October Heatmap: Where to Eat Right Now:
The weather may soon be cooking down, but the dining scene is heating up, and with restaurant openings all over the place, it's definitely time for an up to date Eater Heatmap.
Unlike that more stable of standbys, the Eater 38, the Heatmap aims to be more current as it catches wind of the newest, most popular places to eat and drink each month, and October's map is full of newbies and some old...
Restaurant Week at Cliff Bells; Dakota Inn Rathskeller Turns 80:
Cliff Bell's is a fixture of not only the bar but also the Downtown restaurant scene, and this week Sylvia Rector wrote about the roasted branzino on their Detroit Restaurant Week menu, with nothing but good things to say. She says of executive chef Matt Baldridge, "He plates the silvery fish with marinated stemmed artichoke hearts, assorted olives and a handful of almonds to create a dish that...
A Month Of Dakota Inn Specials; Burger Brawl Tomorrow:
EASTERN MARKET — The second-annual Detroit Burger Brawl kicks off at the Fairway Packing facility in Eastern Market, with 19 area restaurants offering their best burger possible in a strolling festival of taste makers. Our money's on Green Dot Stables and Local Kitchen & Bar, but previous winners like the Dirty Dog Cafe and Pappy's could put up a good fight in the rundown. The strolling taste...
Dakota Inn Rathskeller at 80, Hatch Detroit Finalists Soon:
PALMER PARK — A staple of the city's northern fringes for decades upon decades, the Dakota Inn Rathskeller is officially 80 years young tomorrow. The Kurz family, who have owned the German restaurant and bar since its original inception in 1933, are welcoming well-wishers to an incredibly-inexpensive celebration next Wednesday, August 7 (complete with 5 cent glasses and 10 cent steins!). We'll...