Lyndsay Green

2 days ago | freep.com | Lyndsay Green

Metro Detroit’s dining scene is practically overflowing with noteworthy establishments. There are exciting new restaurants and tried-and-true classics, swanky cocktail bars and casual dives, artisanal pastry shops and bakeries that have been around for generations. And each community in the region has its own culinary identity. From the many neighborhoods that make up Detroit to the suburban towns in the city’s orbit, there are food scenes that are unique to a distinct place.

1 week ago | freep.com | Lyndsay Green

One day, I looked up, and mortadella was everywhere. It’s always been on the menu at my go-to sandwich spots — Rocco’s Italian Deli and La Pecora Nera — but soon, it was also a topping on local pizza specials. Then it was in a sandwich at the hip new 10-seat wine bar in one of the city’s swankiest hotels. It turned up in other cities. At bakeries and on cheese boards at fancy restaurants. I became attuned to the deli meat’s ubiquity, particularly in a town with a proclivity for corned beef.

1 week ago | freep.com | Nushrat Rahman |Lyndsay Green

Nushrat Rahman Eric Guzmán Lyndsay C. GreenDetroit Free PressThe 60th annual Cinco de Mayo Parade festivities kick off this weekend in Southwest Detroit. Organizers say the events will continue and community members are looking forward to the celebration, despite concerns from some about immigration raids and detention. Organizers expect thousands of attendees from Michigan and other states.

2 weeks ago | freep.com | Lyndsay Green

Good morning,On Sunday, the Mexican Patriotic Committee of Metro Detroit will hold the annual . As in any other year, the parade will travel along West Vernor Highway to Clark Park. But it’s not any other year.  Though Sunday’s event will mark the 60th annual parade, a milestone for the committee, the enthusiasm for an otherwise celebratory occasion, for many, is lacking against the backdrop of mass deportations among Detroit’s Latino community and across the country.

2 weeks ago | freep.com | Lyndsay Green

The alcapurria at El Borinquen Food Truck is nothing like the Puerto Rican street food that I grew up eating. It's not that crispy golden cone the server at my favorite cuchifrito spots in the Bronx would pluck from underneath a warm heat lamp and wrap in a paper napkin for me to eat like an ice cream cone. It’s not hearty and gloriously plump, overflowing with meat and soft slivers of red peppers with every bite.