FUN FACT: Michigan is one of the only places in the world that makes ice wine.
Hey, it’s JB!
I eat out perhaps more frequently than the average person and I still find myself intimidated by certain spaces in the food scene, one of them being the wine bar.
“Biodynamic” and “natural” wines, tinned fish, crusty sourdough, and a bill more than a nice dinner out – my experience with tinned fish starts and ends with my grandpa cooking sardines and seasoned rice as a low-cost meal. I admit, I haven’t been to Bar Chenin, the new wine club downtown in the Siren Hotel that everyone has been raving about.
Luckily, there’s a new club on the block – the Hospitality Included Wine Club.
Amid the exponentially growing wine bar and garden scene in Detroit, the club seeks to make sure the space is inclusive and to bridge the gap between these oenophiles (wine lovers, I had to look it up) and the wider community.
The very first event is this Monday at Ladder 4 Wine Bar and will feature a wine list created by Detroit artist Tony Whlgn and Bar Chenin owner Nick Arone, with Michigan & Trumbull pizza. No tickets or reservations required.
Cheers, and see you there?
Dig In,
JB
- MSU Extension’s Detroit Partnership for Learning and Innovation is offering a free garden camp for youth ages 7-10.
- A long vacant former candy shop in Southwest Detroit is being transformed into a cafe by the owner of Cafe Sous Terre.
- “Gays eating garlic bread at the park” is happening Saturday at Belle Isle.
- Halal Haus of Brunch is opening in the Westin Book Cadillac next week.
- Sanders Candy is throwing a party downtown today to celebrate 150 years of chocolate, bumpy cake, and other treats.
- Detroit’s Huddle Soft Serve is opening a location in Northport, Mich.
- Cairo Coffee is reminding people not to bring outside drinks into the coffee shop.
- Some businesses and residents are fighting a new Chick-fil-A planned for Detroit’s east side, one of more than 20 new locations the restaurant plans to add in MI by 2028.
- The Auntie Na’s Village monthly bazaar is Saturday with free food and refreshments.
The weekly schedule of pop-ups, food events and more. Click on the calendar below created by Bekah Galang.
- Eastern Market is hiring an administrative and community engagement specialist.
- Toarmina’s Pizza is hiring a pizza maker.
- Sexy Steak is hiring a line cook.
- Slows Bar BQ is hiring cooks.
