Serena Daniels

Detroit

Detroit City Editor at Eater Detroit

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Articles

Chicago’s Best Restaurant AAPI Month Events and Other Pop-Ups, May 2025

1 week ago | chicago.eater.com | Serena Daniels

It’s May, and that means it’s also Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and a time when many of the city’s restaurants and bars take the time to celebrate the beauty of the Asian American diaspora. Take a look at some of the pop-ups happening around Chicago and you might notice a trend in that many establishments around town are taking part in this month’s festivities.
Chicago’s Anticonquista Cafe Is Decolonizing Pilsen’s Morning Lattes Along 18th Street

1 week ago | chicago.eater.com | Serena Daniels

A giant mural of the resplendent quetzal, the national bird of Guatemala, which sits perched atop the handle of a machete de vuelta, looks to the right of the barista counter at Anticonquista Cafe in Pilsen. Buttons representing the Central America Solidarity Movement are displayed in wood and glass shadow boxes, serving as prominent reminders of the U.S.’s lasting legacy of imperialism in Latin America.
La Jalisciense Brings Its Chilaquiles and Tacos to Downriver

1 week ago | detroit.eater.com | Serena Daniels

For more than a decade, the generously portioned chilaquiles verdes accompanied by flavorful cecina and platters of tacos from La Jalisciense Supermercado y Taqueria have provided Southwest Detroit with a sense of comfort. Colorful papel picado fills a spacious dining room decorated with Mexican tchotchkes and family photos. Sweet and spicy Mexican candies and rosary beads surround the cashier’s counter.
Chicago’s Michelada Festival Is Canceled Amid Visa and Political Concerns

1 week ago | chicago.eater.com | Serena Daniels

Amid growing fears in immigrant communities across the country of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and deportations, the Michelada Fest, considered one of the leading Latino music festivals in Chicago, one that centers around the refreshing and spicy beverage, has been canceled.
Chicago’s Loba Pastry + Coffee Is Closing Temporarily for Renovation

1 week ago | chicago.eater.com | Serena Daniels

Loba Pastry + Coffee is closing temporarily for renovations. Chris Peters Serena Maria Daniels is an editor for Eater, Midwest region, responsible for coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. She's a longtime Detroiter, by way of the West Coast and has been a journalist since 2006.
How Cafetón Is Transforming Chicago’s Coffee Shop Scene into a Daytime Dance Party

1 week ago | chicago.eater.com | Serena Daniels

The thump of bass echoes down Green Street at Kinzie. It’s only about 11 a.m. on a Sunday and women with flawless makeup wearing hoodies that cover up halter tops clutch designer handbags as they dash across the road to find the end of a rapidly growing line at the entrance to Recess. Today, the Fulton Market venue is hosting Cafetón, a wildly popular coffee shop reggaeton party, and the event is just starting to heat up.
A New Palace For Beef and Whiskey Will Soon Arrive in Downtown Minneapolis

1 week ago | twincities.eater.com | Serena Daniels

A new steakhouse should soon arrive downtown at the Westin Hotel Minneapolis, inside an 8,340-square-foot space that’s been dormant since January. Stock & Bond is from a New York-based consultancy that has come up with dozens of restaurants for hotels and other venues across the country. Apicii Hospitality Group unveiled the original Stock & Bond in November 2022 in Oklahoma City inside the First National Center.
Girl & the Goat’s Stephanie Izard to Open a Casual Burger Spot at Hollywood Casino Joliet and Aurora

2 weeks ago | chicago.eater.com | Serena Daniels

Stephanie Izard is taking a gamble by partnering with Hollywood Casino on two new suburban locations. The celebrity chef, known for Girl & the Goat, will unveil a new burger spot at Hollywood’s Joliet and Aurora casinos. Hollywood is launching a food hall concept at both casinos called Boulevard Food & Drink Hall, which will house Izard’s Lucky Goat. Joining Izard is Rick and Ashley Ortiz’s Antique Taco, the neighborhood Mexican spot with locations in Wicker Park and Bridgeport.
An Outlandish Wicker Park Cocktail Spot Is Reemerging in Near North

3 weeks ago | chicago.eater.com | Serena Daniels

Among the elaborate cocktails being revived from Machine’s menu is the Breakfast at Tiffany’s, made with Tenjaku gin, watermelon, blackberry, blueberry, lemon, and accented with a pink rose. Machine Cocktail Bar Serena Maria Daniels is an editor for Eater, Midwest region, responsible for coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. She's a longtime Detroiter, by way of the West Coast and has been a journalist since 2006.
Look Inside Electric Shuffle, Chicago’s New High-Tech Shuffleboard Lounge

3 weeks ago | chicago.eater.com | Serena Daniels

Electric Shuffle glides into downtown Chicago on Friday, May 2, bringing a high-tech option for group hangs via a reimagined take on a game that just may otherwise be stored away, collecting dust in one’s basement: the shuffleboard. Step inside and you just might feel for a second like you’ve been transported back to your parents’ 1980s Midwest basement, with collections of retro vinyl, cassette tapes, old radios, boomboxes, and stereo receivers.