GB in Detroit Game day brews by the Detroit Riverfront, margaritas and live-streaming in Southwest, and a barbecue garden party in Boston Edison Today is the start of the NFL Draft, broadcasting live from Detroit’s Campus Martius downtown, where more than 300,000 spectators are expected to visit over the next three days. Maybe you’re interested in keeping up when the league’s 32 teams announce their picks alongside your fellow Detroit football fans (maybe while enjoying a snack), but are less enthusiastic about the prospect of dealing with crowded park and ride shuttles, waiting in line to use ..read more

The team behind Shelby is bringing Leña to Brush Street in May but you can get a peek this weekend during the NFL Draft The team that brought Detroit the subterranean speakeasy Shelby to a bank vault in downtown’s Financial District is drawing inspiration from two renowned culinary regions in Spain for a new restaurant, Leña, in Brush Park. Spanish for firewood, Leña is gearing up to open in a new-construction mixed-use development 2720 Brush in the coming weeks. Behind the project are partners chef Matt Tulpa and Tarun Kajeepeta, who met in 2019 and went on to open Shelby in 2021 at a time w ..read more

Icon Sportswire/Getty Images Where to find viewing parties, food and drink options, and best parking options during downtown Detroit’s NFL draft Excitement is in the air this week in Detroit, as hundreds of thousands of spectators make their way to Detroit for the 2024 NFL draft. The nationally televised event takes over much of downtown from Thursday, April 25 to Saturday, April 27. A stage has been constructed near Campus Martius around the former site of the National Theatre Building, where the league’s 32 teams will announce their picks live and in person. Elsewhere, Hart Plaza has been tr ..read more

Photo illustration by Lille Allen; see below for full credits Chefs, home cooks, and restaurateurs are striving for a better tortilla by tapping into 3,000-plus years of tradition One afternoon last December while sitting bored in a meeting, I was scrolling through Instagram when a post stopped me in my tracks. It was by Granor Farm and Madre Masa & Tortillas, and featured two stacks of thick corn tortillas — in Michigan maize and blue. Whoever posted this wanted you to see every ridge, groove, and grainy edge indicating they were made with freshly ground corn. Such images aren’t uncommon ..read more

Lindsey Makuwatsine/Supper Set along the banks of Glen Arbor’s Crystal River, Supper at the Mill is one of the most anticipated openings of 2024 Northern Michigan’s most anticipated restaurant opening since chef Iliana Regan left Chicago for the Upper Peninsula’s Hiawatha National Forest in 2019, opens to the public on Wednesday, April 17. The stunning and ambitious Glen Arbor restaurant, Supper At the Mill has all the markings of a destination restaurant — and arrives just ahead of the summer travel season. The petite, 36-seat restaurant is the brainchild of Turner Booth, the Glen Arbor (and ..read more

Rosa Maria Zamarrón Wood-fired whole snapper, mezcal cocktails, and handmade tortillas land in Cass Corridor on Friday, April 19 A new modern Mexican restaurant, Vecino, is opening on Friday, April 19, at 4100 Third Street, and with it, Detroiters are invited to experience the joys of what’s believed to be Michigan’s first fresh nixtamalized masa program. At Vecino, chefs make tortillas, tostadas, tlyudas, and more using masa made with heirloom corn prepared through a more than 3,000-year-old nixtamalization process. Vecino is the passion project of co-owner Adriana Jimenez, along with her hus ..read more

The Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest by TechTown revealed the Top 10 businesses in the running for the $100,000 prize from Comerica Bank. Pictured from left to right, starting in the back row: Ned Staebler, president and CEO of TechTown Detroit, Heidi McAra of Nada Dry Bar, Harry Richmond of Harry Rich Clothier, Laura Howard of Pique Earth, Chantele Jones of Estella’s Vegan Dessert Boutique, Ryan Flint and Brandon Sorrell representing Unity Community Barbershop, Christianne Malone, assistant vice president for economic development at Wayne State University and chief program office ..read more

Sip coffee from an outdoor patio overlooking the river Detroit Rosa — which flung open its doors in the city’s Grandmont Rosedale Park neighborhood in 2022 — is expanding its footprint within a much talked about new residential development overlooking the Detroit River. According to a media release distributed to reporters this week, Rosa Café + Market is scheduled to open sometime this summer in the lobby of the 25-story glass high-rise Residences at Water Square — at 222 3rd Avenue — built on the former site of Joe Louis Arena. The luxury 496-unit apartment building boasts $4,000 monthly re ..read more

Chipotle Right next to Shake Shack Chipotle — and its iconic rendition of the gigantic Mission-style burrito — has landed downtown. Set at 630 Woodward Avenue Suite 360 just south of the Shake Shack, Detroiters, office workers, and visitors alike can now place their orders for customizable tacos, burritos, “lifestyle” bowls, and queso from the spot, which is open daily between 10:45 a.m. 10 p.m. Several positions are available for jobseekers, including for crew members, kitchen leaders, and apprentice general manager, according to a job posting on the company’s website. The opening comes as a ..read more

Isalita Time for tortillas Everyone loves a good taco. These envelopes of tastiness aren’t just a street food. When done right, they’re a beautiful mix of spice, bright citrus, earthiness, and the right about of crispiness. Whether it’s a taco filled with crispy carnitas, Korean-inspired beef, or brussels sprouts, Ann Arbor can’t get enough tacos. Here are 11 spots to satisfy that taco craving around Tree Town now ..read more