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Tag: Restaurants

  • Fine Dining at Brizola in Detroit’s Greektown Casino

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    Detroit Restaurant Week (DRW) brings the finest of Detroit dining to us who carry a budget-conscious wallet.

    Now I’m no chef nor food critic, but I do have taste buds, a love for excellent food, and an over-exuberant excitement to share my dining experiences with anyone.  So don’t expect a technical French-accented, cultivated-palate description straight from culinary school.

    Brizola is located in the thriving Greektown Casino.  I chose Brizola because it was the first time I’d seen this name on the DRW restaurant list. I knew I’d be getting a great value for the DRW prices as the least expensive entrée is just shy of the $30 DRW pricetag.  Ironically, as we drove into downtown Detroit, a “Brizola: Voted Best Casino Restaurant in Detroit” billboard boasted that we had clearly made a smart decision (although I’m wondering where this ‘vote’ happened – I couldn’t find anything online… and ya know… if it ain’t on the internet…).  (more…)

  • Chicken & Waffles in Austin, TX… Without a Side of Cockroach

    Two thumbs up for making it to Lucky J's!
    Two thumbs up for making it to Lucky J’s!

    “We HAVE to get chicken & waffles.” It wasn’t a question, it wasn’t a statement, it wasn’t even a thought… it was a definitive command.

    My boyfriend (as he prefers a low-key online profile, for the sake of this blog, we shall call him Mystery Man (MM?) until he decides to reveal his secret identity) has raved about this chicken & waffles place since our first date. It’s crept up in conversations. Other chicken & waffle meals never compared. That bag of Lay;s Chicken & Waffles flavored potato chips only served as an unsatisfying reminder of this life-changing chicken & waffles restaurant in Texas.  (more…)

  • Where Do Good Moms Go?

    Where Do Good Moms Go?


    I remember when it was just a window. A small little window tucked down a road off of Woodward. The first time I went there, I was impressed that something so good could be presented through such a tiny window… it was love at first taste. I’m talking about one of my favorite places in Detroit: Good Girls Go To Paris.

    For the past few years I’ve raved about this restaurant and as the business relocated and expanded, so did my following. When I saw a post on their Facebook page about a special Mother’s Day crepe making class, I emailed my reservation within minutes.

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