCJ 90.9
The Best Playlist
WRCJ-FM 90.9 Classical Days Jazzy Nights
Radio Program
Dave & Chuck The Freak, 101 WRIF-FM
Sports Play-By-Play (Tie)
Dan Dickerson, Tigers Radio Network
Ken Kal, Detroit Red Wings
Male Newspaper Columnist
Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press
Female Newspaper Columnist
Rochelle Riley, Detroit Free Press
Local Website
Local Radio DJ (Tie)
Mojo, Channel 955 (WKQI 95.5-FM)
Jay Towers, WNIC 100.3-FM
Local Male TV Anchor
Devin Scillian, WDIV-Channel 4
Traffic Reporter
Ashlee Baracy, WDIV-Channel 4
Weathercaster
Dave Rexroth, WXYZ-Channel 7
Local Talk-Radio Host
Mike Valenti, WXYT-FM (97.1 The Ticket)
Local Sportscaster
Bernie Smilovitz, WDIV-Channel 4
Local Female TV Anchor (Tie)
Carmen Harlan, WDIV-Channel 4
Rhonda Walker, WDIV-Channel 4
Need a pair of glass slippers, a golden egg, a flying carpet? Here’s where to find them.
Services // Leisure // Food // People // Media // Shopping // Etc. // Credits
Place To Be Fitted For A Suit
Independent
The Claymore Shop, Birmingham; claymoreshop.com
Chain
Nordstrom, nordstrom.com
Women’s Clothing
City
The Peacock Room, facebook.com/peacockroom
Suburb (Tie)
Hips Resale Boutique, Clawson; havehips.com
Wanderlust, Rochester; wanderlustmainstreet.com
Chain
Nordstrom, nordstrom.com
Women’s Evening Wear
Independent
Marguerite Boutique, West Bloomfield Township; margueriteboutique.com
Chain (Tie)
Neiman Marcus, neimanmarcus.com
Nordstrom, nordstrom.com
Fine Antiques (Tie)
Dumouchelles, Detroit; dumouchelle.com
Materials Unlimited, Ypsilanti; materialsunlimited.com
Place For One-Of-A-Kind Dresses
City
The Peacock Room, facebook.com/peacockroom
Suburb
Hips Resale Boutique, Clawson; havehips.com
Vintage Clothing
Lost And Found Vintage, Royal Oak; lostandfoundvintage.com
Big And Tall
Destination XL, destinationxl.com
Men’s Clothing
Independent (Tie)
Claymore Shop, Birmingham; claymoreshop.com
The Shirt Box, Farmington Hills; theshirtbox.com
Chain
Nordstrom, nordstrom.com
Athletic Wear
Lululemon Athletica, Ann Arbor, Birmingham, and Troy; lululemon.com
Luxury Bed And Table Linens
Cristions Fine Linen & Down, Birmingham; 248-723-3337
Gift-Wrapping Service
Lisa’s Gift Wrappers, Royal Oak; lisasgiftwrappers.com
Cutting-Edge Fashions (Tie)
Guys N Gals, West Bloomfield Township; 248-851-1260
Tender, Birmingham; tenderbirmingham.com
Lingerie
Bra-Vo Intimates, Royal Oak; bravointimates.com
Jeans
Caruso Caruso, Birmingham; carusocaruso.net
Children’s Clothing
Guys N Gals, West Bloomfield Township; 248-851-1260
Place To Buy An Engagement Ring
Multiple Locations
Tapper’s Diamonds and Fine Jewelry, tappers.com
Single Location
Ahee Jewelers, Grosse Pointe; ahee.com
Bridal Gown
The Wedding Shoppe, Berkley; theweddingshoppe.net
Gift Registry
Bed Bath & Beyond, bedbathandbeyond.com
Place To Buy Bridesmaid Dresses
The Wedding Shoppe, Berkley; theweddingshoppe.net
Place To Order Wedding Invitations
Lee’s Specialty, Bloomfield Township; leesspecialty.com
Furniture Store
Hillside Contemporary Furniture, Bloomfield Hills; hillsidefurniture.com
Place To Buy Stationery
Lee’s Specialty, Bloomfield Township; leesspecialty.com
Vintage Antiques
Materials Unlimited, Ypsilanti; materialsunlimited.com
Accessories (Tie)
Capricious, Grosse Pointe; capriciousgrossepointe.com
Lace Boutique, Troy; 248-740-5500
Farmers Market
City
Eastern Market, easternmarket.com
Suburb
Royal Oak Farmers Market, ci.royal-oak.mi.us
Candy Shop
Doc Sweets’ Candy Company, Clawson; docsweets.com
