Tag: Chefs

• The 2024 James Beard Award semifinalists have been announced, including several great Michigan representatives!

  Detroit, MI – On Wednesday, the James Beard Foundation announced the 2024 Restaurant and Chef Awards semifinalists for the James Beard Awards. For some in the restaurant industry, receiving this call or notice for a nomination can feel like Christmas morning. The James Beard Foundation is a nonprofit organization that celebrates and supports the people…

  Jeff Popovich

  January 28, 2024

  Cooking, Food Blog, New Restaurants

  Chefs, Chicago, Detroit, Food, Foodie, James Beard Awards, James Beard Awards 2024, Metro Detroit, Michigan, restaurant

• Yelp releases ‘Top 100 U.S. Restaurants for 2024,” except something’s missing — Michigan!

  Detroit, MI — While at work on Tuesday, I noticed that Yelp published its 2024 list of Top 100 places to eat across the United States. I often look forward to this annual lengthy list as an avid traveler and foodie for recommendations when I’m out adventuring near and far. However, after scanning the length of…

  Jeff Popovich

  January 25, 2024

  Food Blog, New Restaurants

  awards, Chefs, Detroit, Food, Foodie, James Beard Awards, list, Metro Detroit, Michigan, restaurant, West Michigan, Yelp, Yelp Top 100 Restaurants

• Cuban-inspired Frita Batidos serves up some mouth-watering pulled pork and hearty chorizo burgers in downtown Detroit

  

  Detroit, MI — During the week between Christmas and New Years, I issued a poll on the MI Foodie Adventures social media pages to help determine my next adventure. The two options were between a cool taco joint and a Cuban-inspired eatery. The responses overwhelmingly favored the Cuban restaurant on both my personal and MI Foodie Adventure…

  Jeff Popovich

  January 19, 2024

  Burger Series, Food Blog

  burger, Chefs, Cuban, Cuban cuisine, Detroit, Eve Aronoff, Food, Foodie, Foxtown, Frita Batidos, Michigan, milkshake, sports

• An Inaugural Adventure

  Detroit, MI — One small step for Jeff, one giant leap for foodie kind… The launch of this website/blog probably won’t come as a surprise to many who know me. Some may even ask or wonder, “What took him so long?” But in reality, what held me back the longest was envisioning and waiting for…

  Jeff Popovich

  April 18, 2023

  Food Blog

  Chefs, Detroit, Food, Foodie, Metro Detroit, MI, Michigan