December 2023
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Driven by Tragedy: Remembering the Assassination of President Kennedy
In groups of three and four — many of them older adults — they stop to gawk at the long, black limousine parked at the Henry Ford Museum’s exhibit of presidential vehicles. “That’s not it,†says a man in a wheelchair. “It was a convertible.†The woman pushing him assures him that this is indeed […]
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Â鶹·¬ºÅ Detroit: December 2023 Digital Edition
The December issue of Â鶹·¬ºÅ Detroit is here to help you get in the spirit this season — it reads best on a couch near a glowing fireplace, with a glass of your favorite wine close by.
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Holiday Favorites Gift Guide 2023
Find the perfect gift for your loved ones at these local shops.
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The 2023 Gift Guide
The holiday shopping season is here, and some of metro Detroit’s most iconic museums, stores, breweries, and more can help you find the perfect gifts for your loved ones. This year’s Gift Guide highlights some of Â鶹·¬ºÅ Detroit’s favorite picks from The Detroit Zoo, Detroit Institute of Arts, Atwater Brewery, and others. Pure Detroit Located inside the […]
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Center of Attention: An Interview with Jalen Duren of the Detroit Pistons
It was June 2022. Photographers had been hired, a lofty venue had been booked, parents were gushing, and an 18-year-old was dressed in a sharp three-piece oxblood suit. For teenagers across America, this was prom night, but for Jalen Duren, it was the 2022 NBA draft, and he was about to sign a four-year, $19.5 […]
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Culture Calendar: Top Metro Detroit Holiday Events for December 2023
Metro Detroit is always so full of events and other fun things to do that it can be tough keeping track of it all. To help you plan your weekend itineraries, we’ve asked Ryan Patrick Hooper, the host of CultureShift on 101.9 WDET to share his top December happenings in the area. Plus, find save the dates for […]
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Metro Detroit’s Top Food and Beverage News for December 2023
Metro Detroit is home to so many different and delish dining and drink options, and they are seemingly always bringing something new to their table. Here’s what three local spots are up to this month. Rooftop Views, Gin, and Barcelona-Style Tapas in Downtown Detroit Kamper’s Rooftop Lounge is the second restaurant to arrive this year […]
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Editor’s Letter: Christmas in Detroit and the 2023 Gift Guide
To many of our readers and to thousands of Detroiters, going to the downtown Hudson’s at Christmastime was the highlight of the season. I caught the tail end of Hudson’s heyday, and although I have little more than fuzzy memories of a wooden escalator and Santaland, I can still appreciate what it means to so […]
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Give the Gift of Reading With These Books by Local Authors
For the serious reader Detroit’s most famous journalist-author, Mitch Albom, has a new novel about Holocaust survivors. The Little Liar tells the story of 11-year-old Nico, an honest boy from Greece who is duped by Nazis into convincing his Jewish neighbors to board trains reportedly bound for safety and their “new homes†— but their […]
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Holiday Celebrations Throughout Michigan
Brave the snow and venture beyond Detroit and its suburbs for the 2023 holidays to experience new and unique celebrations for Christmas, Hanukkah, and even Krampusnacht — that’s right, that Krampus. Here’s a look at some of the standouts. Western Michigan Christkindl Markt Inspired by traditional European markets, this winter wonderland offers 27 days of […]
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Five Years of Legal Weed in Michigan
Five years ago, on Dec. 6, 2018, after a decisive victory at the polls the month before, the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act took effect, legalizing recreational cannabis in the state. It was the culmination of years of effort by activists aiming to end the war on drugs. Since then, the Michigan cannabis […]
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How to Pair Wines for the Holidays
There’s nothing that says “celebration†like the sound of a cork popping out of a bottle of effervescent wine. But holiday entertaining goes beyond the New Year’s Eve Champagne toast. Most revelers will attend many different types of events, from office post-work gatherings to family celebrations to boisterous bashes with friends. Every holiday party is […]
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How Margot European Spa is Leaving a Beautiful Legacy
The first thing to know about Margot Koehler is that she is not afraid to let her certified public accountant know how things will go. “I have to go to Japan,†she told him one day. “He said, ‘You cannot go to Japan. It is not good financially.’ Of course, I went to Tokyo.†While […]
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Passion of Patterns: This Cranbrook Grad is Bringing Detroit Design to NYC
As a child growing up in West Bloomfield, Peyton North was surrounded by fabrics and sewing accoutrement. All those buttons, zippers, and needles — along with yards of fabric aplenty — didn’t go unnoticed by the curious girl. Today, in fact, North is a senior designer for New York City-based Pollack, which specializes in textiles […]
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How to Make Le Suprême’s Trout Amandine
Le Suprême in Detroit is a Parisian-inspired spot with an all-day menu that features French eats. Make one of the restaurant’s dishes, trout amandine, at home with this easy recipe. Ingredients Glazed Haricots Verts 2 cups haricots verts, blanched 1 tablespoon shallots 1/4 cup chicken stock 1â„2 teaspoon salt Trout 1 portion rainbow trout, butterflied […]
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Find Luxury, Literature, and Libations at Flyleaf in Grosse Pointe Farms
If, as writer Neil Gaiman asserts in American Gods, “a town isn’t a town without a bookstore,†then the Grosse Pointes have been lacking for some time. In Grosse Pointe Park, Shaw’s sells used and collectible editions and Coreander’s specializes in children’s titles, but otherwise the area has been a literary desert since Barnes & […]
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Zingerman’s Roadhouse Celebrates 20 Years
It all started with a cold call. In the late ’90s, Alex Young, a chef in Pittsburgh, dialed Zingerman’s co-founder Ari Weinzweig. Young pitched an idea for a restaurant — an American brasserie. Weinzweig thought it needed some workshopping, but their conversations would continue. For the next couple of years, Young regularly drove up to […]
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Restaurant Report: Le Suprême, The Apparatus Room, and Ash—Bar
Le Suprême: Parisian eats in the heart of Detroit We’d all love a trip to Paris sometime soon, but we’re Americans — we work a lot. In fact, fewer than half of us use all our vacation days. Fortunately, there’s a new eatery in the heart of Detroit that aims to transport diners to the […]
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The Way It Was — Christmas at Hudson’s
1952 Five-year-old Skip Shaw was one of thousands of children over several generations who would relish cherished memories of meeting Santa Claus in the 12th-floor Toyland at the 25-story, Chicago School-style red-brick J.L. Hudson Co. department store on Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit. Famous for its elaborate Christmas decorations throughout the building, the store often featured […]
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How to Make Joe Muer’s Steak Tartare
Joe Muer Seafood has been serving metro Detroit since the 1950s and offers a menu filled with a variety of seafood, salads, soups, and entrees including its Prime Steak Tartare. Try this dish at home with this easy recipe. Ingredients Soy Poached Egg Yolk 1 cup low-sodium soy sauce 1 cup sake 2 cups water […]
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Michigan Findings and Facts for December 2023
In our December 2023 issue, we shared some of the most interesting recent findings from Michigan researchers, along with some fun facts about the state. Explore some of those findings here. Study Breaks Intriguing findings from researchers across Michigan Covid-19 Didn’t Change Politics (Much) Conventional wisdom in the social sciences says that people’s beliefs will […]