Personalized Service
Champane’s Wine Cellars, Warren; champanes.com
Place To Buy Local Crafts
The Rust Belt Market, Ferndale; rustbeltmarket.com
Place To Buy A Cake
Holiday Market, Royal Oak; holiday-market.com
Nursery/Greenhouse
Multiple Locations
English Gardens, englishgardens.com
Single Location (tie)
Bordine’s, Rochester Hills; bordines.com
Planterra, West Bloomfield; planterra.com
Store For Produce (Tie)
Nino Salvaggio International Marketplace, Clinton Township, St. Clair Shores, and Troy; ninosalvaggio.com
Vince And Joe’s Gourmet Markets, Clinton Township and Shelby Township; vinceandjoes.com
Place To Buy Appliances
Local Chain
Sargent Appliance, sargentappliance.com
Chain (Tie)
ABC Warehouse, abcwarehouse.com
Sears, sears.com
Wine Store
Macomb County
Champane’s Wine Cellars, Warren; champanes.com
Oakland County
Hills Fine Wine And Spirits, Bloomfield Hills; hillsfinewine.com
Wayne County (Tie)
Cost Plus Eastern Market, Detroit; 313-259-3845
Merchant’s Fine Wine, Dearborn; merchantsfinewine.com
Fine Spirits Shop
Champane’s Wine Cellars, Warren; champanes.com
Gift Shop
Catching Fireflies, Berkley and Rochester; catchingfireflies.com
Jeweler
Multiple Locations
Tapper’s Diamonds And Fine Jewelry, tappers.com
Single Location (Tie)
Ahee Jewelers, Grosse Pointe; ahee.com
Miner’s Den, Royal Oak; minersden.com
Estate Jewelry
David Wachler And Sons, Birmingham; wachlerjewelers.com
Fabric Store
Haberman Fabrics, Royal Oak; habermanfabrics.com
Independent Hardware
Frentz & Sons Hardware, Royal Oak; frentzandsons.com
Salvage Furnishings
Materials Unlimited, Ypsilanti; materialsunlimited.com
Place To Buy Toys (Tie)
Doll Hospital & Toy Soldier Shop, Berkley; dollhospital.com
Toyology, Royal Oak; toyologytoys.com
New Book Selection — Independent
The Book Beat, Oak Park; thebookbeat.com
Used Bookstore
John K. King, Downtown Detroit; rarebooklink.com
Clothing Resale/Consignment Shop
Consignment Clothiers, Northville; consignmentclothiers.com
Shopping District
Downtown Birmingham, enjoybirmingham.com
Detroit Souvenir (Tie)
The Detroit Shoppe, Troy; detroitmovesme.com
Pure Detroit, multiple locations; puredetroit.com
Ethnic Food Market (Tie)
Cantoro Italian Market And Trattoria, Plymouth; cantoromarket.com
Honey Bee Market La Colmena, Southwest Detroit; honeybeemkt.com
Place To Buy A Bicycle
City
Shinola, Midtown Detroit; shinola.com
Suburb
Downtown Ferndale Bike Shop, Ferndale; downtown-bikeshop.com
Place To Buy Sports Equipment
Independent
The Varsity Shop, Birmingham; thevarsityshop.com
Chain
Dick’s, dickssportinggoods.com
Optical Shop
Independent
Roland Optics, Bloomfield Hills; rolandoptics.com
Chain
See Eyewear, seeeyewear.com
Smoke Shop
Churchills, Birmingham and West Bloomfield; churchillscigarbar.com
Place To Buy Original Art (Tie)
Bluarch Collection, Birmingham; bluarchcollection.com
The Rust Belt Market, Ferndale; rustbeltmarket.com
Pet Supply
Multiple Locations
Pet Supplies Plus, petsuppliesplus.com
Single Location
Premier Pet Supply, Beverly Hills; premierpetsupply.com
Place To Buy Electronics — Independent
American Jewelry And Loan, Detroit; pawndetroit.com
Beer Store
Macomb County
Champane’s Wine Cellars, Warren; champanes.com
Oakland County
8 Degrees Plato, Ferndale; 8degreesplato.com
Wayne County
Discount Drinks, Wyandotte; discountdrinksetc.com
Comic Book Store
Detroit Comics, Ferndale; thedetroitcomics.wordpress.com
New Categories
Auto Dealership
