Too bad for her she wasn't talking about pumpkin beers. |
The Ooties Re-booties: the space that was supposed to be Ooties is now going to be called Acme Food Company, which despite sounding like a slaughterhouse will actually also be a breakfast/lunch joint. [Curbed Detroit]
Slows was the Biggest Loser on the Travel Channel's "Best Sandwich in America" after bringing chicken to a pork fight. Regardless they still made it to the top three and now the wait to get a seat there is even longer. Yes, apparently that was possible. [Det News]
Someone wants to build an urban winery on Belle Isle. This is of course something that people should get really mad about. Oh, Detroit... [MLive]
Maria's Comida closed on Saturday but the owners will continue to produce Maria's House Made Salsa and sauces. And if I hadn't flitted off on the Mille Mitten excursion at the last possible minute you would be able to read a feature on that but now you're just going to have to wait. [Maria's FB / EID FB]
Gastronomy opened in Southfield and it's pretty freakin' phenomenal. (Lunch only until they get their liquor license.) [Thrillist / EID FB]
Dan Carmody: Detroit's REAL hero named Dan. [Friend of the Farmer]
Ye Olde Butcher Shop is still opening at some point??? [McClure's Pickles FB]
You all love people who hate on the Dream Cruise, apparently. [Magic Bag FB / EID FB]
Most businesses apparently do too, as the Cruise consistently proves to be more bane than boon. [Crain's]
TIME called us fat. [TIME]
Ohhhhhhhhhh wait, we are. [CDC / Books + Review]
Say nice things about Detroit! [Freep]
OR ELSE. [Positive Detroit]
Sour beer: IT'S THE NEXT THING. [Wall Street Journal]
They're heeeeeee-re...Oktoberfest and pumpkin beers are rapidly hitting shelves already. [EID FB]
As my western beerrespondent notes, "Local government planners continue planning the shit out of Jolly Pumpkin, but any progress is good, eh?" [Dexter Patch / All the Brews Fit to Pint FB]
Germans drink beer by the litre, therefore Germans win. German Park sounds like a party. [Concentrate]
Scott at Treat Dreams also knows how to win at things. [MLive]
Ronin turned five and made some infused sake to celebrate. [Ronin FB]
Grand Traverse Distillery now makes a cherry-flavored whiskey and it seems like you guys are into it. [EID FB / Promote Michigan FB]
Detroit's Wolverine Packing Company supplies six of the 10 top burgers in the country. That shit cray. [Model D]
Turns out Groupon's business model of exponential growth in perpetuity wasn't actually realistic. Who knew? [Slate]
So Obama's pretty much the coolest. Since people tend to vote on the most arbitrary and inane subjects anyway, this should be one of them. [USA Today]
But I still want to be Jon Stewart when I grow up. [Eater]
There's a lot of self-important Chicagoan smarm to trudge through here, but ultimately Grand Rapids's awesomeness wins. Beer City USA tie city Grand Rapids gets acknowledged by a Chicago travel writer; it continues on to a page 2 for which you need to sign up in order to read which I'm not doing because fuck Chicago. [Chicago Tribune]
And last week's Internet winner is this. [Gawker]