RESTAURANT THAT’S ADDING A WHOLE NEW MEANING TO HANDCRAFTED AND
ARTISANAL.
ARTISANAL. >>> AND KIM DeGIULIO, IN HONOR
OF YOUR MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS
IS WEARING GREEN TODAY.
>> Kim: I SHOULD BE WEARING
MAROON AND GOLD.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU’RE
PICKING OUT THE DRESS.
>>> THERE’S A DETROIT RESTAURANT
GAINING A LOT OF ATTENTION
RECENTLY, ONE OF THE FREE
PRESS’S BEST NEW RESTAURANTS OF
THE YEAR AND FOOD & WINE
MAGAZINE INCLUDING THEM ON THEIR
LIST OF 19 GREAT RESTAURANTS TO
WORK FOR AND THEY’RE A FAVORITE
ON INSTAGRAM.
ON INSTAGRAM. >> Jason: MICHELLE OLIVER TAKES
US OVER TO CORKTOWN TO FOLK.
♪
♪ >> Michelle: FOR OWNERS KIKI AND
ROHANI, THEIR PASSION HAS ALWAYS
BEEN FOR LOCALLY GROWN
HIGH-QUALITY FOOD.
HIGH-QUALITY FOOD. FARMERS DOING AMAZING THINGS AND
A LOT OF SMALL-BATCH PRODUCERS
DOING AMAZING THINGS WITH FOOD.
BUT NOT ONE PLACE TO GET ALL OF
THESE THINGS.
THESE THINGS. >> WE WERE WORKING WITH
PRODUCERS, FARMERS, AND THEY
WERE GETTING THE TWO OF US
CONFUSED AND CALLING THE OTHER
BY THE OTHER’S NAME.
>> Michelle: SO THEY JOINED
FORCES AND OPENED UP THE
FARMER’S HAND IN 2016.
>> WE WERE PREPARING ALL OF THE
FOODS OUT OF A VERY TINY LITTLE
SPACE, ABOUT A 4-FOOT COUNTER,
IF THAT.
IF THAT. AND ESSENTIALLY, WE WANTED TO DO
MORE.
MORE. >> Michelle: IN 2018, THEY
EXPANDED AND OPENED UP THE
RESTAURANT FOLK.
RESTAURANT FOLK. >> FOLK, IF YOU LOOK AT THE
DEFINITION, IS TIED TO
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. AND FOR US, EVERYTHING THAT
WE’VE DONE IN BUSINESS FROM THE
FARMER’S HAND TO THE RESTAURANT
IS ABOUT COMMUNITY.
>> Michelle: THE RESTAURANT IS
COZY AND WELCOMING WITH BIG
WINDOWS AND THIS BEAUTIFUL
FLOWER CLOUD MAKING IT PERFECT
FOR INSTAGRAM.
FOR INSTAGRAM. >> IT’S LIGHT, AIRY, BEAUTIFUL,
AND WE WANTED TO KEEP THAT
ENERGY AND MAKE IT FEEL AS
THOUGH YOU’RE TRANSPORTED INTO
SOMEPLACE THAT IS SUNNY ALL THE
TIME.
TIME. >> Michelle: AND THEY HAVE
LOCALLY SOURCED, BEAUTIFULLY
MADE FOOD.
MADE FOOD. >> IT’S THOUGHTFUL, PLAYFUL
FOOD.
FOOD. >> Michelle: THE SMOOTHIE BOWL
IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THIS.
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♪ WE START BY MAKING A SMOOTHIE
OUT OF STRAWBERRIES, BUTBERRIES
AND CHERRIES, THEN A BANANA, AND
THEN YOGURT FROM FLUFFY BOTTOM
FARMS AND HONEY FROM SLEEPING
BEAR DUNES.
BEAR DUNES. NOW FOR THE FUN AND INSTAGRAMY
PART, THE PLATING.
WE HAVE TOASTED COCONUT.
>> ALL THE WAY ACROSS.
