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Alpino Detroit, shortened as Alpino, is an Alpine restaurant in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The restaurant began operations on May 1, 2023, in a space previously occupied by Lady of the House. In 2024, Alpino was a semifinalist in the Best New Restaurant category of the James Beard Foundation Award.
The Elwood, designed by Charles Noble, is an excellent Detroit example of Art Moderne Style. [3] Designed for a corner lot, the two facades are covered with cream and blue enameled steel. The building is a single story, measuring 72 feet by 25 feet, but a cylindrical tower extends above the corner entrance to a height of just over 22 feet. [ 3 ]
Although it is unclear when Chinese immigrants first arrived in Detroit, as newspapers in the 1800s did not differentiate between the different cultures of East Asia, it is known that in 1874, 14 Chinese washermen lived in the city. [6] In 1905, Detroit's first two Cantonese chop suey restaurants opened near the Detroit River. [7]
The David Whitney House is a historic mansion located at 4421 Woodward Avenue in Midtown Detroit, Michigan. The building was constructed during the 1890s as a private residence. It was restored in 1986 and is now a restaurant. [3] [4] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [5]
On Nov. 17, Al Zein Shawarma & Grill, a Syrian restaurant in Alpharetta, Georgia that serves shawarma, falafel and other Middle Eastern dishes, went viral after posting an adorably quirky ad on ...
Detroit Beer Co. is a brewpub located on Broadway Street in downtown Detroit, Michigan, United States. Detroit Beer Co. opened in the fall of 2003 and is part of a trio of local breweries, including the Royal Oak Brewery (1995) and the Rochester Mills Beer Co. (1998). The Detroit Beer Co. was launched by Drew Ciora and Mike Pelsz, who purchased ...
Andrew Eckhous, a columnist for the Michigan Daily, said that Mexicantown was "one of Detroit’s most vibrant communities". [2] John Gallagher of the Detroit Free Press said that the commercial activity on West Vernor in Mexicantown is an example of what the Detroit Future City report suggested as something to replicate throughout the city. [3]
Augustus Woodward's plan for the city following 1805 fire. Detroit, settled in 1701, is one of the oldest cities in the Midwest. It experienced a disastrous fire in 1805 which nearly destroyed the city, leaving little present-day evidence of old Detroit save a few east-side streets named for early French settlers, their ancestors, and some pear trees which were believed to have been planted by ...