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fressing
with fishman

Calexico
Now Open

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ew York City import Calexico is
of the former Holiday Inn of Southfield.
now open inside Downtown’s One The 16-story building, which is certainly
Campus Martius building. The
hard to miss with its unique circular
restaurant franchise features a California-
tower, will be converted to make way for
Mexican inspired menu and occu-
the chain’s planned 202 new guest
pies the 4,000-square-foot space
rooms. The 7.3-acre site will also
leased by Bedrock Detroit and
make room for a Best Western
vacated by Olga’s Kitchen about
Executive Residency and a La
a year ago. Even their New York
Quinta Inn and Suites.
partners were impressed, with
The building will also feature
founding partner Peter Oleyer
a new Epicurean Group restau-
calling it their “largest, most
rant called the Nomad Grill. The
ambitious” location to date.
planned menu is refined comfort
Ryan
The full-service restaurant
food with seating in the dining
Fishman
boasts an impressive menu with
room for 180 and another 70 in
some interesting traditional
the breakfast room. There will
favorites you won’t find in other Mexican
also be two private dining rooms that seat
chains, like a grilled corn on the cob with
50. The former restaurant space on the
cheese and mayonnaise. There’s also a full
top floor of the tower will become three
bar, which will offer a number of craft-
executive conference rooms, and the new
cocktails inspired by the menu’s flavor
restaurant will feature prominently on the
palate. The restaurant brings 70 new jobs
hotel’s main floor. Entrees are expected to
Downtown and is open for lunch and din- range from $25 to $35.
ner seven days a week.
MOE’S WANTS TO EXPAND
NEW HOTEL AND RESTAURANT Atlanta-based fast-casual restaurant chain
COMING SOON
Moe’s Southwest Grill is looking for new
Michigan will soon welcome its first Best
partnerships with franchise owners as
Western Premier hotel, at the location
it aims to expand across Metro Detroit.

There are currently eight locations — in
Oakland County they include Royal Oak
and Rochester Hills. Franchisor and opera-
tor Focus Brands Inc. has 650 franchised
locations across 39 states — 68 were
added in 2015, and 185 new franchise
deals were inked. Last year, the brand did
$640 million in sales.

HELP MICHIGAN’S WWII
MEMORIAL WITH A KISS
Want to help raise some much-needed
attention for Michigan’s planned World
War II Legacy Memorial? Then head to
Royal Oak’s Memorial Park (the northeast
corner of 13 Mile Road and Woodward
Avenue) this Sunday, Aug. 14, to “Kiss the
War Goodbye.” At 1 p.m., you’re encour-
aged to re-enact the kiss that marked the
end of WWII in the shadow of Seward
Johnson’s 25-foot-tall statute that captures
the famous moment and is on display for
a limited time only. The event is free and
open to the public; no tickets are required.

SAVE THE DATE
Mark your calendar for the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra Volunteer Council’s
Taste of Detroit Opening Night Dinner at

5:30 p.m. on Sept. 29. The fundraiser will
help support the DSO and features a menu
prepared by guest chefs from Detroit’s
Grey Ghost and Antietam as well as
Birmingham’s The Bird & The Bread.
Dinner will also include a visit from
Maestro Leonard Slatkin and the evening’s
guest artist, Hilary Hahn. The evening’s
concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. — dinner
tickets start at $180. For reservations or
more information, contact Juanda Pack at
(313) 576-5450 or jpack@dso.org. Concert
tickets must be purchased separately
through the box office at (313) 576-5111
or at www.dso.org.

MAZEL TOV …
To Lena Epstein and Eric Medved on their
marriage.
To birthday boy Zach Wettenstein, who
this month joined Miriam Wettenstein at
Dimensional Marketing. The promotion-
al advertising company this month also
moved its offices from West Bloomfield to
Bloomfield Hills.
Happy birthday to Rita Barish,
Katherine Fink, Andrew Frank, Josh
Levine, David Nacht, Lilly Stotland and
Derik Watson.

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