>> THESE ARE FROM MINDO
CHOCOLATE, A MICHIGAN-BASED
PROPERTY.
PROPERTY. >> WHAT IS THAT?
>> IT’S A FERMENTED COFFEE.
>> Michelle: SO KIND OF
CHOCOLATEY?
CHOCOLATEY? >> ALL OF IT STARTS CHOCOLATELY.
>> Michelle: AND ITS FINISHED
WITH EDIBLE FLOWERS.
>> USUALLY WE PICK PEDALS
BECAUSE THE GREEN PART IS NOT
EDIBLE.
EDIBLE. >> Michelle: IT’S SO PRETTY!
>> Jason: AND JOINING US
IN-STUDIO LIVE IS OUR GUEST, LE
GENEVIEVE.
GENEVIEVE. >> I HAVE LOCAL QUICHE WITH
CREAMED CORN, CHEDDAR CHEESE,
HEIRLOOM TOMATO AND CUCUMBER
MARINATED SALAD.
MARINATED SALAD. WE’RE DUE FOR A NEW MENU SWITCH
SOON, THE FALL PREVIEW.
HERE WE HAVE THE LOCAL VEGGIE
HASH, WHICH MIGHT BE POTATOES IN
THE FALL.
THE FALL. >> Kim: SWEET POTATOES?
>> MAYBE.
>> MAYBE. >> SOFT SCRAMBLED EGGS AND
TOMATO SALAD.
TOMATO SALAD. MAPLE SALAD, AND GLUTEN-FREE
WITH PEACH CINNAMON BUTTER AND
ROASTED CARAMEL HAZELNUTS.
AND WE HAVE THE EGG SALAD ON A
ZINGERMAN’S CROISSANT, IT’S EGGS
AND PICKLED ONIONS.
>> Kim: I LIKE HOW YOU USE
ZINGERMAN’S.
ZINGERMAN’S. >> YOU HAVE TO HAVE TOP QUALITY.
CHEF JESSIE IS AMAZING.
NOT ONLY DOES SHE MAKE THE JAMS
FROM SCRATCH, BUT SHE PICKLES
THEM.
THEM. >> Kim: WHAT I HEAR FROM YOU IS
FRESH, FRESH, FRESH.
>> AND LOCAL, LOCAL, LOCAL, AND
SEASONAL, SEASONAL, SEASONAL.
>> Kim: I LOVE THAT!
AND NOW YOU HAVE PLANS TO USE A
PAW PAW.
PAW PAW. >> WHAT IS A PAW PAW?
BESIDES A TOWN IN MICHIGAN.
>> I JUST FOUND OUT ON WEDNESDAY
AND MET WITH RISING PHEASANT,
IT’S TROPICAL FRUIT THAT GROWS
IN MICHIGAN WEATHER THAT CAN BE
SUBSTITUTED AS A BANANA IN
SMOOTHIES.
SMOOTHIES. >> Kim: SO LIKE A THICKENER.
WE’RE AT 1701 TRUMBULL AVENUE ON
THE CORNER OF BAGLEY AND
TRUMBULL.
TRUMBULL. SO RIGHT IN CORKTOWN.
>> Kim: AND WE’RE GIVING AWAY
TWO $200 GIFT CARDS.
FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN, GO TO
OUR "LIVE IN THE D" FACEBOOK
PAGE OR THE CONTEST PAGE OF
CLICKONDETROIT.COM AND GET YOUR
HANDS ON THE GIFT CARDS AND TRY
SOME OF THIS FRESH, FRESH, FRESH
SEASONAL FOOD.
SEASONAL FOOD. >> Jason: TO SEE ALL THE
RESTAURANTS WE FEATURE ON DINE
IN THE D, FOLLOW US ON OUR DINE
IN THE D FACEBOOK GROUP PAGE.
>> Kim: THAT LOOKS SO GOOD!
>> Jason: LE GENEVIEVE, THANK