Melody Baetens

3 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | Melody Baetens

The traditions of raising a beer stein, holiday sing-a-longs and celebrating Oktoberfest will continue as third-generation owners of Detroit's Dakota Inn Rathskeller pass the keys to new ownership. Owner Karl Kurz, whose family founded the German bar and restaurant in 1933, has sold the restaurant to Paddy Lynch, according to a media alert sent out Friday morning. A funeral director, Lynch has revived other iconic Detroit businesses, including the Schvitz health club and Dutch Girl Donuts.

3 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | Melody Baetens

MICHIGANIANS OF THE YEAR Melody Baetens The Detroit News View Comments Creative visionary Tiff Massey spotlighted her corner of Detroit to show the world with her exciting exhibit, "7 Mile + Livernois." Shown at the Detroit Institute of Arts over a 12-month period that drew around a quarter of a million people, the collection was a larger-than-life homage to "adornment." The 10-exhibit collection included a row of 11 huge steel hair ballies bolted to one wall, a large chain necklace that...

3 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | Melody Baetens

The latest product from Eastern Market's Detroit City Distillery is a berry-forward, ready-made cocktail. Going on sale June 13 just in time for Father's Day, the Michigan 4-Berry is a flavored, bottled Old Fashioned cocktail in a 200 ml bottle. Sales begin at 4 p.m. along with three-inch Achatz Michigan 4-Berry pies at DCD's tasting room in Eastern Market.

3 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | Melody Baetens

RESTAURANTS + BARS Melody BaetensThe Detroit NewsView Comments The steel cauldron bubbled with ramen noodles, purple rice cakes, pink and white kamaboko, salmon-colored krab sticks and fresh greens all coated in a sweet and floral bright orange sauce. Would this witchy kaleidoscope of sustenance taste good? My friend and I weren't sure, but we knew if it didn't it would be our fault because we made it.

3 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | Melody Baetens

A longstanding sports bar chain known for chicken wings and scantily uniformed female servers has closed its last remaining Metro Detroit location. The Taylor Hooters at 21250 Eureka Road has closed permanently, according to a phone recording. The only remaining Michigan location is in Saginaw at 5528 Bay Road, and is open daily for lunch and dinner. Established in 1983, the chain filed for bankruptcy in April, Reuters reported, but it vowed to continue.