George Matick Chevrolet, Redford Township; matickchevy.com
Place To Buy Organic Produce
Whole Foods, wholefoodsmarket.com
Place To Buy Musical Instruments
Independent
McCourt’s Music, Berkley; mccourtsmusic.com
Chain
Guitar Center, guitarcenter.com
Enchanted sleepovers, haunted castles, and carriages that aren’t pumpkins (or lemons)
Services // Leisure // Food // People // Media // Shopping // Etc. // Credits
Detroit Car Brand — Automaker
Ford
Detroit Car Brand — Division
Ford
Detroit Car Model (Tie)
Corvette
Mustang
Downtown Skyscraper
Renaissance Center, gmrencen.com
Detroit Cliché To Ban
Ruin Porn
Best Loft Building (Tie)
Waterview Loft – Port Authority, Downtown Detroit; waterviewloft.com
Willys Overland Lofts, Midtown Detroit; willysoverlandlofts.com
Private Club
City
Detroit Athletic Club, Downtown Detroit; thedac.com
Suburb
The Village Club, Bloomfield Hills; thevillageclub.org
Hotel
City
Westin Book Cadillac, Downtown Detroit; bookcadillacwestin.com
Suburb
The Townsend, Birmingham; townsendhotel.com
Best Sign of a Detroit Comeback (Tie)
Midtown Revival
New Restaurants
Inner-Ring Suburb
Ferndale
National Chain We Wish We Had Here (Tie)
Chick-Fil-A
In-N-Out Burger
Building Worth Saving
Michigan Central Train Station, Corktown Detroit
Services // Leisure // Food // People // Media // Shopping // Etc. // Credits
The Players
Andi Slick — Snow White
Madeline Burgett — Little Red Riding Hood
Danielle Goike — The Fairy
Jeffrey Imerman, imermancakes.com — The Prince and The Big Bad Wolf
Matthew Baldridge, dinnerclubpopup.com — The Ogre
Michael Law — The Headless Horseman
Ian Washington, 8degreesplato.com — Ichabod Crane
Dave Kwiatkowski, thesugarhouse.com — The Woodsman
Julie James, drought.com — The Witch
Jack George — Hansel
Kate George — Gretel
with
Allie Allemon, Bernie Allemon, Dee Dee Allemon, Dale Drew, Dan Gruenwald, Andrea Mckissack, and Stephanie Snyder as the Seven Dwarves
Behind The Scenes
Roy Ritchie — Photographer
Teddy Demski, teddydemski.com — Producer
Valerie Morgan — Creative Director
Rebecca Voigt — Wardrobe Styling
Stephanie Potts — Prop Styling
Daniel Phillips, dpmakeupstudio.net — Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Danielle Dettore, d2makeup.com — Makeup Artist
Marco Bertoldi, marcobettoldihair.com — Hair Styling
Michael Moran — Set Builder
Veronica Soderlund — Associate Art Director
Austin Phillips — Graphic Designer
Jennifer Pickering — Styling Assistant
with
Larry Lambrecht and Pete Wardrowski — Photographer’s Assistants
Ashli Cathey and Sean Mouton — Production Assistants
Angela Worrel and Jonathan Maurice — Set Assistants
Gerald Blakeslee — Tally Master
Special Thanks
Shot on Location at Cranbrook House and Gardens:
House tours are available Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, mid-June through October.
Free self-guided visits to Cranbrook Gardens are available daily, May through October, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Visit housegardens.cranbrook.edu for more information.
Props and Wardrobe Provided By:
Classic Camping, lizzietishvintage.etsy.com
Ruth Ehman, firesignfamilyfarm.com
Fleurdetroit, Bloomfield Hills, 248-953-3840
Free People, freepeople.com
Got Kilt, 989-262-8065, got-kilt.com
Kellyjean Passage; Kelly Lynne, 313-444-0506, kellylynne.com
Neiman Marcus, 248-643-3300, neimanmarcus.com
Alan Stevens and Vogue Vintage, Ferndale, voguevintage.net, 248-546-1555
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