FOR PARENTS. THAT’S MONDAY WHEN YOU JOIN US AT 10 A.M. RIGHT HERE ON LIVE IN THE DATE. OR
THIS SUNDAY IS JUNETEENTH THE
DAY COMMEMORATING THE END OF
SLAVERY IN THE US, AND MANY ALSO
USE THE HOLIDAY AS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE AND
LEARN MORE ABOUT AFRICAN
AMERICAN CULTURE. THAT’S RIGHT.
AND IN HONOR OF THAT, WE THOUGHT
WE’D TAKE YOU TO A PLACE THAT
PAYS HOMAGE TO ONE OF OUR
NATIONAL HEROES, JOE LOUIS, AND
WE HOPE THAT YOU’RE HUNGRY.
MICHELLE OLIVER IS TAKING US TO
DINE IN THE D AT JOE LOUIS
SOUTHERN KITCHEN IN NEW CENTER.
CHICKEN AND WAFFLES, HONEY,
BUTTERED BISCUITS AND SHRIMP AND
GRITS. LEWIS SOUTHERN KITCHEN
WILL HAVE YOU FEELING LIKE
YOU’RE PART OF THE FAMILY. MY
MISSION OF A MENU WAS TO MAKE IT
HOME STYLE. AND TO GIVE YOU
EXPERIENCE IS IF YOU AT
GRANDMA’S HOUSE IN GOOD OLD
BREAKFAST, AND IF YOU TAKE A
LOOK AT THE DECOR MANAGING
PARTNER JOHNNY CANON MEANS THAT
LITERALLY SEEM LIKE YOU’RE
SITTING IN GRANDMA’S FRONT YARD
. SO YOU KNOW YOU GOT TO PICKET
FENCE AROUND THE PERIMETER OF
THE RESTAURANT. YOU GOT THE
TREES AND THE CEILING. YOU GOT
THE PORCH. ACTUALLY THE HOUSE
BEHIND YOU WITH THE SWING SET ON
IT. THE CONCEPT IS A
COLLABORATION BETWEEN JOHNNY
CANNON AND JOE LEWIS JR TO SHOW
YOU A DIFFERENT SIDE TO THE
BOXER. WE ALL KNOW AND LOVE JOE
LOUIS JOE WAS ADAMANT. WE DON’T
WANT TO BE ABOUT BOXING, BOXING,
BOXING. EVERYBODY KNOWS HIS DAD
FOR BOXING. BUT WE HAD TO GIVE
YOU A TOUCH OF THAT. WHEN YOU
WALK IN THE FRONT DOOR. IT WAS
BORN IN LAFAYETTE, ALABAMA. BUT
OF COURSE, HE CAME HERE AS A
CHILD, AND HE WAS FROM BLACK
MODEL. AND SO HE’S DEFINITELY
KNOWN AS THE TRAITOR SOUTHERN
HOSPITALITY IN THE FIELD THAT
YOU GET WHEN YOU GO TO THE
SOUTH. WE WANTED TO BRING THAT
HERE AND THEN, MORE IMPORTANTLY,
WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOME IMAGES
OF JOE. IN OUR FRONT WINDOWS
THAT ARE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU
WOULD KNOW. HE WAS ADAMANT
GOLFER. HE WAS IN THE SERVICE
ANY LOVED HORSES, SO HE HAD A
HORSE FARM HERE IN MICHIGAN, YOU
KNOW, HE WAS BURIED IN ARLINGTON
NATIONAL CEMETERY. AS A NATIONAL
HERO. YOU REALLY GET TO SEE WHAT
HE MEANT. FOR ALL AMERICANS, AND
THAT’S REALLY WHAT WE’RE TRYING
TO EMBODY WITH THE BRAND. LET’S
SEE WHAT GRANDMA’S COOKING UP.
