Good Food

Yum Village in New Center is one of the local Black-owned restaurants featured in Black and Mobile's delivery service.

Tostada Magazine: Detroit’s first Black-owned delivery service features all Black-owned restaurants

Since launching in Detroit in March, Black and Mobile has partnered with more than 20 local Black-owned restaurants. With the majority of orders coming from restaurants like YumVillage, Kuzzo's, Hashbrown's Cafe, and Conant Street Grill, Black and Mobile seeks to add more restaurants to their Detroit roster.  

Dazmonique Carr works at Earthworks' Farmers Market in 2018 when she was an E.A.T. participant.
Planting seeds for change: This Detroiter aims to change perceptions around food

Deeply Rooted Produce is a mobile food distribution hub that serves as a link between local growers and Detroiters.

Eastern Market Partnership launched a bulk pickup drive-through market on Tuesdays.
Eastern Market vendors — and the market itself — adapt in the wake of COVID-19

With drive-through markets, online ordering, and 2020 Flower Season, Eastern Market vendors and the partnership find ways to adapt amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jeremy Abbey and John Piazza, co-founders and executive directors of Detroit-based culinary arts nonprofit Soil2Service.
Local food magazine EdibleWow changes hands after 13 years

The magazine will now be operated by Jeremy Abbey and John Piazza, co-founders and executive directors of Detroit-based culinary arts nonprofit Soil2Service.

Amid challenges brought on by COVID-19, Metro Detroit chefs and restaurants find ways to give back

From food boxes for veterans and the elderly to operating a vegan food pantry, local restaurants are finding new ways to help amid their own businesses’ struggles.

Corktown restaurant Folk is adapting to COVID-19 by offering locally sourced groceries.
Folk to offer groceries, grab-and-go items in response to COVID-19

At 10 a.m. Saturday, Folk will offer soups, salads, and sandwiches for takeout and delivery as well as locally sourced groceries and paper products such as the hot commodity toilet paper. Customers can purchase online to pick up curbside as well as delivery. Grocery items are mostly available walk-in and curbside pickup, and if there is demand Folk will also offer delivery. The hope is that the services will allow her to bring back her laid-off staff.

The Farmer's Hand closed down on June 30 and will reopen as Mink.
How the owners of Farmer’s Hand, Folk, and Marrow could change the Detroit restaurant industry

It seems that Nest Egg LLC and Backbone Hospitality could be the first women-owned venture of its kind not only in Detroit, but the state’s restaurant industry. 

Corn from Ruhlig Farms
Local food businesses might want to pay attention to Eastern Market’s new credit union partnership

Eastern market is teaming up with a Michigan credit union to help local food entrepreneurs.

Video: Heroes to Hives

Military veterans have unique needs. So do honeybees. Learn how a unique program called Heroes to Hives is connecting veterans and bees in a way that helps heal mental health challenges and strengthen bee communities.

Purple corn and “ugly” vegetables: how neighbors build sustainable urban farms

By building urban farms, two women in two different Michigan communities recognize the power of hard work, culturally-appropriate foods, sustainability...and why even ugly vegetables deserve to be eaten.

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