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Restaurant Report: Highlands
For the better part of the past 48 years, the top two floors of Michigan’s tallest building have been a place to eat, drink,...
7 Seafood Spots to Try During Lent and Beyond
For 40 days each late winter/early spring, many Christians celebrate Lent with prayer and fasting that involves giving up something and not eating meat,...
Dirty Shake Opens in Detroit’s Cass Corridor
A long-anticipated bar offering boozy shakes, reasonably priced beers, burgers, wings, and other “shenanigans” has opened just steps away from Wayne State University.
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Restaurant Report: Sana’a Yemeni Cuisine
Finding a good mechanic — like finding a good hairstylist — is crucial to city living. You need someone dependable, honest, and unequivocally skilled...
8 Metro Detroit Spots for Eggs Benedict
Grab the breakfast favorite at these local restaurants
23 Valentine’s Day Dining Experiences in Metro Detroit
Here’s what’s going on at Oak & Reel, Pop’s for Italian, Marrow, and more
Editor’s Letter: 2025 Restaurant of the Year
People often ask how they "can get in Hour," whether it’s their work as a creative or an article on their business. One of the...
Culture Convo: My Longest Relationship is With a Restaurant
This isn't a happy Valentine’s Day column. It’s not really for the heartbroken, either.It’s for those with an appetite. Because Valentine’s Day rarely has...
2025 Restaurant of the Year: Mabel Gray
It's a rarity for a restaurant to storm onto the scene and remain exciting almost 10 years later. But Mabel Gray, which opened in...
Here are Michigan’s 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Semifinalists
The results are in — 10 Michigan restaurants, eight of them in southeast Michigan — are contenders for this year’s “Oscars of food.” The...
Eat Farm Fresh at Echelon Kitchen and Bar
Update: Echelon Kitchen and Bar is slated to open Thursday, Feb. 6. Reservations are now open on exploretock.com/echelonAs a young man, Joseph VanWagner left...
Where to Get Thanksgiving Dinner in Metro Detroit
Here’s what’s happening at Oak & Reel, San Morello, Stage Deli, and more
Feel Forever Young at Noori Pocha
"I feel like I'm 21," my friend Liana says directly into my ear. Her voice is drowned out by the pulsating electro-pop dance tune...
A Conversation with Rocky Coronado of Nepantla Cafe
When Texas-born chef Rocky Coronado moved to Detroit in 2017, they brought something new to our food scene with Rocky’s Road Brew — a...
A Conversation With Kate Williams of Lady of the House
When Kate Williams opened the Irish-influenced Lady of the House in 2017, it didn’t take long for her and the Corktown restaurant to garner...