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May 15, 2024 | 
metrotimes.com | Robert Stempkowski |Bayan Founas |Drew Philp
“Resistance Across Borders: Now and Forever” by Bayan Founas “If Not” by Noor Hindi “Improv I” by Jenna Hamed “And Our City Was Ours” by Nandi Comer “The People United Will Never Be Defeated” by Dave Robberts “Color Me Bad” by Claretha “Peace” Bell “Bouquet of our Struggle” by Jenin Yaseen (sr7aneh) “Invalid Invalid” by Eli Underwood “I Hear The Call” by Adam Tlaib “فلسطين حرة” by Hawwa Youngmark, aka HawwaBe “THE LEAVES CHANGE COLOR DURING CAMPAIGN SEASON” by Darius Simpson “: : Porosity...
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
metrotimes.com | Tom Perkins |Robert Stempkowski
Few Detroit restaurant closures in recent memory came as much of a bummer as that of Core City’s Ochre Bakery, which produced as close to perfect plates as you’re gonna find, but shut down in mid-2022. Among the casualties in its all-star staff was breadmaker Max Leonard, who, at the time, was exhausted and hung up his oven mitts for a minute. But Leonard is back.
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
metrotimes.com | Robert Stempkowski |Lee DeVito
Chowhound is a weekly column about what’s trending in Detroit food culture. Tips: . Has a food delivery service ever let you down? Have you ever used one and gotten something for nothing? If you answered yes to either of those questions, you’re affirming claims made by two former DoorDash drivers I recently interviewed, who say things go wrong in that line of work routinely, and for all kinds of reasons.
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
metrotimes.com | Lee DeVito |Robert Stempkowski
United We Brunch is back. The Metro Times brunch tasting event is set for 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 23 at The Norwood, a new venue in Detroit’s New Center area. As usual, the event will include mimosa and bloody mary bars, as well as brunch samples from local restaurants.
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
metrotimes.com | Robert Stempkowski |Randiah Camille Green
Chowhound is a weekly column about what’s trending in Detroit food culture. Tips: . A mind-boggling amount of professional productivity was likely lost come Monday morning after St. Paddy’s Day. Absenteeism from workplaces, one presumes, was epidemic. Mass hangover-itis was surely the culprit, though a vast majority of its sufferers likely made-up other stories to cover their drunk-sick asses.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
metrotimes.com | Lee DeVito |Robert Stempkowski
Chicago-based fast-casual chain Portillo’s is continuing its expansion into Michigan as it gets ready to open its second location in the state. The new store will be located at 13004 Middlebelt Rd., Livonia. While an official opening date has not yet been announced, the company is hyping up the store by bringing its “Beef Bus” food truck to the space from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, where guests can preview the menu.
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
metrotimes.com | Robert Stempkowski |Randiah Camille Green |Layla McMurtrie
Cool is a quality difficult to define. There’s a feel to it, hard to put a finger on. If Cadieux Café is anything, it’s kinda cool, and my job here is to do that description justice. In response to one of our readers who recently took me to task over my love for the alliterative (sorry, still struggling, sir) and a penchant for “clunky,” run-on sentences (again, my apologies here), I’m resolved to write this review as clearly and concisely as I can. Bear with me. I’ll get better.
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
metrotimes.com | Randiah Camille Green |Robert Stempkowski |Layla McMurtrie
The downtown Detroit sports bar dedicated to Dan Gilbert’s late son has an opening date. Gilly’s Clubhouse is set to open on Friday, April 5 at 10 a.m., the owners announced on Wednesday. Located at 1550 Woodward Ave., Gilly’s boasts 10,000 square feet with a 120-square foot television, Detroit sports memorabilia, and American fare.
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
metrotimes.com | Robert Stempkowski |Layla McMurtrie |Randiah Camille Green
Chowhound is a weekly column about what’s trending in Detroit food culture. Tips: . As a waiter, Manuel was a marvel. He recited daily specials and answered menu questions with the rote confidence of a Rhodes Scholar. From taking orders to delivering dishes, he never wrote things down nor mixed things up. Manuel worked at a Scottsdale Mexican restaurant I used to frequent with my then-wife and children on Sundays after church.
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
metrotimes.com | Robert Stempkowski |Veronica Johnson |Lee DeVito |Biba Adams
With a group photo shoot planned for Sunday’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Corktown, Sidestreet Diner co-owner Meghan Josefosky shoots those plans to hell around 7 a.m. that morning. “Unfortunately, I won’t be able to attend the parade today,” her text to me reads. “One of my cooks called in sick so I will be cooking on the line today… But Sheila will be there.”Such is life for mom-and-pop restaurateurs. It’s always something.
