What’s Cooking: Metro Detroit Food and Beverage Headlines

Find out what’s happening at The Lone Goat, Black Ginger, and other local spots.
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The Lone Goat opened in the Metropolitan Building in June. // Courtesy of The Lone Goat

New English Pub in the Metropolitan Building

On June 20, opened its doors on the ground floor of Detroit鈥檚 historic Metropolitan Building, which is home to The Monarch Club and the Element Detroit hotel. Styled after a traditional English pub, it features classics like bangers and mash, shepherd鈥檚 pie, fish and chips, and Welsh rarebit. Want a cheeky pint? The central copper bar has 10 taps with a rotation of English ales and stouts, plus cocktails.

Korean Eats at the Trumbull & Porter Hotel

The 鈥渘ew age鈥 Korean restaurant opened May 15 in the space that formerly housed Red Dunn Kitchen. The menu includes a crispy rice salad, dumplings, Korean fried chicken, short ribs, glazed pork belly, seafood, and more.

A Trio of Italian Delights Under One Roof

This new Bloomfield Hills spot, , is simultaneously an artisan pizzeria, a caf茅, and a gelato shop. Just about everything else on the menu is house-made 鈥 pastas, salads, sauces, dressings, cookies and muffins (croissants are delivered daily by Cannelle by Matt Knio), and even the flavor syrups that go in the lattes. Signature pizzas include the basil-forward and meaty New Yorker as well as the Fig, topped with charred radicchio, Gorgonzola, sun-dried tomatoes, and spicy honey.

The Jackson Opens at The Village of Rochester Hills

Pollock-inspired eatery and cocktail bar opened in late June. It鈥檚 owned by chef Justin Vaiciunas and Michael Mauro (who heads the beverage program). With an art-filled interior drawn up by Jennifer Gilbert鈥檚 Pophouse design firm, it serves elevated plates like tuna carpaccio and chorizo-stuffed dates, plus steaks, pasta, seafood, and more.


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