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Hatch Detroit voting has started! A vote for Rock City Pies is a vote for America. [EID FB]
The "stunning" Great Lakes Coffee Roasting Company comes in at lucky #13 in this month's Food + Wine as one of America's 25 best new wine destinations for their "fantastic list of obscure natural wines." And don't forget about the beer! [Food + Wine / EID FB / scan courtesy of the Produce Station]
Michael Mina's Saltwater and Bourbon Steak are both closing and will be replaced by two new Wolfgang Puck concepts, Wolfgang Puck Pizzeria + Cucina and Wolfgang Puck Steak. Both operations will be overseen by Chef Marc Djozlija, who was temporarily displaced from Detroit when the Wolfgang Puck Grille closed earlier this year. Sad to see Mina go, but happier to see Marc stay. [Marx Layne press release / Freep]
This might wig out Dexter fans, and also WHAT is with this trend with Detroit businesses naming themselves randomly strung-together words that don't make sense or are in any way indicative as to what the thing actually is? Detroit Collision Works. Auto body shop? Nope, boutique hotel made of shipping containers. Sure, that was totally my first guess. [Curbed Detroit]
Farmington Hills-based $600 billion company 5-Hour Energy is the subject of an investigation being conducted by the New York state attorney general. Because people from New York hate everything that isn't from New York. Also,
Deadline Detroit's Jeff Wattrick does some serious investigative probing of his own and finds that the secret to 5-Hour Energy's Hulk-inducing medicinal magic is ... caffeine. [Crain's / Deadline]
Gastronomy is now serving booze and open for dinner, and Southfield gets a new moniker. [Gastronomy FB / EID FB]
Here's a first look at Cafe Muse's new bar and menu. [Thrillist]
Cafe Con Leche has also caught New-Seattle-itis and would like to be a part of Detroit's growing coffee culture!
Their current Indiegogo campaign will help raise some funds for a roaster and some new equipment. So, you know, cough up some cash. [CCL FB / Indiegogo]
SPICY GARLIC SAUCE. [Curbed Detroit]
Football Handegg season has started, and
now you can get a decent beer at Ford Field. [EID FB]
The first-ever National Sour Beer Day was this Saturday. Told you it would be a thing.
I celebrated accordingly. [SBD FB / EID FB]
Also,
Founders Breakfast Stout was released ... which means CBS isn't far off. [EID FB]
So these exist. (Many LOLZ @ "artificially flavored.") [EID FB]
