TV chefs Bourdain and Ripert come to Grand Rapids
Television chefs Anthony Bourdain ("No Reservations") and Eric Ripert ("Avec Eric" and "Top Chef") will square off live on the stage of the DeVos Performance Hall in Grand Rapids on February 19. The...
View ArticleQ & A with Cliff Bell's Chef Matthew Baldridge
Click here to read my Q & A with Cliff Bell's master chef Matthew Baldridge. I asked him about the jazz club's new lunch menu, as well as Detroit Restaurant Week, which is going on now through...
View ArticleDetroit-based author signs new Stooges book in Hamtramck
Music critic and author Brett Callwood will sign copies of his latest book, "The Stooges: Head On," Saturday, Oct. 1 at the New Dodge Lounge in Hamtramck. Callwood, who moved to Metro Detroit from...
View ArticleTelevisions chefs bring stage show to Detroit
A few weeks ago I reported that TV chefs Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert will be appearing in Grand Rapids. It was announced today that the show will also be coming to the Detroit Opera House on...
View ArticleBands can apply now to play Blowout 2012
The Metro Times Blowout is a four-day local music festival that takes primarily in Hamtramck. Organizers announced today the 15th annual festival will take place Feb. 29-March 3, 2012. Metro...
View ArticleRestaurants offer up November specials
Royal Oak Belgian restaurant Bastone is having a pizza and pint promotion for the month of November. Order one of the brewery's gourmet pizzas and get a free pint of its award-winning beer. Try the...
View ArticleDetroit rock band begs to load in Nickelback's gear at halftime show
Can this get any sillier? After an online petition to remove Nickelback from the Detroit Lions halftime show made national news, Detroit-based rock group Electric 6 have cheekily started a petition of...
View Article"Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" features Metro Detroit restaurants
The Food Network's popular show "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives," hosted by food TV personality Guy Fieri, recently stopped into some Metro Detroit locations. You may have seen the episode that aired on...
View ArticleRed Coat Tavern to open Sundays
There is some good news for fans of great burgers. After decades of being open Monday-Saturday, the Red Coat Tavern in Royal Oak has expanded its hours to noon-9 p.m. on Sundays, starting Nov. 27. The...
View ArticleTexas de Brazil now offers lunch in downtown Detroit
Forget having a light lunch. Starting today, Texas de Brazil will now offer lunch from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Located in the Compuware building at Campus Martius in downtown Detroit, Texas de...
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