WE’RE GOING TO START OFF WITH
THIS BANANAS, FOSTER FRENCH
TOAST. NOW THESE ARE BIG SLICES
OF FRENCH TOAST TOPPED WITH A
CLASSIC NEW ORLEANS BANANAS,
FOSTER SAUCE AND FRESH BANANAS,
PLUS A SIDE OF COOL WHIP. IF
YOU’RE FEELING REALLY HUNGRY,
CHECK OUT THE HEAVYWEIGHT
OMELET. NOW THIS HAS SPICY BEEF
SAUSAGE, PORK, SAUSAGE, BACON,
ONIONS, MUSHROOMS, SPINACH IS
TOPPED WITH YOUR CHOICE OF
CHEESE, AND IT COMES WITH THEIR
HOUSE POTATOES AND HONEY
BUTTERED BISCUIT FOR YOU.
SEAFOOD LOVERS CHECK OUT MARTHA
SEAFOOD SKILLETS. SO YOU START
OFF WITH A BED OF THE HOUSE
POTATOES. YOU ALSO HAVE TRI
COLORED PEPPERS AND ONIONS IN
THERE. THEN COMES THE SEAFOOD
BLACKENED SALMON SAUTEED SHRIMP
. YOU HAVE YOUR STYLE OF EGGS,
HOLLANDAISE SAUCE, AND IT’S
FINISHED WITH SAUTEED SPINACH.
THEY ALSO DO A GREAT CLASSIC
BREAKFAST HERE, AND THAT IS
CALLED THE JLS K RISE AND SHINE
. WE’RE SHOWING THIS ONE WITH
HOUSE POTATOES, BACON, SCRAMBLED
EGGS AND HONEY BUTTERED BISCUIT
. ONE OF THEIR MOST POPULAR
DISHES. IS THIS SHRIMP? AND
GRITS, CHEESY SOUTHERN STYLE
GRITS, CHAR GRILLED SHRIMP,
SPICY BEEF SAUSAGES, ALL
SMOTHERED IN A CREOLE SAUCE AND
GARNISHED WITH FRIED ONIONS. A
GREAT NEW ORLEANS INSPIRED DISH
. IS THIS NECK OUT CATFISH
ACADIAN. SO YOU START WITH A
BUTTERMILK MARINATED CATFISH,
WHICH IS THEN SEASONED AND DEEP
FRIED. IT’S SERVED OVER BUTTERED
RICE WITH CREOLE GUMBO SAUCE
POURED OVER TOP. AND IT’S
FINISHED WITH GRILLED SHRIMP.
NOW THEY’RE FAMOUS FOR THEIR
CHICKEN AND WAFFLES HERE, AND
THIS IS A FUN TAKE ON IT. IS
THERE ST ANTOINE STREET. SO YOU
HAVE A RED VELVET BELGIUM WAFFLE
FINISHED WITH A CREAM CHEESE
ICING, AND IT’S SERVED WITH FOUR
FRIED WINGS. AND FINALLY, WE
HAVE THE ORIGINAL CHICKEN AND
WAFFLES. IT’S A FLUFFY BELGIUM
WAFFLE TOPPED WITH A DOLLOP OF
BUTTER. FRESH STRAWBERRIES AND
COMES WITH FOUR FRIED CHICKEN
WINGS. SO MICHELLE, WHAT DID YOU
BRING IN FOR ME TODAY? I BROUGHT
IN YOUR SOUTHERN SANDWICH. SO
THIS IS LIKE A BREAKFAST
SANDWICH. YOU GOT EGGS. GOT
BACON ON THERE. I THINK SOME
TOMATO. LOOK AT THAT PAINTING.
THE BACON LOOKS LIKE BEEF BACON.
I’M HATING LIKE I’M NOT SURE. I
THINK IT’S REGULAR BACON
COULDN’T HELP MYSELF FOR TATTY.
