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Quick Tip: Singles Going Steady Networking Event Starts Monday At Craft Work

There is a new fun and casual networking event that kicks off tomorrow. Upscale West Village bar and restaurant Craft Work, deemed Eater Detroit’s fourth hottest cocktail bar in Detroit right now, is hosting a networking/social event with a hint for something more. Definitely come out if you are ambitious and interested for a night of great food, great music and great conversation. There is no cover charge. It’s going to be a good time fueled with free appetizers and drink specials at happy ho...

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Check Out What The Inside Of Dilla's Delights Detroit Doughnut Shop Is Going To Look Like

Dilla is a legendary name in Detroit, and as we’ve reported before, Dilla’s Delights are coming. Now, you can start visually salivating on these renderings of Dilla’s Delights’ first brick and mortar doughnut shop on 242 John R. inside The Ashley building. Anticipation has been high for this downtown establishment, and the designs look as delicious as the brand’s Rosemary Potato doughnut stuffed with garlic goat cheese found at Red Hook Detroit, Alley Taco, Rubbed, Café Con Leche, and Goo...

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5 Cool Grocery Stores In Detroit

With its vast expanses of land, and an abundance of liquor stores that don’t serve fresh produce or other healthy options, Detroit has oft been criticized as a food desert in recent years.  However, driving around the city, I’ve found that it’s not. And numbers don’t lie. Think tank Data Driven Detroit has verified as of June 2014, there are 76 full-line Detroit grocery stores. Detroit is 142.9 sq. miles. You can look at it like a grocery store every two miles. That does not sound like a food...

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Meet 4 Of The Wackiest Hot Dogs In Detroit

Ramen and kimchi on a hot dog. A PB&J hot dog. Am I high, or is this really happening? It’s all, in fact, happening at Laika Dog, the only joint in Detroit really pushing the hot dog envelope. It’s a new place, having opened on July 4 of this year. Pushing the envelope is an appropriate term, as Laika is the first canine that left the envelope of Earth and went into space. Puns? Natch.   Laika Dog has found a fitting home inside Corktown’s UFO Factory, on track to be Detroit’s newest...

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PICS: The Best Cars From The Swanky Car Show Concours D'Elegance

The sun was shining and so were the cars at the 2015 Concours D’Elegance, one of Michigan’s most popular auto shows, where the event was held this Sunday. Vehicles gather from all over America and Canada to be judged on the beauty of their design. The judges had their work cut out for them. Gleaming Maseratis, vintage Harley-Davidsons and sporty Lamborghinis were just a few of the many vehicles sprawled on the golf course at the Inn at St.John’s in Plymouth, the Catholic seminary turned luxuri...

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The Deadline To Apply For $50k For Your Retail Entrepreneurship Dream Is This Friday

Hugh. La Feria. Batch Brewing Company. Sister Pie. All amazing Detroit companies. All winners of Hatch Detroit’s $50,000 prize to turn their operation into the brick and mortar establishment of their dreams. Anyone who is reading this, and has a dream to open a place like those should think about acting now. After all, submissions for the 2015 Hatch Detroit Contest ends this Friday, July 24 at 11:59 p.m. What is Hatch Detroit? Founded in 2011, Hatch Detroit was created to give others the o...

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The Dish: Hopcat's Crack Fries Make Us Fiend

The rest of America has finally discovered what many Detroiters already knew: the Crack Fries from Hopcat are so good, it is sinister. Hopcat’s Crack Fries was named in Food Network Magazine’s list of America’s 10 Best French Fries in its July-August issue. Hopcat’s Crack Fries stand toe to toe with Hyde Park Bar & Grill’s fries, which come in their own silver fryer basket. According to Chris Knape, Hopcat’s Marketing and Communication’s Director, someone who worked at Food Network Magazi...

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The Scoop Behind 93.9 The River's Food and Music Radio Show, "Lick The Plate"

You may be able to find a picture of David Boylan in the dictionary under “living the dream.” He’s the radio host of 93.9 FM The River’s food and music radio show, “Lick The Plate.” He splits his time between Detroit and San Diego, where he also hosts Lick The Plate San Diego for KPRi and writes the eponymous food column for The Coast News. Lick The Plate on 93.9 The River is on during the first break of the 5 p.m., 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. hours. His shows are all over the map, and that’s exactly t...

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The Dish: Try Authentic Pho At Thuy Trang in Madison Heights

I have a friend who recently volunteered for a year in Vietnam. When he came back to Michigan, I asked if any Vietnamese restaurants in Madison Heights, Metro Detroit’s unofficial Chinatown, compared to the real deal. “Thuy Trang,” he said. “The pho there is the closest I’ve had since Hanoi. There is another one close by that’s more popular on Yelp. It’s good, but not as good.” Thuy Trang is family-owned and the restaurant is named after the daughter. Their recipe has been in the family...

