January 2017
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Cameron’s Steakhouse
Filet Oscar – Savor a mouth-watering filet topped with jumbo lump crab meat and béarnaise sauce, accompanied by asparagus spears.
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Big Fish Seafood Bistro
Skillet Seafood Platter – The Skillet Seafood Platter features flounder florentine, crab cake, lobster tail, shrimp, oysters casino, roasted redskins, and balsamic roasted romas.
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Gandy Dancer
Oven Roasted Sea Bass – Sea bass is paired with a vegetable salad of romaine hearts, portobello, and grape tomatoes topped with Asian vinaigrette, and served with a wasabi cream.
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Meriwether’s
Slow-Roasted Prime Rib with Coconut Macadamia Shrimp – Smashed redskins, au jus, and horseradish sour cream are the perfect complements to this popular and palate-pleasing prime rib.
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Mitchell’s Fish Market
Cedar Plank Salmon – Balsamic glaze, goat cheese, asparagus, sweet peppers, and zucchini make this salmon dish truly unforgettable.
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River Crab Blue Water Inn
Wasabi Pea Encrusted Tuna – Soy-sriracha beurre blanc, quinoa-basmati rice, and asparagus enhance the flavors of this tuna selection.
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Iridescence
32-oz. Tomahawk Steak – The 32-oz. American wagyu tomahawk steak is a guest favorite.
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2FOG’s Pub
Shrimp & Grits – Creamy white grits are topped with four-herb roasted shrimp, bacon, jalapenos, tomatoes, garlic, scallions, sharp cheddar cheese, and a white wine sauce.
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Bistro 82
Grand Shellfish Tower – East and West Coast oysters, Maine lobster, Alaskan king crab, littleneck clams, and jumbo shrimp cocktail, together with grains of paradise mignonette, cocktail sauce, and lemon, form this shellfish tower.
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London Chop House
Steak Tartare – The steak tartare at the London Chop House features porcini vinaigrette, frisee, soft-poached egg, truffle, and crostini.
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The Whitney
Spicy Peach and Blackberry Crumble – Fresh peaches and peppered blackberries are baked with streusel crumble, then topped with Ray’s vanilla bean ice cream — and the result is heavenly.
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A New Year, A Healthier New You
We pledge to lose weight, quit smoking, become more active, eat a healthy diet, and reduce stress. Yet despite our best intentions, we often don’t follow through.
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Luxury Test Drive January 2017
You can be quiet and yet speak volumes, or so you’ll quickly discover when you slip behind the wheel of the new 2017 Lincoln Continental.
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Built for Fun
Fitting in family time is a snap at the Legoland Discovery Center Michigan
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Car People
Meet some of the people (and their rides) that make up metro Detroit’s vibrant auto culture
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The Mind-Body Connection
How kickboxing can improve mental health
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Vibrant and Distinct
Ann Arbor’s Cardamom serves up utterly fresh, sophisticated, and authentic Indian fare
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Luke Cage Star Simone Missick Talks Detroit Upbringing
Before she was Misty Knight, actress was a classical musician and track athlete at Renaissance High School
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Who Killed Barry Crane?
In 1985, the Detroit native’s body was found at his California townhouse. Despite the discovery of new DNA evidence no one has pinned down who killed the man known as the Babe Ruth of bridge and why.
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Get Fit with New Year’s Gear from Detroit Businesses
Stay stylish while you work off those holiday pounds
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Henry Ford’s First Car
Throughout 2017, we explore Detroit’s history with 12 artifacts — starting with an invention that forever changed the city
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The Way It Was – Abbott Detroit, 1911
Abbott-Detroit automobile, 1911
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At Browndog Creamery, Have Your Shake and Spike It
Downtown Farmington spot is both ice cream parlor, cocktail bar
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An Hour With … John Conyers Jr.
Congressman of Michigan’s 13th Congressional District
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Explore Detroit’s Cocktail Scene Through the Five Senses
5 Motown spots to experience through sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell
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Recipe: Model Ti Punch
“If you live in Martinique, you have a few of these cocktails a day. Three simple ingredients — Agricole Rum, cane syrup, and lime — are in every facet of your life. Sounds amazing? Luckily, American Fifth of Lansing makes a similar style of rum (it uses fresh cane juice instead of molasses) for this […]
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Cream of Potato Soup Recipe Inspired by Incompetence
Wolfgang Puck restaurant’s Anthony Matta dishes up new and improved version
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Things On Our ‘To Do’ List
Letter from the Editor
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Contributors: January 2017
Nick Britsky Nick Britsky is a Detroit cocktail enthusiast who spends his time creating boozy content — in the form of recipes, photos, articles, or videos. The first of his occasional columns for Hour Detroit can be found here. He is a member of the Greater Detroit U.S. Bartender’s Guild and holds a Spirits Professional certification […]
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MOCAD’s Super Happy Sushi Offers Simple Yet Fun Food
Corner cafe and bar good spot for fresh, quick bite for museum-goers and hungry Midtown visitors alike
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Essay: Detroit Can Beat the Gentrification Game
It won’t be easy, but the city can be a national model for inclusive economic redevelopment
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Michigan Producers Offer Options for Fresh Produce in Winter
It may be cold, but that doesn’t mean you can’t eat your vegetables
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10 Things to Do This Weekend (That Aren’t The Auto Show)
Whether you’re looking for something to do after your auto show visit or want to do something not even related to cars, there’s plenty going on this weekend all around metro Detroit.
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May is the New April
This spring, Michigan Wine Month is on the move
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13th Annual Meridian Winter Blast Returns to Campus Martius Park
For 13 years, the Meridian Winter Blast presented by Quicken Loans has brought a winter wonderland to life in the heart of downtown Detroit. Formerly known as Motown Winter Blast, the three-day weekend of festivities served as the official countdown to Super Bowl XL in Detroit in 2005. The larger-than-life event attracted more than 1 […]
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Ann Arbor Folk Festival Celebrates 40 Years
For its 40th year, the Ark Folk Music Festival is encouraging roots music fans to “find their folk.” Thousands of folk music lovers are expected to visit the Ann Arbor-based Hill Auditorium on Jan. 27 and 28 for the annual fundraising festival hosted by the Ark, a nonprofit folk and ethnic music venue in Ann Arbor. […]
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Shared Plates: Butternut Squash Skillet with Goat Cheese Recipe
Butternut Squash Skillet with Goat Cheese Recipe Ingredients ½ large butternut squash, peeled and cut into ½-inch pieces (about 2 cups) 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided into tablespoons 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon salt, divided into ½ teaspoons ½ teaspoon pepper 1 red onion, thinly sliced 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar 8 ounces spinach, tough […]
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Four Tips For Getting Your New Year’s Resolutions Back on Track
The end of January is here and it’s only been a month since you declared your New Year’s resolution. If you’ve already broken your goal, don’t give up just yet. Give your resolution another shot with a few tips from Rachel Fogelberg, clinical social worker from the University of Michigan’s Department of Ambulatory Psychiatry. 1. Create […]
