Category: Italian cuisine
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New Hazel Park restaurant Bar Gabi raises the bar with authentic, homemade Romanian cuisine
Hazel Park, MI — Near the tail-end of October, the new occupants of the former FRAME Bar in Hazel Park debuted a chef-driven restaurant featuring cuisine from their homeland, with an embrace of old and new world culinary traditions. For months, I’d been looking forward to this foodie adventure to check out Hazel Park’s newest…
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La Pecora Nera has sensational Italian deli sandwiches and plans to open a new location in Plymouth
Farmington, MI — Cheers to 2026! We have a lot of foodie adventures to look forward to this year, but perhaps even more exciting is that soon we’ll be celebrating my 100th foodie adventure, as well as this food blog’s three-year anniversary. So what better way to kick off the new year than with a…
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New owner of Little Italy Pizza expands the menu with Italian comfort foods; hopes to grow and continue East Side legacy
Eastpointe, MI — A neighborhood pizzeria on Metro Detroit’s East Side, slinging za for nearly 70 years, is expanding its menu options and footprint under new ownership. In mid-July, one of my foodie associates introduced me to Little Italy Pizza in Eastpointe and its new owner, Sean Katchuba. Little Italy Pizza has been an Eastpointe…
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Celebrating a best friend’s birthday at Adelina in downtown Detroit
Detroit, MI — It’s been several weeks since my last foodie adventure post, due partly to back-to-back weekend trips near and far and temporarily prioritizing other interests and hobbies like golf and downtown Detroit adventures with friends. As I was starting to feel the itch to showcase a foodie adventure (and believe me, there were…
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Foodie friend Robert Stempkowski hosts tasting for new Southwest-inspired menu at Salute Taverna in Taylor
Taylor, MI — A fellow foodie and good friend, Robert Stempkowski, reached out last week and invited me to a special event he was curating. Some may remember Robert from my foodie adventure several months ago to SideStreet Diner in Grosse Point. I met up with Robert at the time, and we exchanged stories and…
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The pasta professionals at Mama Mucci’s in Canton give me a behind-the-scenes tour of the family business
Canton, MI — This story came together in such a cool way. My friend Morgan contacted me a few weeks ago to gauge my interest in a story about a Metro Detroit family that operates a pasta manufacturing company in Canton. Not only does this family supply pasta across the state, but they even ship…
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West Bloomfield’s Aurora Italiana excels with authentic dishes and immaculate ambiance
West Bloomfield, MI — It’s always a pleasure to revisit a place I’ve previously covered for a follow-up story, especially when that story involves delicious and authentic Italian cuisine! Earlier this year, in April (barely weeks after launching this blog), I published an article showcasing Prime Concept Detroit’s latest addition to their illustrious dining roster: Aurora Italiana. According to…
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