New Ferndale restaurant will provide a helping hand to immigrants
Chef Nikita Sanches and his wife/business partner, Jessica Imbronone Sanches, are the couple behind Hamtramck/Midtown restaurant Rock City Eatery, which closed in 2021. Their latest concept, Patchwork Culinary Project, is expected to open this year in Ferndaleβs former Hilton Road Cafe space.
The small, 12-seat space will be something between a deli and a general store, βalmost like a New York bodega,β Sanches tells ΒιΆΉ·¬ΊΕ Detroit.
Sanches, who immigrated to Detroitβs suburbs at 12 from Russia, says the restaurant will offer training and other resources for immigrants interested in pursuing careers in the culinary field.
Downtown Detroitβs Zuzu to get second location in Nashville
The upscale Guardian Building sushi spot will be opening its second location in Nashville, Tennessee, the restaurant announced in March. Itβs set to open later this year. Owned by Birmingham-headquartered Elia Group, the restaurant made its Detroit debut in August 2023.
A conversation with Adelina chefs
In March, celebrity chef Fabio Vivianiβs Italian-Mediterranean eatery opened its doors near Campus Martius Park. We caught up with Viviani and Executive Chefs Marco Dalla Fontana and Gabriel Botezan β both former chefs at Bacco Ristorante, our 2005 Restaurant of the Year:
Gabriel Botezan: I thought I knew how to cook Italian until I met Marco [at Bacco]. He changed my whole point of view of Italian cooking. I learned that simple things make food good.
Marco Dalla Fontana: When Gabriel had the opportunity to come to Adelina, he came to me and said, βI wonβt do it without you.β I felt really overwhelmed, because I was out of the kitchen for a couple years as a general manager.
Fabio Viviani: We canβt tell, though. He made me a veal scallopini last night. I took a bite, and I had to give him a hug.
GB: We just want to put out good, simple food in this beautiful setting.
FV: Itβs home cooking; it really is. Itβs an elevated version, because they plate a lot better than my mom does it. But itβs just as good.
This story originally appeared in the May 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 May 6.Μύ
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