January 2016
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Here’s to a Healthy, Beautiful & Happy New You
Are you ringing in the new year with resolutions to better yourself? You don’t need to go it alone. In fact, metro Detroit health professionals have the very latest and most effective solutions to match your desires for improved health and looks.
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Luxury Test Drive January 2016
Star Lincoln is proud to offer the 2016 Lincoln MKX. This remarkable SUV is a new standard of luxury in its category, and it’s the most technologically advanced Lincoln ever.
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Contributors: January 2016
Patrick Dunn Patrick Dunn first reported on the Regional Transportation Authority of Southeast Michigan this summer in a series of articles about transit in Washtenaw County. However, efforts to connect Detroit to Ann Arbor via public transit represent only a portion of its master plan for streamlining transit across the metro area, and Dunn was excited […]
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Our Evolving Affair With Autos
One line struck home when putting together this issue. The “Motorless in the Motor City” story cites our region’s complicated relationship with the automobile industry. To be sure, its growth led to our entire area’s great success as well as the rise of the middle class. But its more recent troubles and brushes with bankruptcy have […]
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The Way It Was – The Maxwell, 1915
The Maxwell, 1915
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New Starting Points
The Mitten State is full of seasonal travel destinations, and for 2016, we’ll show them some love
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The Lost City of Gold
Former Corktown souvenir shop is living up to its treasure-promising name
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Enjoy the Great Indoors at the DNR’s Outdoor Adventure Center
A visit to the DNR’s Outdoor Adventure Center is like taking an up north field trip right in downtown Detroit
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Best Footage Forward
Comeback stories help define a winning formula for a trio of popular made-in-Michigan PBS shows
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Rolling Sculpture
A portrait of Ford Motor Co. auto design manager Earl Lucas Jr. at the peak of his creative powers
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An Hour With… Graig Donnelly
Director of the Detroit Revitalization Fellows
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Spellbound
There’s a certain element of mystery behind putting together dramatic outfits that command attention. We take a cue from director Alfred Hitchcock’s most suspenseful thrillers to focus on modern twists of classic styles.
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Transportation Transformation
Over the next decade or two, you may not recognize metro Detroit — or what the auto industry produces
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Upward Mobility
Ann Arbor’s Mcity could put Michigan on the map as a hub for autonomous vehicle development
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The $6,800 Car
Elio Motors plans to take on the big automakers with a three-wheeled vehicle that gets 84 miles per gallon
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The Big Picture
Amid renewed interest in rethinking regional transportation, several projects aim to overhaul how we get around in metro Detroit
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Motorless in the Motor City
Out of necessity or by choice, a growing number of area commuters are adapting to life without an automobile
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Day Tripper
A reporter tours Detroit, one Uber ride at a time, to see what he can learn about the company and its drivers
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Tiny Houses, Big Dreams
More people across the country are downsizing their homes — and their lives. Will this trend gain traction in metro Detroit?
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Hip in Hazel Park
At Mabel Gray, James Rigato’s masterful dishes are turning an unlikely location into a destination
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Six Appeal
Whiskey-centric gathering spot in Grosse Pointe pays homage to the Prohibition-era booze runners
Hot Spot: January 2016
LONDON CHOP HOUSE /// This venerable spot (est. 1938) has shaken off the cobwebs to become part of the thriving downtown dining scene. Robert (RJ) Scherer, a Culinary Institute of America graduate, heads the rebuilt kitchen, turning out a menu that includes such classics as oysters Rockefeller, French onion soup, Dover sole, and sautéed perch. The […]
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Special Sauce
Wright & Co.’s Dan DeWall uses pork shoulder, an inexpensive and delicious choice for hearty ragu
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Molly’s Picks
Restaurant veteran Molly Abraham noshes around town, tracking down some top spots
Over a Barrel
Keep the sampling of in-progress wine to the experts; you’re not missing much
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National Bloody Mary Day
Jan. 1 is a day for new beginnings. But it may also be a day when you’re nursing a wicked hangover from the previous night’s overindulgence on bubbly. With Jan. 1 marking National Bloody Mary Day, start 2016 off with the most popular alcoholic drink for brunch. Hour Detroit readers are partial to the Bloody […]
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Cozy Corner
Inviting basement space in Midtown is just the place to find your cup of tea
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Cake Boss
After barbecue business closes up shop, entrepreneur reinvents herself with Detroit Sugar
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Cravings: Brennan Calnin
“I’m a huge fan of Selden Standard,” says Brennan Calnin, formerly the executive chef at Townhouse Detroit.
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Hour Picks
What’s hot this month? Good food reads!!! Local authors share their culinary and drink expertise.
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O’Blivions’ Overhaul
Longtime Corktown café becomes a fresh, yet still inexpensive, Bobcat Bonnie’s
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Deja Food
My first trip to an upscale restaurant was Darby’s, on West Seven Mile Road near Wyoming Avenue in the mid ’60s.
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Bistro 82
Trois Chocolat – Dark, white, and milk chocolate mousse, complemented by strawberry and caramel-crisp pearls, raspberry, candied orange, and coconut tuile.
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Prism
Porterhouse Steak for Two – Choice porterhouse steak marinated in fresh herbs, garlic and olive oil. Served with oven-roasted vegetables and seasoned to order.
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Andiamo
Bone-in Ribeye Steak – Pan-roasted sweet potato gnocchi, beets, kale, and signature Andiamo zip sauce are the perfect complements to Andiamo’s 20-ounce, bone-in ribeye steak.
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Joe Muer Seafood
Spice Crust Ahi Tuna – No. 1 bigeye tuna seared rare, with fingerling potatoes, nicoise olives, tomato caper relish, and chimichurri sauce
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Eve
Fricassee of Autumn Mushrooms – Served over a mushroom cream with ricotta gnocchi tossed in browned sage butter, and walnut basil pesto with reggiano tuile.
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Iridescence
Potato-Crusted Crab Cakes – Jumbo lump crab roulade with malt vinegar aioli, crispy fingerlings, and house-made giardiniera.
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Genji Japanese Steakhouse
Hibachi Steak & Lobster Tail – Steak and mushrooms, shrimp and broccoli, and Maine lobster are served with fried rice and a vegetable medley of zucchini, mushrooms, onions, and red peppers.
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Tre Monti Ristorante
Risotto Milanese – Acquerello seven-year-aged carnaroli rice is paired with saffron broth, grilled prawns, manila clams, and Tuscan kale.
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The Changing of the Guard
Linda Jones bids Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council farewell after 17 years
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Barbecue + Beer = Love
Lockhart’s BBQ to host OddSide Ales tap event in late January, then launch a craft brewery series
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Fire Up the Dragon
New Holland’s bourbon barrel stout gets the royal treatment at Winter Beer Fest and beyond
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Exported From Bellaire
Inventive brewer Short’s hits milestone and announces plans to distribute outside of Michigan
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The Way It Was – Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1915
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1915