July - 2019

Fine dining reimagined

Even though Pernoi – 310 E. Maple Road, Birmingham, in the former home of Cafe Via – will be the eleventh restaurant Chef Luciano DelSignore has opened, that doesn’t mean he’s any less excited. “Building what we created is fun – but it’s more fun to operate what we created,” said DelSignore, owner of Bacco in Southfield, who partnered with Chef Takashi Yagihashi on Pernoi. “Getting to the finish line is great.” Once they do open – they are shooting for mid-August – guests can

Lobster bake goes local

Now through August 11, the menu and decor at Hazel, Ravines and Downtown – 1 Peabody Street, Birmingham – will have an East Coast vibe. HRD’s Lobster Pound will bring a taste of Maine summers to Michigan with an almost entirely new menu. “Since we don’t get to go on vacation we thought we’d bring the vacation to us,” laughed Beth Hussey, co-owner along with executive chef Emmele Herrold. “It’s sort of like our menu is taking a vacation.” The new menu will have hot and cold lo

A veggie draw

If all goes as planned, Chef Brad Greenhill and Philip Kafka, Prince Concepts founder – the duo behind Takoi, 2520 Michigan Avenue, Detroit – will have another restaurant open come September. Magnet, located at 4848 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, in the former home of Magnet Radiator Works – will be vegetable-centric and a kitchen that is 100 percent wood-fired. Greenhill said everything will be cooked over wood or using wood as the fuel source, leading to an interesting culina

Meeting new friends

“We’ve been working on it for quite some time and we’re eager to share with the visitors our passion about hospitality and food and beverage,” said Joel Barron, who serves as the bar manager and host of the dining room operations at Friend and Associate. The restaurant, located at 501 Monroe Street, Detroit – has plans to open by the end of July, accompanying a rooftop bar, Delmar Detroit, that opened in June. Replacing Greek restaurant Santorini Estiatorio, Friend and Associ

World cuisine

“I think at the end of 2019 I’m just going to have a sigh of relief and a sense of accomplishment,” said restaurateur Nya Marshall. She has good reason to, as her first restaurant, Ivy Kitchen and Cocktail, will be open by then, after nearly two years of redevelopment on the 2,000 square foot space. She’s shooting for a late summer opening. Marshall described the new American fusion restaurant – located at 9205 E. Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, in the East Village – as a melting

Batter up

Originally planned for summer, foodies will have to wait before they can eat at Michigan & Trumbull’s Corktown restaurant, 1439 W. Elizabeth Street. Kristen Calverley, who co-owns the Detroit-style pizza place with her husband, Nate Peck, said that construction is a bit behind schedule. Now, they are shooting for a November opening – but Detroiters can try their food before then. They recently got a spot at Fort Street Galley – 160 W. Fort Street, Detroit – where they’ll be t

Hawaiian poké arrives

So far, so good for first-time restauranteurs Louay Atisha and Dominic Dallo and their new spot, Pokéworks, 716 W. Big Beaver Road, Troy. After noticing Pokéworks – which opened June 8 – while living in Manhattan, Atisha connected with Dallo about opening one up in their home state. “This was the right opportunity and the right time,” Atisha said. So what makes their poké unique? According to Atisha, it’s their ingredients, they offer lots of different mix-ins and toppings, a

Brunch anyone?

For those who don’t have time for several courses over multiple hours at Prime & Proper – 1145 Griswold Street, Detroit – here’s a solution – go to their brunch instead, which rolled out in May. Ryan Prentiss, the restaurant’s corporate culinary director, said brunch was always part of the plan since they opened in 2017. “We wanted to be able to showcase all of the different ways we go about steakhouse food and showcase that in a different light,” he said. While there are som

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