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58 December 10 2015

here's a lot of food to eat
COMING SOON
in Metro Detroit, and one
The Caucus Club, one of Detroit's
stomach can only handle so
most notorious haunts, will reopen
much. It's why I was thrilled to get
with new ownership in May in its
a tip this week from my friend Matt
old home in the Penobscot Building.
Spickler, who helps make some 40,000
George Sboukis plans to revive the
mouths water on a daily basis with his
spot, which closed its doors after 60
Instagram, @detroitfoodnetwork.
years in 2012, with an Art Deco decor
Matt did lunch at Iron Horse in
by Scott Shuptine Interiors and seating
Royal Oak (316 W. 4th Street)
for about 170. Expect a lighter
and tells me its tacos and
fare menu at lunch and tradi-
burritos are way ahead of the
tional steakhouse entrees for
pack.
dinner.
Their spin on tacos uses
two soft shell tortillas, held
A LAST GOODBYE
together by their own cheese
There's not much time left for
"glue Carefully cultivated
a final visit to The Lark, which
r lt will end its three-decade
with fresh and creative ingre-
dients, they delicately balance Ryan
run as one of the state's most
the right combination of meat, Fishman
acclaimed restaurants. Jim and
sauce and vegetables.
Mary Lark will turn the lights
Matt says try the buffalo shrimp taco, off for the last time on Dec. 23.
served on a blue corn tortilla with a
Southwestern take on coleslaw (pic-
BEWARE OF SCAM
tured). Don't miss Chorizo with cilan-
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is
tro and onion;w their juicy and tender
warning the owners of restaurants and
brisket taco with sweet peppers and
other food establishments to be mindful
onions; and a scallop taco with their
of an ongoing scam involving automated
homemade remoulade.
calls claiming to come from a county
For more photos from Iron Horse
health inspector. A legitimate inspection
and some of Metro Detroit's hottest res- would not be announced, nor scheduled
taurants, check out
with an automated system.
@detroitfoodnetwork on Instagram.
Sheriff Mike Bouchard warns it's
nothing more than an extortion scam
OPENINGS
and to always ask for a photo identifi-
It's been a busy couple of weeks in
cation badge from anyone purportedly
Metro Detroit, with a flurry of new res-
from the county.
taurants — many of them highly antici-
pated — finally opening their doors.
MAZEL TOV TO ...
Jim Brady's Detroit in Royal Oak
Avi and Amanda Davidoff, on the
(1214 S. Main), which occupies the
birth of their beautiful baby boy, Chase
former Oxford Inn and harkens back to Andrew.
the original Diamond Jim Brady's on
Brad Gershel of West Bloomfield
Seven Mile (originally opened in 1954
and Daniella Malekan on their wed-
by owner Tom Brady's grandfather).
ding.
Arthur Avenue in Birmingham (260
Hannah Borman of Birmingham
N. Old Woodward), Zack Sklar's newest and Marc Crane on their engagement.
addition, offering casual Italian fare.
Don (Fagenson) Was, named to
Greenspace Cafe in Ferndale (215
the board of directors of the Detroit
W. Nine Mile), a gourmet vegan restau-
Institute of Music Education.
rant and cocktail bar.
Chad Silver and Silver Tax Group, on
Standby in Detroit (225 Gratiot), an
a new partnership with 1-800-LAW-
ambitious bar in Belt Alley, which aims
FIRM.
to become one of the city's craft cock-
Detroit's own Better Made Snack
tail destinations.
Foods, celebrating its 85th anniver-
La Rodinella in Detroit (2453
sary.
Russell), next door to owner Dave
And happy birthday to Laura
Mancini's first Eastern Market hotspot,
Berman, Scott Sadoff, Aaron Hodari,
Supino Pizzeria. The planned menu
Michael Kelmenson, Phil White, Jen
is rustic Italian composed of Mancini's
Barish, Evan Ross, Danny Klein, Sid
original recipes.
Barish and Mark Jacobs. *