Jackson Pollock-inspired restaurant coming to The Village of Rochester Hills
In the space once occupied by Noodles & Co. arrivesΜύa brand-new restaurant β β from hospitality veteran Michael Mauro and award-winning chef Justin Vaiciunas, who has worked in notable kitchens such as those at the Detroit Athletic Club and Birminghamβs 220 Merrill.
The Jackson will feature a bar and dining area inspired by the paintings of pioneering abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock. The interior will be designed by, a Detroit-based design firm owned by Jennifer Gilbert, the wife of multibillionaire Dan Gilbert.
The menu will feature local, seasonal ingredients. Visit for more.Μύ
Lincoln Yard now open in Birmingham
This long-awaited new restaurant from Union Joints opened this past March in Birminghamβs Rail District.
It features cocktails and serves up comforting foods like rotisserie-roasted and smoked meats as well as wood-fired pizza and vegetarian options. is the restaurant group behind the , (also in Clarkston), and in Berkley, among many more local eateries.
Itβs located at in a repurposed garage on the former site of the Birmingham Public Schools bus yard, across the street from tennis courts, the Birmingham Racquet Club, Lincoln Skate Park, and Birmingham Ice Sports Arena.
βItβs lively and has the ethos of being able to have kids come over after a practice across the street and grab a pizza,β says Ann Stevenson, who co-owns Union Joints with her husband, Curt Catallo. βAnd Iβm stoked about the cocktail list that we have. I like the plurality of who weβre serving.β
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Sexy Steak opens in Detroitβs Grand Army of the Republic Building
A new restaurant serving steaks, Italian fare, and seafood opened in the historic Grand Army of the Republic Building, located at Cass and Grand River avenues in downtown Detroit.
The concept features an oyster bar and two levels of dining with more than 200 seats. Thereβs also the option to pick out your own cut from a display case (lined with Himalayan salt) before itβs cooked.
Plus, above the restaurant, there are another two levels of spaces, dubbed Castle Hall, that can be rented out for events.
The castlelike structure is on the . Many of the original elements were kept intact, and the renovated building features a memorial space with historical artifacts from the buildingβs history, which dates back over 120 years.
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Albenaβs chef-owner moves to The Dixboro Project
Starting April 1, Garrett Lipar joins Ann Arborβs as partner and executive chef.
In February, Garrett and his wife/business partner, Tiffany Lipar, announced that , their high-end tasting menu concept in , would close in March after six years of operation. Garrett Lipar was previously head chef at Torino in Ferndale.
Dixboro Project, which opened in 2021, is run by Ann Arbor restaurateur Sava Farah of (, ).
Housed inside a reclaimed barn, the restaurant has changed chefs more than once since its inceptionΜύβ it initially opened with Michelin-starred chef Louis Maldonado and, more recently, was helmed by chef Joseph VanWagner.
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James Beard Foundation announces finalists
Thirteen metro Detroit restaurants are semifinalists in the 2024 James Beard Awards, known as the βOscars of food.β There are a couple of fresh faces: Alpino (best new restaurant) and John Yelinek of Ladder 4 Wine Bar (best chef: Great Lakes). The 2024 nominees were announced on Wednesday, April 3Μύand include Mamba Hamissi and Nadia Nijimbere of Baobab Fare and Hajime Sato of Sozai.
The final James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards Ceremony takes place Monday, June 10, at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. For updates, visit.
This story originally appeared in the April 2024 issue of ΒιΆΉ·¬ΊΕ Detroit magazine. To read more, pick up a copy of ΒιΆΉ·¬ΊΕ Detroit at a local retail outlet. OurΜύdigital editionΜύwill be available on April 5.
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