For many first-generation immigrants, restaurants were about survival, demanding long hours and leaving little room for anything else—something I experienced, our family life structured entirely around the business.
But for these second- and third- generation immigrant restaurant kids of Godaiko, La Piña Loca, and Q Bakehouse, the formula has changed. Though the kinship remains, the experience is evolving.
Read MoreJabal Coffee House has opened a franchise at the busy corner of E. Huron and N. Division, becoming the area’s seventh entrant into the bustling business of Yemeni coffee and tea shops.
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Casey Miller’s new business card calls him “head alchemist.” For Ian Youngs, it’s “beverage enthusiast.” The barkeepers at downtown’s newest hotel “take our drinks seriously,” says Miller. “We don’t take ourselves that seriously.”
Read MoreAnn Arbor Running Company consolidates, Korean gastropub HanJan Pocha House closes.
Read MoreShortly before press time came the announcement of a succession plan for Krazy Jim’s Blimpy Burger, the quick-service stalwart known for affordable smashburgers served with a side of attitude.
Read MoreThe independent florist Lily’s Garden recently completed its move from the house next to Zingerman’s Next Door in Kerrytown to the south side of town.
Read MoreA quicker, customizable version of Mediterranean cuisine is set to replace Zamaan Café Mediterranean Grill in the semicircular Colonnade shopping center.
Read MoreCD Top Shelf brings a glass-walled sports bar that seats about a hundred patrons with a view of the stadium arena to the Ice Cube.
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Locally sourced groceries and amenities galore.
Read MoreA Samuel Stanton design, a small house with tiny-house vibes, an Amish-built barn, and a country estate off Washtenaw Ave.
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Locally sourced groceries and amenities galore.
Read MoreArts-and-crafts projects and Asian collectible toys are the focus of 528 Kreative Mart in Briarwood Mall.
Read MoreHunã is part tiki bar, part speakeasy, and all under Echelon.
Read MoreNext to the Jungle House cannabis dispensary on S. Ashley, Sublime Shrooms opened in January with an evocative upstairs store that builds on what was previously just a delivery service for entheogens. Neon signage, black lights, and psychedelic art accent the deep-toned walls of purple, blue, and green.
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From a subscription-only coffee roastery to a cafe whose operating principle is democratic centralism, Espy Cafe offers something new.
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The beloved Ann Arbor institution has a new home on E. Liberty.
Read MoreEmily Ke grew up in the Anhui province of eastern China, but it was a trip to Cleveland that turned her on to Dagu Rice Noodle.
Read MoreIron+Oak Haberdashery offers loungewear and casual clothing, leather wallets and belts, aviator sunglasses, Michigan-made jerky, cocktail infusion kits, and travel-friendly solid colognes.
Read MoreCrispy shawarma is featured on the outdoor sign of Levana on Packard, just east of Platt. The rolled chicken or beef sandwiches ($11.99 and $12.99) are among the slate of Middle Eastern selections at the counter service/take-out eatery that succeeds Once Upon a Grill.
Read MoreVeteran restaurateur Ali Hijazi has sold Zamaan Grill in the Colonnade on W. Eisenhower. The full-service restaurant, which opened in 2011, is now closed while Fred Ansari readies a rebrand: the fast casual concept Hummus Express.
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