WhiteHawk
Club Member
EAST SIDE
I figure it wouldn't hurt to put up a thread of good places to get food. Not raw materials so much like Kroger or Meijers, but a place to go and pick up dinner. Put the location at the top for quick scanning. My pick:
Marais Market on Kercheval in downtown Grosse Pointe
The guy who runs this place is a gourmet chef, and for those who know food stuff, he used to work at the French Laundry in Napa Valley under Thomas Keller. I don't think there is a better Chef who is still actually cooking this week in the whole metro area, In fact, he was nominated for a James Beard award in 2012 - that is pretty much the highest honor in chef-ing short of actually winning it, which is literally the highest honor.
He stocks a modest meat case, usually has fresh soup, does custom pizza's and awesome sandwiches, has some prepared food in the case that you can heat and serve, plus a full wine selection and some beers. The stuff is a little pricier, but $10 for one of his sammiches is a deal in my book - he bakes the fricking bread himself! He makes an authentic Cuban too - if you have never had one from Miami his is that good. A quart of his soup is $12 or $13 and every single one is amazing (try the tomato though, even more amazing) - me and my wife split one and that is a small meal.
Anyways, interested to see some other places. I am trying to eat out and support local as much as possible to preserve my personal food stash...
-Geoff
I figure it wouldn't hurt to put up a thread of good places to get food. Not raw materials so much like Kroger or Meijers, but a place to go and pick up dinner. Put the location at the top for quick scanning. My pick:
Marais Market on Kercheval in downtown Grosse Pointe
The guy who runs this place is a gourmet chef, and for those who know food stuff, he used to work at the French Laundry in Napa Valley under Thomas Keller. I don't think there is a better Chef who is still actually cooking this week in the whole metro area, In fact, he was nominated for a James Beard award in 2012 - that is pretty much the highest honor in chef-ing short of actually winning it, which is literally the highest honor.
He stocks a modest meat case, usually has fresh soup, does custom pizza's and awesome sandwiches, has some prepared food in the case that you can heat and serve, plus a full wine selection and some beers. The stuff is a little pricier, but $10 for one of his sammiches is a deal in my book - he bakes the fricking bread himself! He makes an authentic Cuban too - if you have never had one from Miami his is that good. A quart of his soup is $12 or $13 and every single one is amazing (try the tomato though, even more amazing) - me and my wife split one and that is a small meal.
Anyways, interested to see some other places. I am trying to eat out and support local as much as possible to preserve my personal food stash...
-Geoff
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