Tuesday, March 16, 2010
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When you want your meal 'to go'
You can get food to go from most restaurants, but here are some top places that do mostly or only carryout business, from cheese steaks to chop suey.
Satisfy your seafood craving
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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- Jessica Simpson investigates standards of beauty - 03:24 PM
- London Jewish Museum reopens after major facelift - 03:23 PM
- Dixie Chick members make debut at SXSW - 02:52 PM
- Expect huge TV audiences for Woods' Masters return - 02:29 PM
- Dixie Chicks to tour with Keith Urban, the Eagles - 02:26 PM
- Luke Bryan, Gloriana among ACM top new artists - 02:18 PM
- Julia Child letters coming this fall - 02:16 PM
- `Avatar' to be released on DVD, but not in 3-D - 02:08 PM
- Charlie Sheen back at work on `Two and a Half Men' - 01:55 PM
Molly Abraham
Buzz-worthy Tallulah Wine Bar & Bistro marches to its own stylish drummer
Elegant in its simplicity, Tallulah Wine Bar & Bistro offers an uncluttered setting that matches its concise menu of fresh, contemporary American fare and an eclectic wine list. The new spot in downtown Birmingham strikes a nice balance between food and wine. - 03/11/2010
Upscale tasting comes to MGM Grand's Bourbon Steak
Uptown Meets Downtown is a one-night-only dining event at Michael Mina's Bourbon Steak restaurant inside the MGM Grand Detroit casino. The hot spot has teamed up with Hoopes & Liparita, AHD Vinters and Plum Market to bring in specialty, organic and local wines to pair with Bourbon Steak's fare. The event's menu includes lobster corn dogs, sliders with duck-fat fries, turkey, beef and lamb, as well as dessert. - 03/09/2010
Molly Abraham
1917 American Bistro is a work in progress -- but already cooking
A straightforward menu, without flourishes or excess verbiage, is a plus for any restaurant. And the menu at this attractive new restaurant on the Avenue of Fashion, as Livernois has been known for generations, is exactly that. - 03/04/2010
Chefs' event to benefit Variety, the Children's Charity
Metro Detroit's top chefs will create culinary masterpieces at a benefit for Variety, the Children's Charity at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Radisson Hotel, 39495 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills. - 03/03/2010
On the menu: glamour for $27
After the success of last fall's Detroit Restaurant Week, which brought more than 27,000 diners to Detroit restaurants in September, organizers this spring are bringing back 10 days of savings at some of the city's most upscale spots. - 02/25/2010
Molly Abraham
Diners welcome Moti Mahal's Indian cuisine in new location
If years of experience are any indication of cooking expertise, and they certainly are, Abdul Ullah has more than enough credentials. The much-traveled chef is back in Royal Oak, this time with three older sons and his wife, Momotaz, who makes pastries, to help him with his new Moti Mahal. The 70-seat restaurant debuted on Feb. 3. - 02/25/2010
Molly Abraham: Restaurant Review: My Sisters & Me: 2.5 stars
Five siblings bring authentic Southern cooking to Detroit
In 2003, five Hattaway sisters found a store-front in Harper Woods and opened My Sisters & Me, dedicated to southern cooking ranging from black-eyed peas and collard greens to fried catfish and meatloaf. My Sisters & Me to its classic soul food menu to a larger and more attractive setting in Detroit in 2007. - 02/18/2010
Seldom Blues shuts doors in Detroit
Seldom Blues, an upscale restaurant and jazz club in the Renaissance Center, closed over the weekend, citing "financial distress," according to a statement released by its owners Monday. - 02/16/2010
Detroit's 'Seldom Blues' restaurant closes
Detroit -- Seldom Blues, the upscale restaurant and jazz club in the Renaissance Center, has closed, citing "financial distress" according to statement released by the owners today. - 02/15/2010
Metro Detroit eateries expect Valentine's Day treat
Love isn't the only thing in the air this Valentine's Day. Visions of dollar signs are dancing above the heads of Metro Detroit restaurateurs who are expecting throngs of couples for brunch and dinner, with Valentine's Day landing on a Sunday. - 02/12/2010
Molly Abraham
Dining spots for romance or mingling Valentine's Weekend
By the luck of the calendar this year, Valentine's Day has expanded to Valentine's Weekend. With the 14th falling on Sunday, restaurants across the board are expecting diners to choose their night to celebrate, starting Friday and continuing through the day itself. - 02/11/2010
Neal Rubin
Ram's Horn savors jinxed spot
Maybe the sports bar would have made it if not for the trees. Probably not, because it was a really, really bad sports bar. But what about all the other places that opened their doors where Max Foroozan just opened his, and then vanished into food service history? - 02/11/2010
Winery at Black Star Farms opens restaurant for dinner
Winter is typically a slow time for Michigan wineries, but at Black Star Farms in Suttons Bay, something's cooking. The casual vineyard cafe that opened last year for summer-only lunch fare of wood-fired oven pizzas, sandwiches and salads has reopened for elegant, rustic dinners in the evening. - 02/11/2010
Report: Detroit-area restaurant industry resilient
Detroit -- A new report says that the Detroit-area restaurant industry has been resilient despite the economic downturn. - 02/09/2010
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. 
