Monday, November 23, 2009
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Satisfy your seafood craving
While many restaurants have at least some seafood on their menus these days,
the metro area is lucky to have a number of restaurants that don't just dabble in seafood, but offer menus dedicated to delicacies from the sea.
Entertainment along with your dinner
Metro Detroit has plenty of restaurants that can turn a ho-hum date into a one-of-a-kind night. Added elements might include dinner theater, live music, movies, comedy, fondue, table-side chef or other attractions.
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Entertainment
- Ex-Marine arraigned in 'Cathouse' star's killing - 08:31 PM
- ABC: Lambert's performance draws 1,500 complaints - 07:53 PM
- Bob Dylan, Sugarland, Archuleta among holiday CDs - 06:57 PM
- Review: `Ninja Assassin' sports a dull blade - 06:35 PM
- A soggy 'Starry Messenger' sinks off-Broadway - 06:09 PM
- `New Moon' rises to blockbuster with $142.8M - 05:23 PM
- LA official negotiating over Jackson memorial cost - 04:58 PM
- Jackson's doctor returns to his Houston clinic - 04:40 PM
- McKellen, Weisz win at London theater awards - 03:31 PM
Molly Abraham
Metro Detroit restaurants are ready to serve Thanksgiving feasts
There are some very appealing dinners being dished up on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, at local restaurants. Some are lavish buffets, others ordered from the menu and served to the table. Here is a selection of some of the most interesting. - 11/19/2009
Restaurant News
Volare decides to go totally smoke-free
This and other tidbits from the world of eating out, including Hoggers opening in Berley, Avalon being open to serve parade-goers, and a reminder about planning now for Christmas day. - 11/19/2009
Where to get Thanksgiving carryout in Metro Detroit
A Thanksgiving Feast with all the fixins' -- but without the cleanup -- is just a phone call away. Following is a list of some area restaurants, caterers and markets that will prepare your Thanksgiving meal: All you need to do is reheat (they'll even provide reheating instructions). Complete dinners include vegetable and dessert unless otherwise noted, and price excludes sales tax. - 11/19/2009
Dining Out
Bistro 222 is a Michigan Avenue oasis
It took nearly a year, but Michael Chamas, whose small, personal restaurant, Bistro 222, is something of an oasis on busy Michigan Avenue in Dearborn, is now able to serve beer and wine with his carefully composed plates that are a blend of California, France and Italy. His appealing menu offers herb-lavished dishes typified by free-range chicken Marsala, a lighter version of the classic dish, seafood risotto and a shrimp burger he created to wean his son away from fast food. - 11/18/2009
Local Spotlight
Redcoat Tavern's success doubles
For years, people have lined up outside Royal Oak's Redcoat Tavern, waiting for one of its famous hamburgers and a pile of onion rings. - 11/12/2009
Molly Abraham
Shangri-la spin-off has big variety in small menu
Fans of authentic Chinese fare have something to cheer about now that Midtown Shangri-la has debuted in the long-dark space that once housed Twingo's Cafe. - 11/12/2009
Grab a brew at Michigan Cask Ale Festival
On Saturday, Ashley's Beer & Grill near Westland Mall will host the first Michigan Cask Ale Festival. The event boasts the largest selection of casks ales together at one time in Michigan. - 11/12/2009
Windsor trattoria transforms into Motor Burger
This and other buzz from the world of eating out, including Stage Deli's corned beef sandwich special, Grape Leaves' new location and Opus One brings back one of its popular game dinners. - 11/12/2009
Dining Out
Matt Prentice spots offer special menu deals
The four upscale restaurants in the Matt Prentice Restaurant Group -- No.VI Chophouse in Novi, Northern Lakes Seafood Company in Bloomfield Hills, Shiraz in Bingham Farms and downtown Detroit's Coach Insignia -- have been offering three-course dinners with a glass of red or white wine for $30 Mondays through Fridays, and they'll continue doing so through the year. - 11/11/2009
Molly Abraham: Restaurant Review
Bookies takes bar food upward
Bookies Bar & Grille, the Cass Avenue successor to the original Bookies Tavern in the Book Building, seems to have taken all the variations of the classic bar and grill and rolled them into one. - 11/05/2009
Restaurant news
Enjoy Brewmasters Dinner, other restaurant treats
Read on for more buzz from the world of dining out. - 11/05/2009
Dining out: Diamond Jim Brady's Bistro
Shepherd's pie is back for the season at Diamond Jim Brady's Bistro. Every year at about this time, chef/proprietor Mary Brady brings back the homey dish that includes ground beef simmered with carrots, leeks and onions in a tarragon gravy, with garlic mashed potatoes as the top crust. It's $15, and that includes a choice of Caesar or house salad. - 11/04/2009
Molly Abraham
Right chef, right wine at Kitchen Sync
The tiny kitchen of this Northville wine shop, in full view next to the six-seat wine bar, includes only a double-tier convection oven, two induction burners and a panini grill, but it seems to be plenty for the chef's small but well-chosen menu. - 10/29/2009
Restaurant news
Downtown Tom's Oyster Bar offers a meal that's hard to beat
Plus, Le Petit Zinc's amazing success, and the final Taste of Eastern Market cooking demonstration. - 10/29/2009
Dining out: Gregorio's in Wyandotte
Gregorio's Italian Restaurant is that cozy little spot that seems to epitomize mom 'n' pop Italian. And with its Halloween decorations all around the softly lit, red-walled room, it looks like something out of a movie set. - 10/28/2009
Longtime restaurant critic Molly Abraham is a native Detroiter who's in her second stint with The Detroit News, providing news and reviews of Metro Detroit restaurants. 
