Dana McMahan

The Kitchn

Essential Detroit: 15 Places Everyone Should Eat in the Motor City

Sometimes food is about artisan ingredients, beautiful plating, and a chef's brilliance; sometimes food is about soul-soothing nourishment. That's not to say it can't be both, but the latter is one of the reasons I fell in love with an unlikely Midwestern city. In fact, I fell so hard I bought a big, old house that had plenty of soul, but needed a lot of TLC.

NBC

Buh-Bye, Hipster: Why the Friendly Bartender Is Making a Comeback

Whatever happened to the friendly bartender?

CNN

Things to do in Louisville: The can't-miss spots

Locals may debate whether this river city is the South or the Midwest, but everyone can agree that Louisville, Kentucky, is an exciting place to be.

Crowds pack the 'Ville for the Kentucky Derby the first weekend in May, but bourbon-fueled delights await year-round.

foodrepublic.com

Edward Lee Has An Idea To Help Solve The Chef Shortage | Food ...

The nation's inner cities are full of bright youngsters — all they need is a chance, acclaimed chef says.

Pacific Standard

The Secret Lives of Fixers

They may not get any credit for the final product, but good fixers are integral to television, film, and journalism produced abroad. WorldFixer.com is trying to make the best ones easier to find.

The Kitchn

The Best Paris Food Souvenirs to Buy at the Airport | Kitchn

Paris is so unbearably delicious that you want to take everything with you — just stuff all that amazing food in your bag so when you're home longing for the city you can at least console yourself with a taste of it. And you totally should! A plate of oozy, wonderfully stinky French cheeses isn't going to cure the malaise of missing Paris, but it's a start.

j.mp

NBC | National “No, You Can't Pet My Dog” Day

While it may seem harmless to lavish affection on a dog, when an owner is teaching him to not jump on people, the last thing the pet needs is an enthusiastic stranger.

Why? Because the problem has got so bad that some pet owners have started misrepresenting their pets as service dogs

Salon

Muhammad Ali's hometown heartbreak: I went looking for Ali's ...

His boyhood home was in disrepair, no "Ali Trail" in sight—why did it take Louisville so long to honor the champ?

Condé Nast Traveler

From Motor City to Cycle City: How Bikes are Changing Detroit ...

There's a new spin on the Motor City—and it's on two wheels. Long synonymous with American auto manufacturing (and its demise), Detroit is now home now to a scrappy start-up determined to bring handmade American bikes to the world.

NBC

What to Eat When You Work from Home

Cheese and crackers. Bagged popcorn. Chips and salsa. Scrambled eggs with tomato, avocado and fresh herbs. One of these things is not like the other.
The first few? “Lunches” people like me — the 43 percent of Americans who work from home at least part of the time — have on any given day. The last item? A lunch Foodist author Darya Rose, Ph.D, is probably throwing together as we speak.
I turned to Rose because since becoming a full-time, work-from-home freelance writer I've struggled with lun...

TheMorningNews

Detroit State of Mind - The Morning News

What I end up saying when I try to explain to people, and myself, why I bought a vacation house in Detroit.

NBC

Check Grandma's Attic — That Vintage Bourbon Is Now Legal to Sell, and Probably Delicious - NBC News

Kentucky is home to 95 percent of the world's bourbon, but until recently, what you've see in stores and on bar shelves is limited to what's currently available

The Washington Post

Detroit’s unexpected — and unexpectedly moving — outdoor art scene - The Washington Post

Where people are creating, there is hope. And you don’t have to look far in this city to see the vivid colors of hope

Condé Nast Traveler

The Best Up-and-Coming Bourbon Scene Isn't in Kentucky

Detroit has long been a producer of whiskey (though not always legally) thanks to its ideal agriculture and a climate perfect for aging bourbon.