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Batali did dinner at Roast, conve- niently located on the ground floor of the Westin Book Cadillac; Gold Cash Gold in Corktown, where he brunched on chicken and waffles; and toured dis- tillery and cocktail bar Our/Detroit and the Eastern Market. To see where else Batali stopped while in town, check out his Instagram @mariobatali. Mario Batali's Instagram photo of Gold Cash Gold If you're a health-food loving calorie counter (or GMO averse), there are two new restaurants set to open this fall that are being built just for you. Brome Burgers & Shakes in Dearborn (22062 Michigan Ave.) will reinvent the burger MEXICAN REBRAND with fresh, organic patties There's a new taco coming to and hand-cut fries made with town ... or at least a slightly dif- Kennebec white potatoes. ferent one. Working only with vendors Royal Oak's Zumba Mexican committed to "responsibly Grille is rebranding as Detroit raised vegetables and animals:' Taco Company, but the new Ryan the restaurant will use only 100 Frishm an owner, Jeffrey Omtvedt, does percent organic beef from grass- plan to stick to the format cus- fed cows, non-GMO certified tomers have come to know and love. ingredients and waste-reducing busi- Doors on the refreshed restaurant will ness practices. Their menu will feature open Nov. 1, after a last-hurrah for for- intricate salads, hand-spun shakes and mer owner Tim Casteneda last weekend. stepped-up sides like all-beef bacon. Daniel Kahn's GreenSpace Cafe got Castenda will stay involved with Detroit Taco Company and also take on respon- its certificate of occupancy from the city sibilities at Dan Linnen's Rojo Mexican of Ferndale last week, and the doors Bistro. will be open soon. The Nine Mile and Under the new name, expect more Woodward spot will feature a vegan/ of a "street food flare," including vegetarian-friendly menu, self-described an expanded selection of tacos and as "artisanal plant-based food:' The res- Mexican street corn, fire-grilled and taurant will also feature craft cocktails. served on a stick with chipotle cream, MAZEL TOV TO... salt and Cojita cheese. The Chipotle- Mara Dermer and Kenny Ebanger, both esque "bowl-rito" will also stay on the Detroit natives, on their wedding in menu for the carb-averse among us. Laguna Beach, Calif., last weekend For those of you who like to give back and to a very proud father, Art Dermer. while you grub, the restaurant plans to Dr. Bob Levine of Levine Chiropractic donate taco sales the first Tuesday of in Farmington Hills; deservedly hon- every month to an area food bank, and ored with the Michigan Association of on rotating Mondays will dedicate 20 percent of proceeds to some great causes Chiropractors Kirk A. Lee Champion like the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Award for his service to the field. the Wounded Warrior Project. Brad Schram, Howard Hertz and the entire team at Hertz Schram PC in NEW & NOTEWORTHY Bloomfield Hills on their 14 attorneys Down the street in Royal Oak, you'll named to this year's Super Lawyers. find Onyx Steakhouse, the newly Jeff Schostak, vice president and direc- opened reincarnation of the first floor tor of development at Schostak Brothers of Woody's Diner. Designed for a more and Co. in Livonia, named one of 2015's "mature" crowd, the bar features more "30 in Their 30s" by DBusiness. than 75 higher-priced liquors, beers Happy birthday to Alix Craig, Michael and wines partnered with a menu that Serling and Amanda Fisher! * features upscale comfort food, the seem- ingly omnipresent go-to of too many Got a tip for Ryan? Email him at rjfishman@gmaiL new Metro Detroit restaurants. com.