TREASURES. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU CAN FIND. THAT’S TOMORROW AT 10 RIGHT HERE ON LIVE IN THE D.
WE HOPE YOU ARE HUNGRY BECAUSE
IT IS TAKE OUT TUESDAY AND WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT A PLACE THAT’S
SERVING UP COMFORT FOOD IN THE
FORM OF LOADED BAKED POTATOES
LIVE IN THE D RESIDENT FOODIE
MICHELLE OLIVER IS HERE TO SHOW
US WHY THESE AREN’T JUST YOUR
AVERAGE BIG POTATOES. IT’S
SIMPLY CALLED THE POTATO PLACE
AND IT’S SERVING UP MASSIVE
POTATOES PILED HIGH WITH
TOPPINGS. GENERAL MANAGER MARIO
POLLUTION HAS BROUGHT THEM HERE
WITH US TODAY. WELCOME TO THE
SHOW. GOOD TO BE HERE. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. THANK YOU. SO LET’S
TALK ABOUT HOW DO YOU COME UP
WITH A CONCEPT OF POTATOES AS A
WHOLE RESTAURANT? I WOULD LOVE
TO TAKE CREDIT FOR THE IDEA. BUT
I CAN’T PLACE HAS BEEN THERE FOR
ABOUT 30 YEARS NOW. AND MY
WIFE’S FAMILY PURCHASED AT ABOUT
11 YEARS AGO WITH THE CONCEPT IN
PLACE. UM THEY ALSO HAD SOME
OTHER STUFF, BUT WHAT WE DECIDED
IS THE STAR OF THE SHOW WOULD BE
THE POTATOES. SO WE JUST PRETTY
MUCH SUPERCHARGED THE LOADED
BAKED POTATOES DEFINITELY
UPGRADED THEM. THEY ARE MAMMOTH
. SO LET’S WALK THROUGH SOME OF
THEM. WHAT IS THIS ONE THAT IS
ACTUALLY OUR NEWEST MEMBER TO
THE FAMILY, AND THAT IS GOING TO
BE THE SEAFOOD POTATO THAT HAS
SALMON TRIM. ASPARAGUS HOMEMADE
, TANGY HOLLANDAISE SAUCE AND
GREEN ONIONS. ABSOLUTELY
DELICIOUS. AND WHAT ABOUT THIS
ONE FOR ARE CARNIVORES THAT’S A
MEAT LOVER’S POTATO HAS FIVE
DIFFERENT MEATS, GROUND BEEF,
ITALIAN SAUSAGE. PEPPERONI HAM
AND BACON WITH MIXED CHEESE AND
GARLIC BUTTER. AND THEN WHAT
ABOUT THIS ONE? AND THEN WE HAVE
A PHILLY STEAK SUPREME IS ALSO
ONE OF THE POPULAR ONES THAT HAS
PHILLY STEAK, BELL PEPPERS,
ONIONS, MUSHROOMS. AND TOPPED
WITH BACON, MIXED CHEESE AND
GARLIC BUTTER FEELING ALL OF
THESE ARE VERY POPULAR, BUT
WHICH ONES ARE THE TOP? THE MOST
POPULAR? THOSE ARE ALL A ONE.
THESE ARE A ONE PLUS THAT’S
GOING TO BE, UH, SHRIMP ALFREDO
OR CHICKEN ALFREDO. IT’S UP TO
PEOPLE. THAT’S PRETTY MUCH OUR
MOST POPULAR ITEM ALONG WITH THE
HOUSE POTATO THAT HAS CHICKEN,
BROCCOLI AND BACON. THAT IS A
CLASSIC FOR PEOPLE THAT, YOU
KNOW, JUST WANT TO GET SOMETHING
SIMPLE. AND THEN WE HAVE
OCCASION, CHICKEN BAYOU, WHICH
IS GOING TO BE WITH HOMEMADE
CAJUN BUTTER, CHICKEN RANCH
BACON AND CREAMY CHEDDAR SAUCE.
