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How to Craft Mocktails at Home
Here we go — another Dry January. Another month of making up for a holiday season of bubbles, bourbon, and Beaujolais by pretending I...
A Final Toast to 2025 & Its Bar Trends
How, and I mean, how in the absolute world, is it almost 2026 out here? It’s been a whirlwind of a year on the...
How to Make Mezcal’s Tamales De Pollo
Ingredients
Filling
3 pounds cooked shredded chicken
8 Roma tomatoes
1/2 large white onion, peeled
8 garlic cloves, peeled
2 habanero peppers (remove seeds if you want less heat)
1/4 cup...
What’s Cooking? Metro Detroit Dining News for December 2025
New Metro Detroit Restaurants, Bars, and Cafés
Street Beet, Detroit
On Dec 11, Street Beet finally debuted its brick-and-mortar in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood. The plant-based comfort...
7 Best Breakfast Sandwiches in Metro Detroit
The Egg & Cheese Pita at Mitsos Greek Food and Coffee
I would happily submit Mitsos’s Egg & Cheese Pita as the Motor City’s official...
SPECIALTIES OF THE HOUSE
Iridescence
Alaskan Black Cod – Wild Alaskan Black Cod with Rock Shrimp, Lobster, and smoked chili broth.
Café Cortina
Bellino Americano – Based on the famous Italian Bellini, Café Cortina uses Detroit City Rye Whiskey and peach nectar made in house with smoked rosemary.
Da Francesco’s Ristorante + Bar
Veal Osso Buco Milanese – Tender veal shank braised with fresh herbs, pearl onions and Barolo wine in a rich veal demy glaze served over Italian risotto with baby carrot and Haricot verts.
Antonio’s Cucina Italiana
Gnocchi Rita – Little Handmade potato dumplings served with Mamma Rita’s special Pancetta (bacon) and mushroom blush sauce.
The Whitney
Beef Wellington - Diners love the Creekstone tenderloin of beef, showcased by foie gras, caramelized garlic and shallots, mushroom and truffle oil duxelle, seasonal vegetables, and Courvoisier cream.
The Waterfront Wyandotte
Shrimp Scampi - Full pound of shrimp sautéed with mushrooms, bell peppers and garlic white wine sauce
The Fed
Grass “Fed” Double Double Burger - Double grass fed beef patty from farm field table, double cheese, heirloom tomato, shaved lettuce, special sauce, house pickle, handcut kennebec fries
Station Square Kitchen and Bar
Filet Surf and Turf - Served with Montrachet cheese mashed potatoes, asparagus, and tomato-basil beurre blanc
Robusto’s Cigar Bar & Bistro
Grilled Lamp Chops - Served with Israeli couscous with confit cherry tomato and mint chimichurri.
Parc
Dry Aged Tomahawk Ribeye - 41-day dry aged Creekstone Farms 40 oz. Long Bone Ribeye, grilled over local hardwood
