It’s 3/13 today and in celebration, a bunch of Detroit bloggers are celebrating 313 Day, the area code for Detroit. We’re spreading some Detroit love with blog posts dedicated to what we love about this fine city. Even after several visits, I know I haven’t even scratched the surface. I did finally try late-night coney dogs at both Lafayette and American and feel pretty legit now. If you’re curious, we thought Lafayette won with a slight edge for better chili and a great snap to the hot dog. There’s so much to see, do, and eat in Detroit. You could spend an… Continue reading ≻

Marc and I had an afternoon off together, so I talked him into going to Detroit and trying a new restaurant. He really is so patient with my food obsession. It was between 2 new places, but one was closed on Mondays, so Selden Standard was the place. We pulled into the parking lot and saw that it was busy, but not crazy busy. We arrived around 1:30 for lunch. It’s important to note that they are open 11-2:30 for lunch and then 5-10 for dinner. We were greeted by the friendly and beautiful Natasha, fiancée of executive chef Andy… Continue reading ≻

I had the best Thanksgiving and I hope you did, too. I started things off right with a pumpkin cronut on Wednesday morning. The flaky layers! The pumpkin pie filling! After work we drove to the west side of Michigan and saw several people pulled over for speeding and one car on fire in the median. I hope everyone was ok, but I like that you never know what’s going to go down on a holiday weekend. Did I ever tell you about the time two guys almost got into a fist fight over our table at a restaurant? I think… Continue reading ≻

Alexandra Clark, owner of Bon Bon Bon in Hamtramck, has captured my heart with her perfect chocolate shop. From the practical yet completely stylish packaging to her gorgeous and delicious chocolates, I am smitten with every detail. Bon Bon Bon is tucked into a charming residential street and is open from 10-9:30 every Saturday. I wish that pink and red Bon Bon Bon logo was my life logo, it’s just the cutest. On our last visit to Detroit, I told Marc that I NEEDED to go to Bon Bon Bon. We had some errands to run in the city and… Continue reading ≻

When Marc was given tickets to a Detroit Tigers game last Friday, I couldn’t help thinking about where we would eat. Detroit has an array of exciting new restaurants and old favorites I still need to get to. The internet has been buzzing about Wright & Company in Detroit and happily it was within walking distance of Comerica Park. Wright & Company is located on the second floor of a Queen Anne style brick building. The menu shares the history of the building which was completed in 1891 for a retailer of musical instruments. A few decades later the building became the Wright-Kay jewelry… Continue reading ≻

I love simple living and cherish my quiet neighborhood, but it’s also nice to be 45 minutes from Detroit. It always amazes me that although Marc and I are not big sports fans, we get invited to at least one Tigers game a year. The perks of living in Metro Detroit. This time a co-worker of Marc’s couldn’t use her season tickets and offered them to us. She wouldn’t take our money, so I made her chocolate chip cookies. There’s something electric about going to a baseball game. My dad used to take my brother and I to the old… Continue reading ≻