By Serena Maria Daniels and Grace Reyes The tamal is the perfect Christmas present. After all, it comes already neatly wrapped inside a corn husk or banana leaf. It’s handmade, which of…
The Japanese fried chicken at this new Detroit restaurant will make you forget about the chain chicken sandwich wars of 2019
Earlier this year, I convinced my boyfriend to take part in a scavenger hunt with me through Detroit in search of the elusive fried chicken sandwich at Popeye’s. Sure, finding the sammie…
It’s cold outside in Detroit, these comfort foods will melt away the winter blues
When it gets cold outside, we Detroiters have a tendency to kind of shut down. We stock up on rations in the pantry, prepare to hunker down inside for months on end…
VIDEO: Artists show solidarity with migrant families at DIA’s Day of the Dead ofrenda displays
Mexicans have a unique way of dealing with death, and it’s best articulated during Día de los Muertos, Day of the Dead. The holiday, which runs Nov. 1-2 each year, has been…
Inside Look: New Seoul Plaza is Metro Detroit’s trifecta of Korean food delights
They like it hot. Right off the stovetop. Korean Barbeque. “Let’s say if we cook the food for you; you don’t really get that taste right. The taste of where you can…
VIDEO: This weekends-only roadside eatery is the North End’s newest comfort food craze
Back in 2013, the late, great Anthony Bourdain visited Detroit to shoot an episode of Parts Unknown, his travel, food, and culture show on CNN. In true Bourdain fashion, he tended more…
Amidst Brightmoor’s vacant lots, these young Detroit farmers are growing crops — and battling food insecurity
This story was originally published in Detour, the newsletter for the Detroit community. Detour’s Emerging Voices fellowship tells the story of Detroit’s present and future in the voice of its residents. Sign up here to get Detour in…
A summertime ode to ice-pops… And Harry Potter
If there is one summer treat that goes beyond the boundaries of class, race, geography or imagination, it’s got to be the ice pop. Fla-Vor-Ice, Otter Pops, they go by a…
Inspired by… Sweet Dreamz Creamery is Detroit’s vegan dream
Welcome back to Inspired By…, Tostada Magazine’s occasional series where we interview the artists, innovators, and leaders who are working to make our foodways and communities a better place. Each dispatch, we…
Grosse Pointe kids raise $3,000 in lemonade sales in support of detained migrant children
It’s a hot summer day in Grosse Pointe, the kind none of us were bothered by as kids, but can scarcely survive as adults. The Pointes’ proximity to Lake St Clair, the…