Spacious, upbeat Eddie Merlot’s brings the beef and much more
Once you get past the name that would probably better serve a racehorse than an upscale restaurant, Eddie Merlot's has a lot going for it.
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Friends and Red Wings fans gather at Signature Grill, the gateway to Joe Louis Arena
At the Signature Grill, Stefanie Delvecchio is known as Computer Girl, because she brings her widescreen laptop downstairs with her and sets it up on the bar.
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Celebrate Mother's Day with one of these buffets or restaurant stops
Restaurants all around town are offering brunches and/or dinners dedicated to the holiday. Expect carved roasts, omelet stations, colorful salads and all of the trimmings befitting what is one of the most popular dining-out days of the year.
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Brewers roll out for Craft Beer Expo
Next up, it’s the Craft Beer Expo May 15 at Lake Orion’s Canterbury Village. More than a dozen breweries will be on hand with samples, including five from Michigan.
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Seasonal menu at Coach Insignia focuses on local food
Coach Insignia is refreshing the unique dining experience it offers on the 71st and 72nd floors of Detroit's Renaissance Center.
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New Café ML packs in the crowds with fresh, contemporary dishes
When one of the most successful restaurateurs in Metro Detroit adds a fifth restaurant to his empire, there's a built-in clientele itching to check it out.
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Atlas Global Bistro to shut its doors May 26
Atlas Global Bistro announced in a press release this week the Midtown restaurant would close its doors for good following brunch service on May 26.
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TV chef Symon looking to open second Detroit eatery
Celebrity chef and Roast restaurant owner Michael Symon is looking to open one of his B Spot burger restaurants in Detroit, his business partner told The Detroit News.
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Birmingham's Bella Piatti gets a major makeover into something splendid
It happened in just about record time. The new regime completely transformed Bella Piatti from a rustic charcuterie to an intimate Italian restaurant in just a little more than a month, and it’s a beautiful jewel box of a place.
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Metro Detroit Summer Beer Fest splits the suds in two
The Metro Detroit Summer Beer Fest is branching off into two events this year, each taking place the first weekend of summer.
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Whitney now serving a delicious weekday breakfast
After 25 years as a restaurant there’s still something new at the Whitney under proprietors Bud and Patrick Liebler: weekday morning fare.
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Some Caribou sites in Michigan to remain open, others rebranded as Peet’s
Coffee lovers, rejoice: Caribou Coffee isn’t completely leaving Michigan. A week after Mike Tattersfield, Caribou president and CEO, said the chain would no longer operate in Michigan, he clarified his statement by saying only nine company-owned stores have closed.
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Most restaurant kids’ meals far from healthy, group warns
Ninety-seven percent of major restaurant-chain children’s meals were deemed unhealthful in a report by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a consumer-advocacy group.
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Café ML to open this week in Bloomfield Hills
Café ML, the newest restaurant from the Roberts Restaurant Group, plans to hold a soft opening this week, says proprietor Bill Roberts. He is unsure of the actual date at this time.
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