NICE ONE OF THOSE THREE KNOCK
YOUR SOCKS OFF BESIDES THE
POTATOES, I SEE YOU’VE YOU’VE
FOUND YOUR WAY IN HERE. WELL,
WELL, JUST SO HAPPENS THAT I’M
HUNGRY. ALL RIGHT. DON’T YOU DIG
INTO THOSE? AND WHY DON’T YOU
TELL US WHAT OTHER THINGS YOU
BROUGHT IT? ABSOLUTELY SO ON TOP
OF THE BIG POTATOES. WE DO HAVE
SOME SWEETS. SO WE HAVE CAKES.
WE TYPICALLY HAVE CHEESECAKES AS
WELL. BUT DUE TO THE CREAM
CHEESE SHORTAGE. IT’S A LITTLE
DIFFICULT TO GET THEM RIGHT NOW.
SO WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THE
SUPERMAN CAKE OR DOUBLE
CHOCOLATE CAKE. WE MAKE OUR OWN
KOOL AID. I ACTUALLY CAME UP
WITH THE RECIPES FOR BOTH THE
BLUE RASPBERRY KOOL AID AND THE
FRUIT PUNCH, AND THEN WE HAVE
SOME LOCALLY SOURCED GOURMET
COOKIES. THEY’RE THE BEST
COOKIES. YOU’LL EVER HAVE DIVINE
COOKIES, RIGHT? THE DIVINE VERY
GOOD, BELIEVABLE THE POTATOES. I
HEAR YOU ALSO HAVE NOODLES. TELL
US ABOUT THAT WE DO SO ANYTHING
THAT YOU SEE ON HERE THAT IS ON
A POTATO. YOU CAN ALSO GET ON.
WHY’D BUTTERED EGG NOODLES? IF
YOU’RE NOT FEELING POTATO, WE ON
A PARTICULAR DAY, YOU CAN JUST
GET THE SAME STUFF OVER NOODLES,
AND IT’LL BE JUST AS DELICIOUS.
IN MY OPINION, ALL RIGHT, JASON
VERDICT. GREAT AND I SEE YOU
WANT FOR THE CARNIVORE THERE YOU
WANT, JASON OUT. I WAS. SO TELL
US WHERE CAN WE FIND OUT MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT YOU AND ANY
AUTHORS? THINGS YOU WANT US TO
KNOW? SURE SO WE’RE LOCATED ON
THE WAYNE STATE CAMPUS. OUR
WEBSITE IS WWW. POTATO PLAYS
.COM. THAT’S WHERE YOU CAN PLACE
YOUR TAKE OUT ORDER. CURBSIDE
ORDER OR DELIVERY ORDER. WE
DELIVER PRETTY MUCH IN A 15 20
MINUTE RADIUS. UM AND THEN WE
ALSO DO A 10% DISCOUNT TODAY AND
TOMORROW FOR ALL OF OUR
CUSTOMERS AS A WAY TO SAY THANK
YOU. WE’VE MADE IT THROUGH
COVID. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE,
UNFORTUNATELY, HAVEN’T SO 10%
DISCOUNT. JUST USE THE PROMO
CODE POTATO 10 FOR ONLINE ORDERS
ONLY. AND THEN, UH, STARTING
THIS YEAR AND GOING FORWARD,
WE’RE ACTUALLY GOING TO FEED A
SCHOOL STAFF. SO WE’RE GOING TO
CHOOSE A DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOL
FEED ALL OF THEIR TEACHERS AND
ALL OF THEIR STAFF, AND WE’RE
GOING TO DO IT EACH YEAR GOING
FORWARD BECAUSE WE VALUE
EDUCATION AND WE THINK THEY’RE
DOING A GREAT SERVICE. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. AND IS
THERE ANYBODY IN THE GREEN ROOM?
YOU WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO
FOR HELPING YOU ARRANGE? LOVELY
OBVIOUSLY MY WIFE, DIDI, UH, SHE
SET UP ALL OF THIS SO SHE’S THE
BRAINS BEHIND THE OPERATION