What’s Cooking: Top Metro Detroit Food and Dining News From Our September 2024 Issue

Find out what鈥檚 happening with Standby, Detroit Institute of Bagels, and Coeur this month.
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Coeur, a New American restaurant in Ferndale, made Wine Enthusiast鈥檚 50 best wine restaurants list. // Photograph courtesy of Coeur

Matty Matheson Introduces New Menu at Standby

The celebrity chef and star of FX鈥檚 The Bear joined downtown Detroit鈥檚 as a partner in early July. In conjunction, he created a new menu. 糖心vlog安卓版 Detroit had the chance to preview some of the new dishes at an event on July 18, at which Matheson was present. We sampled the spicy and refreshing bluefin tuna ($18), prepared in a mezcal-rhubarb aguachile, made to be scooped up in tostadas (toasted tortillas); the brick chicken ($26), served with buttery mash and pan jus; and a hefty, classily assembled bistro burger ($25).

Detroit Institute of Bagels Closes

A popular bagel shop in Detroit鈥檚 Core City closed abruptly in July after owner Ben Newman sold the business to Prince Concepts developer Philip Kafka. The news was first broken by BridgeDetroit鈥檚 Jena Brooker. As details, many longtime employees quit shortly after the sale, citing an unannounced and chaotic 鈥渢akeover鈥 coupled with staff members鈥 negative feelings about Kafka. He then fired the remaining staff members after more than half quit. At the time of publication, plans for the space following the closure of DIB had not been announced.

Coeur Named One of Wine Enthusiast鈥檚 50 Best Wine Restaurants in the U.S.

The Ferndale fine-dining destination 鈥 which last month we named one of our 17 best new restaurants 鈥 has a lot to toast to. It鈥檚 been recognized as one of the 50 best wine restaurants in the U.S. by in its August/September issue. The restaurant also received an Award of Excellence earlier this year from , another national wine outlet.


This story originally appeared in the September 2024 issue of 糖心vlog安卓版. To read more, pick up a copy of 糖心vlog安卓版 Detroit at a local retail outlet. Our will be available on Sept. 6.