Tag: travel

• 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

• Syndicate Ferndale owner kicks off the New Year with a new seasonal menu and business venture

  Ferndale, MI — For some, the start of a new year often yields new resolutions or goals. For Dana Taucher, Owner of Syndicate Ferndale, 2025 is starting off with a new seasonal menu and business venture! I’ve been an enthusiastic patron of Syndicate since it opened in downtown Ferndale in September 2023 in the former…

  Jeff Popovich

  January 15, 2025

  Food Blog, New Restaurants

  Adventure, bar, chef, cocktails, Dana Taucher, Ferndale, Food, Foodie, Metro Detroit, Michigan, restaurant, Scout, seasonal menu, small business owner, support local, Syndicate, travel, Vester Avenue

• Chef Ameneh Marhaba announces new brick-and-mortar location for Little Liberia on Detroit’s East Side

  

  Detroit, MI — Tis the season, foodies! We’re all getting an extra gift this year: some exciting news to report on the local small business/restaurant front. Last week, Chef Ameneh Marhaba revealed the new location for her upcoming brick-and-mortar restaurant: Little Liberia. The new eatery aims to open in the Fall of 2025 along the…

  Jeff Popovich

  December 24, 2024

  African Cuisine, Food Blog, New Restaurants

  Adventure, African, African Cuisine, Ameneh Marhaba, blogger, chef, Detroit, Detroit food, Detroit’s East Side, Food, food blogger, Foodie, Liberia, Liberian cuisine, Little Liberia, Michigan, New Restaurants, recipe, restaurant, travel, visit Detroit

• Elephant & Co. perfects the pairing of Detroit-style pizza and craft beer with beer safari events

  

  Detroit, MI — Move over wine and cheese night because pizza and beer pairings are where it’s at! And where better to indulge in this growing trend than one of the best states for craft beer, also home to a pizza-style created in Detroit! An opportunity was recently presented to check out a local brewery’s…

  Jeff Popovich

  November 29, 2024

  Food Blog, Pizza Series

  alcohol, beer, brewery, craft beer, Detroit, Detroit food, Detroit-style pizza, Eastern Market Brewing Company, Elephant & Co., Food, Foodie, Metro Detroit, Michigan, pairing food and drinks, pizza, Restaurants, travel

• Metro Detroit chef establishes bodega-style deli with education and training programs for culinary-inspired local immigrants

  

  Ferndale, MI — For several months, I had been keeping close tabs on the development of a new project in the former space of the Hilton Road Cafe in Ferndale. The owners of the popular local breakfast haunt announced one year ago that after 15 years of service, the cafe would be closing its doors.…

  Jeff Popovich

  October 24, 2024

  Food Blog, Food Trucks, Indian Cuisine, New Restaurants

  bodega, Chef Matheen Syed, Chef Nikita Sanches, Cooking, deli, Dosalicious & More, education, Ferndale, Food, food truck, Foodie, immigrants, Metro Detroit, Michigan, Patchwork Culinary Project, restaurant, sandwiches, training, travel

• Tuhama’s in Dearborn knocked it out of the park with a phenomenal chicken shawarma

  

  Dearborn, MI — I’ll admit I’m a little late getting to this post from a foodie adventure on September 30th. I had just returned from a weekend golf trip and had another story I was determined to finish right after getting back. Backlog aside, this adventure was one I was thrilled to circle back to…

  Jeff Popovich

  October 14, 2024

  Food Blog, Middle Eastern

  Adventure, chicken shawarma, Dearborn, Dearborn eats, explore, Food, Foodie, Fries Sandwich, hummus, International cuisine, Lebanese Cuisine, MI, Michigan, Middle Eastern, Middle Eastern cuisine, pita bread, recipe, recipes, shawarma, travel, Tuhama’s

• Maria Aldana’s culinary adventure continues with the opening of La Niña Churrería in Troy

  

  Troy, MI — This is a wonderful follow-up story that I’ve been excited to share! I don’t get to catch up with the chefs and restauranteurs I’ve profiled as often as I’d like, so when I learned that one of my early features had achieved another culinary milestone in her career, I had to swing…

  Jeff Popovich

  October 6, 2024

  Bakery, dessert, Food Blog, Mexican cuisine, New Restaurants

  Adventure, Central Michigan University, Churrería, churro, dessert, Food, Foodie, Golden Churro, Hispanic Heritage Month, La Niña Churrería, Maria Aldana, Metro Detroit, Mexican, Mexican cuisine, Michigan, recipe, recipes, restaurant, snack, travel, Troy