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Bob And Rob Talk About The Michelada Marriage Of McClure's Pickles and Atwater Brewery

People stream out of Comerica Park and into Cheli’s Chili Bar. Sports fans mill around Cheli’s outdoor patio clutching a cold can of Michelada made from McClure’s Bloody Mary mix and Atwater’s Helles Lager. Micheladas are traditionally made from Mexican beer, hot sauce, lime, and spices. The can’s Mexican wrestler logo and the drink’s creation has a story as tasty as the drink. “We’ve got plans to launch it nationwide,” said Robert De La Rosa, National Sales Manager at Atwater. “We already hav...

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FIRST LOOK: Andiamo Debuts First Food Truck In Greektown

Andiamo debuted its first food truck at the Firebird Tavern parking lot on the corner of Brush and Monroe this Friday to a crowd about 75 people deep when the decked out purple food truck arrived. The first 50 people received free pasta bowls. A steady stream of diners followed after the initial rush. The food truck will return to Detroit again this Saturday for the Riverside Groove Festival at Sinbad’s Restaurant and Marina. They will appear next week Monday or Tuesday either in the Fire...

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Let's Get Digital: 4 Tips For Small Business Success In Detroit

Last night, when most Detroiters were fighting traffic down I-75, a handful of Detroit entrepreneurs came together at Get Your Business On The Map With Google. Hosted by Techtown and B4B Connect, a small business initiative of the Detroit Regional Chamber at the Ford Resource and Engagement Center, the entrepreneurs made the fight for the type of traffic that can make or break a small business … Google traffic. Small businesses need Google to direct customers to their website. The key to harne...

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THE DISH: A Genius Vegetarian Taco At A Limited Time Pop-Up

[quote_box_center] Welcome to The Dish, our new weekly column about the one dish you have to try at the one restaurant you have to visit. [/quote_box_center] Let your eyes wander around the dark geometrically beautiful hallways of the Detroit Institute of Art’s Islamic exhibit. What’s with all of the piñatas at the end of the hall? Congratulations, you have found Azul Cantina, the DIA’s hidden gem of a pop-up that is open now – but will close on July 12. Azul is the coolest temporar...

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Three Food Trucks At Campus Martius Worth The Wait

Campus Martius is the best place to eat lunch in Detroit. You can relax watching water jet from the Woodward Fountain. Find peace in a pick up game of basketball or sand volleyball at the Quicken Loans Sports Zone. Still, lunchtime is all about the food. It’s where the food trucks that make the Detroit food scene so vibrant push against the polished corporate sheen powering Detroit’s financial resurgence. These are three food trucks whose lines are well worth the wait. Mac Shack Their...

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Here's How To Party It Up At Motor City Pride This Weekend

Motor City Pride is this Saturday and Sunday in Hart Plaza. This weekend celebration of LGBTQ Pride and the community in Michigan is free to the public, and rivals those in cities across the nation. It’ll be a magnet and safe space for people across the state to come to Detroit and be themselves, whatever your orientation or preferences. There are a few components to Motor City Pride. There’s the festival itself, the Miss and Mr. Motor City Pride Pageant, the Balls (Motorball and Kings and Q...

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PICS: Corktown's New Farmers Market Is A Little Paradise

Corktown debuted its first Farmers Market on May 14 on the lawned patio of Detroit Institute of Bagels. The market is held every Thursday from 4-7 p.m. It was small, with less than 15 vendors for the first go around. There was a congenial intimacy that made the experience magical. What it did not lack was the healthy selection of fresh farm produce and funky treats like BBQ marshmallows. We look forward to regular visits and watching the market grow into its own. “It’s a neighborhood market...

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Birmingham's Griffin Claw Brewery Breaks Ground For Expansion

Rejoice craft beer fans! Griffin Claw Brewery in Birmingham is expanding. The posh biergarten broke ground on a five month expansion for their 4600 sq. ft. Cellar House barrel-aging room, critical to their long-term plan of distributing at a second Michigan supermarket. They already distribute at Kroger. This is impressive growth considering they are not even two-years-old as a business. What is the key to their success? “Demand,” said Scott LePage. “In order to scale, you have to commit. We...

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The Peterboro Asian-Fusion Restaurant To Open In Detroit's Chinatown This Fall

Asian-fusion restaurant The Peterboro, set to open in Detroit’s former Chinatown this fall, will have a menu as fused as its atmosphere. Owner Charles Inchaustegui, current general manager of The Sugar House, plans to make the dining experience surreal and cool by mixing old-school Chinese restaurant design with Victorian steampunk. Chef John Campau will draw from his Filipino heritage and serve Spam fried rice, cheese sticks wrapped in egg roll paper, and homemade fortune cookies with fortune...