Tag: bbq

• Smoked Lotus BBQ rebrands as Big Tex BBQ with plans to open in Ira Township

  

  Photo Credit: Big Tex BBQ Facebook Ira Township, MI — A beloved barbecue crew that used to operate in Hazel Park has rebranded and plans to begin a new chapter in Ira Township later this spring. The pitmasters behind Smoked Lotus BBQ announced on social media at the beginning of March that “big things” were…

  Jeff Popovich

  March 23, 2026

  Barbecue Series, Food Blog, New Restaurants

  Adventure, Anchor Bay, barbecue, bbq, Big Tex BBQ, Detroit, Food, Foodie, Hazel Park, Ira Township, Lake St. Clair, M-29, meat, Metro Detroit, Michigan, restaurant, Smoked Lotus BBQ, St. Clair County

• New BBQ joint Smokehaus Ferndale holds Grand Opening Tuesday night

  

  Ferndale, MI — Of all the exciting foodie news and happenings buzzing around Metro Detroit these days, there was a new restaurant opening this month that I had been particularly looking forward to since the start of the year. Nearly a year after its inception, Owner Dana Taucher opened her second restaurant concept, Smokehaus Ferndale,…

  Jeff Popovich

  October 9, 2025

  Barbecue Series, Food Blog, New Restaurants

  Adventure, barbecue, bbq, Dana Taucher, Downtown Ferndale, Ferndale, Food, Foodie, Metro Detroit, Michigan, New Restaurants, recipes, restaurant, Restaurants, Smokehaus Ferndale, Syndicate, travel, Vester Avenue

• Checking out Ann Arbor’s friendly neighborhood meat shop, Biercamp, with my sister

  Ann Arbor, MI — Last Saturday was full of adventure and great food! My travels would take me to Ann Arbor to meet with my sister for lunch at a popular meat shop and barbecue haven. Later in the day, I would go on to have dinner with my friend Erika at a top-notch Italian restaurant…

  Jeff Popovich

  June 16, 2023

  Barbecue Series, Food Blog

  Adventure, Ann Arbor, barbecue, bbq, beer, Food, Foodie, meat shop, Metro Detroit, MI, Michigan

• Corktown Adventures: Lunch with a friend at Slow’s BBQ in Detroit

  Detroit, MI — It was bright and warm on the last day of May. So, with summer vibes in full swing and a friend wanting to get lunch, I decided to pull the trigger on a food adventure I had been putting off until warmer weather arrived. It was also time to kick off the barbecue…

  Jeff Popovich

  June 5, 2023

  Barbecue Series, Food Blog

  barbecue, bbq, Corktown, Detroit, Food, Foodie, Michigan, restaurant, Slow's BBQ