WE BROUGHT IN THE LOVELY VEGGIE
OMELET. AMAZING SHE ALREADY
SNUCK A BITE OF THE DELICIOUS
POTATOES ON THIS. AND WHAT DID I
SAY TO YOU? YOU WERE LIKE, OH MY
GOSH. THAT’S GOOD. IT’S GOOD TO
HAVE FOOD THAT HAS SEASONING AND
I KNOW YOU AGREE WITH THAT. YES,
I LOVE IT MAKES OR BREAKS A
DISH. THIS IS ANOTHER VEGGIE
OMELET. BUT THIS IS WITH EGG
WHITES ONLY. AND THEN WE HAVE
THE CHICKEN AND WAFFLES. IS THAT
THEIR SIGNATURE DISH? WOULD YOU
SAY YES. SO THE GIVE YOU A
LITTLE HISTORY ON CHICKEN AND
WAFFLES. IT WAS A DISH THAT WAS
CREATED IN THE 19 THIRTIES IN
HARLEM. BASICALLY THEY WERE
REALLY INTO JAZZ MUSIC, AND
AFTER THE MUSICIANS GOT DONE
WITH THEIR SET THEY WANTED FOOD,
AND IT WAS KIND OF BETWEEN
DINNER. AND BREAKFAST, SO THEY
MADE CHICKEN AND WAFFLES GREAT
STORY AND THEN BRINGING IT TO
DETROIT. UM THE OWNER, JOHNNY
CANNON, ONE OF THE OWNERS OF THE
PLACE HE GOT, REALLY? HE MADE IT
REALLY POPULAR IN THIS AREA WITH
NEW CENTER EATERY OVER ON GRAND
BOULEVARD IN, UM IN NEW CENTER
AREA, AND YOU HAD THEM ON THE
SHOW BEFORE AND I’VE HAD HIM ON
THE SHOW BEFORE AND NOW HE’S
BRINGING THAT SAME DELICIOUS
RECIPE TO THIS PLACE. SO ONE OF
YOUR CHICKEN WINGS AND YOU’LL
SEE THAT THAT’S OKAY. YEAH. IS
IT GOOD? ALRIGHT ALRIGHT. WHAT
ELSE DID YOU LEARN ABOUT JOE
LOUIS? BECAUSE FASCINATING. JOE
LOUIS IS SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST
A BOXER, AND THAT’S KIND OF THE
MESSAGE THEY WANTED TO SHOW. HE
ALSO WAS IN THE ARMY. HE ALSO
LOVED HORSES AND ONE OF THE
COOLEST THINGS THAT I THOUGHT
WAS HE WAS A PROFESSIONAL GOLFER
AS WELL. AND HE GOT INTO THE P
G. A WHAT YOU PLAY IN THE P G A,
AND HE ACTUALLY HELPED BREAK THE
COLOR BARRIER. AFRICAN AMERICAN
TO PLAY IN THERE, AND IT’S JUST
THAT WHOLE PLACE IS FULL OF SO
MUCH HISTORY, AND IT’S ALL ABOUT
EDUCATING YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT THIS MAN. HUGE
ENTREPRENEUR HAD A BUNCH OF
DIFFERENT BUSINESSES. SO THERE’S
SO MUCH MORE TO HIM THAN JUST
JUST BEING A BOXER. SO
INTERESTING. I DIDN’T KNOW THAT
. I DON’T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE
OUT THERE KNOW THAT. YEAH REMIND
EVERYONE WHERE THEY’RE LOCATED.
THE FOOD IS DELICIOUS. YOU HOW’S
THAT CHICKEN WING FOR NOTHING
BUT BONE ON HIS PLATE RIGHT
THERE. SO JOE GOES SOUTHERN
KITCHEN IS LOCATED IN DETROIT’S
NEW CENTER NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT ON
WOODWARD, JUST SOUTH OF EAST
GRAND BOULEVARD. AWESOME,
MICHELLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. YOU KNOW HOW TO LIKE
IT. LENA BONE IMPRESSED. WELL
DONE. WELL IF YOU’RE A FOODIE,
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