Tag: Eastside Roasterz

• Smoked Lotus BBQ was a remarkable hidden gem in Hazel Park — it will be missed

  

  Hazel Park, MI — On Friday, I was finally able to stop by an exemplary establishment serving up some top-tier barbecue right down the street from where I live in Hazel Park. Smoked Lotus BBQ had been on my foodie radar for nearly two years, and like many places on my never-ending restaurant list, it…

  Jeff Popovich

  December 23, 2025

  Barbecue Series, Food Blog, New Restaurants

  Adventure, Bar Gabi, barbecue, blog, Eastside Roasterz, Food, Food Blog, food blogger, Foodie, foodie adventure, Hazel Park, Mabel Gray, Metro Detroit, MI Foodie Adventures, Michigan, restaurant, Sister Pie, small business, smoked lotus barbecue, Smokehaus Ferndale

• Owner of Sister Pie discusses community collaborations; what’s ahead for beloved Detroit bakery

  

  Detroit, MI — Earlier this year, the owner of a bakery on Detroit’s East Side made a difficult decision to pause regular business operations. Lisa Ludwinski, the Owner and Founder of Sister Pie, announced on social media in late May that the business wouldn’t be able to sustain operations in its current state and had…

  Jeff Popovich

  November 4, 2025

  Bakery, dessert, Food Blog

  baked goods, Bakery, coffee, dessert, Detroit, Detroit business, Eastern Market, Eastside Roasterz, Food, Foodie, Holidays, Lisa Ludwinski, Metro Detroit, Michigan, pie, Riss Dezort, roastery, Sister Pie, small business, Thanksgiving