FUN FACT: The owner of the Yemeni coffee shop, Haraz Coffee House, received more than 1,500 applications for franchise locations in a year.
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Last week, I was walking to the tacos Árabes pop-up at Saffron De Twah when a friend showed me an Instagram post about a mysterious new pop-up in Dearborn called Whisper, special for Ramadan.
That began a conversation about how my Muslim friend felt like there were more late-night options now than they had growing up during Ramadan, the holy month when Muslims refrain from eating and drinking from before sunrise to sunset, pray at the mosque and give to charity.
Intrigued by this new spot, I headed to Dearborn at 10:30 p.m. to check it out and a few other spots across the city during Ramadan where you can find coffee and tea, sandwiches, breakfast, shawarma, and more, late into the night, with some spots open until 5 a.m.
At Whisper, I ran into Bilal Hammoud, executive director of the American Arab Chamber of Commerce. He said the number of late night food options during Ramadan has grown “exponentially” over the last decade. And there’s clearly demand–the coffee house I went to didn’t have a single seat available at midnight on a Thursday.
Check out the full story below that I wrote in collaboration with BridgeDetroit and Detroit Free Press reporter Nushrat Rahman.
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JB
- The founders of Detroit’s Vinyl Tastings, which are influenced by music albums, have secured a partnership with Universal Music Group to make a TV pilot of the dinner series.
- The Michigan Good Food Fund awarded $150,000 across 11 businesses including in Detroit: Baobab Fare, City Commons Cooperative, and Sanctuary Farms.
- On Saturday, Keep Growing Detroit will host a class on small and unusual fruit and share skills needed to succeed in fruit cultivation.
Thu. Mar. 21:
Boogie’s Bites at Two Birds, 8130 Kercheval Ave.
Papelon at Brewery Faisan, 1087 Beaufait St. 6-9 p.m.
Fri. Mar. 22:
Chef Earl at Two Birds, 8130 Kercheval Ave.
Sat. Mar. 23:
Elle the Foodie at Two Birds, 8130 Kercheval Ave. 1-4 p.m.
Detroit Dinner Club at Two Birds, 8130 Kercheval Ave. 6-10 p.m.
Cult of the JoeBurger at Brewery Faisan, 1087 Beaufait St. 4-8 p.m.
Detroit Coffee Club at Dyno, 3500 Orleans St. 8 a.m.- 3 p.m.
Sun. Mar. 24:
Marksie’s Cooking at Red Hook on Jefferson, 2761 E. Jefferson. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Detroit Dogg House at Two Birds, 8130 Kercheval Ave.
Savor Red at Brewery Faisan, 1087 Beaufait St. 3-7 p.m.
Tue., Mar. 26:
Plenti Pasta at Two Birds, 8130 Kercheval Ave.
Homegirl Kitchen at The Congregation, 9321 Rosa Parks Blvd. 5-9 p.m.
Wed., Mar. 27:
Delectables by Design at The Congregation, 9321 Rosa Parks Blvd. 5-9 p.m.
Sandos Detroit at Two Birds, 8130 Kercheval Ave.
