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Adventures In Dining

Fill your tummy with comfort-inducing foods and more at Metro Detroit destinations.

BY LISA BRODY

What's your idea of comfort food? A
creamy bowl of macaroni and cheese with
a side of potato chips? Stick-to-your-ribs
food like meadoaf, rotisserie chicken or
short ribs? A simple, juicy steak? Luckily
for us, restaurants around town can sat-
isfy all of our culinary cravings.
The menu at Uptown Grille on
West Maple in Commerce Township
is designed to please an array of tastes
— from those who choose pizza to
people who prefer a Black Angus steak.
In between, you'll find ribs, rotisserie
chicken, chops, nine different hamburg-
ers, fish and chips, sandwiches, salads
and a wide array of appetizers — all
in a 14,000-square-foot dining and
entertainment venue. NOMI, the chic
restaurant in Novi that opened then
closed, has reopened on Main and Center
in Northville Square, with a focus on

upscale contemporary French/American
fare and background jazz music. II, Posto
Ristorante in Southfield is celebrating its
10th anniversary with a refreshed interior,
a new facade and a beautiful outdoor
patio. Chef Matte° Giuffrida also has
created a few new dishes to commemo-
rate the anniversary. ICalamata Greek
Cafe, located at 3149 Crooks just north
of Big Beaver Road in Troy, is more than
a just a place to grab a coney. While din-
ers will certainly find all the traditional
Greek dishes — pita sandwiches, gyros
and salads — they'll also find house-
made phyllo-wrapped spinach pies,
pastitsio (a Greek version of lasagna) and
other delicious Greek dishes in a Ron
Rea-designed restaurant. Eastern Market
provides more wonderful destinations
for culinary aficionados. Supino, at 2457
Russell, is a 26-seat restaurant offering

authentic Italian pizzas — from tradi-
tional pies and white pizzas with no sauce
to nontraditional pizzas with toppings
such as eggplant and capers. Ingredients
are from Eastern Market merchants,
of course. Opening next door at 2453
Russell is Taste of Ethiopia, which
also has a location in Southfield. And
Detroit soon will be home to the casually
elegant contemporary steak and seafood
restaurant chain Finn and Porter, which
will anchor the Fort Shelby Doubletree
Guest Suites Hotel when it opens down-
town at the end of the year. If you've
been craving Fox & Hounds' delicious
pastries since the restaurant closed last
year, you can satisfy your sweet tooth at
Fox & Hounds Pastry Den, located on
Orchard Lake Road at Lone Pine Road,
in Crosswinds Plaza. It's a dessert-lover's
paradise. Bon appetid at

II Posto Ristorante in Southfield

`A thoroughly delightful culinary experience."

- Dann Raskin

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38o S. Main Street Plymouth 734.416.9340

www.fiammagrille.com • Open for dinner Monday - Saturday

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