THE D," WE’RE TOASTING WITH A
TEQUILA-MAKER HERE ON "LIVE IN
THE D."
SO ARE WE DRINKING ON MONDAY,
IS THAT WHAT THEY’RE SAYING?
>> Jason: THE SUPER BOWL IS
OVER A WEEK AWAY.
AND ONE DISH THEY LIKE TO
SNEAK ON IS WINGS.
>> Tati: OUR MICHELLE OLIVER
DECIDED TO REVISIT OUR FRIENDS
AT THE DETROIT WING COMPANY TO
SEE WHAT’S NEW.
LET’S GO TO "LIVE IN THE D."
>> Michelle: WHO DOESN’T LOVE
WINGS, WHETHER YOU’RE A FAN OF
SWEET HONEY BARBECUE OR YOU
THINK THE SPICIER THE BETTER?
DETROIT WING COMPANY PROBABLY
HAS A SAUCE TO FIT YOUR TASTE.
SINCE 2016, THEY HAVE EXPANDED
A LOT.
SO I’M HEADING TO THEIR
LOCATION ON MACK AVENUE IN
DETROIT.
WHILE I GO THERE, TAKE A LOOK
BACK AT HOW THEY GOT THEIR
START.
♪
>> I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING
SIMPLE WHERE I COULD FOCUS ON
ONE ITEM AND DO ONE THING AND
TRY TO DO IT BETTER THAN
ANYBODY ELSE.
>> Michelle: FOR GUS, THAT
SOMETHING SIMPLE WAS WINGS.
>> I ORIGINALLY ADDED WINGS TO
MY MENU.
THERE WAS A WING PLACE OPTION
NEXT TO ME, AND IF I DIDN’T
HAVE WINGS, I WOULD NEVER BE
ABLE TO ADD THEM TO THE MENU.
THEY WENT FROM AN AFTERTHOUGHT
TO BEING ON THE MENU TO BEING
A GOOD SELLER.
SO I KEPT TRYING TO IMPROVE
THEM.
>> Michelle: EVENTUALLY OPENED
UP DETROIT WING COMPANY.
♪
>> JUST FOCUS ON THE QUALITY.
WE DON’T BUY FROZEN WINGS OR
USED BOTTLED SAUCES.
WE PUT THE TIME IN TO BRINING
THEM FOR TWO DAYS, MAKE OUR
OWN SAUCES FROM SCRATCH.
THERE’S NOTHING CRAZY THAT WE
DO THAT PEOPLE COULDN’T DO.
WE JUST PUT THE TIME INTO IT.
♪ ♪
>> Michelle: THE SIGNATURE
ITEM, BUSTLE, EXTRA CRISPY.
AND THIS IS THEIR POUTINE.
AND IT’S A BUNCH OF FRIES
TOPPED WITH HOMEMADE GRAVY AND
I THINK THIS IS WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE.
AND THEN CHEESE CURDS, AND MAC
& CHEESE.
AND NOW THE WINGS.
LET’S START WITH THE HONEY
BARBECUE, GOOD FOR EVERYONE.
THESE ARE DONE IN THE
TRADITIONAL STYLE.
LEMON PEPPER.
THESE I REALLY ENJOY.
THEY’RE A BIT DIFFERENT, IT’S
A DRY RUB, AND THESE ARE IN THE BONELESS WING STYLE.
THE BONELESS WING STYLE.
NEXT THE GARLIC-PARM.
AND THIS IS THE CREELIO
PARMESAN, AND IT’S LIKE A
SAUCE YOU FIND ON PO-BOYS, AND
THEN ADD BUTTER AND PARMESAN
CHEESE.
SO THESE ARE SPICY WITH A
VINEGARY HEAT.
THIS IS THEIR HABANERO RANCH,
AND IT’S ALSO LIKE A DRY RUB.
THIS IS THE SPICEIEST ONE THEY
HAVE, THEIR CALYPSO HEAT.
I’LL TRY IT OUT.
OKAY, IT’S COMING.
OH!
THERE IS HEAT.
IT IS HOT!
OKAY, SO YOU FIRST BITE INTO
IT AND GET MORE OF THE
CARIBBEAN-STYLE FLAVOR BUT NOW
IT FEELS LIKE MY MOUTH IS ON
FIRE!
I’M GONNA NEED SOME WATER.
>> Tati: MICHELLE, THAT WAS A
BIT TOO HOT FOR YOU.
I’M SURPRISED BECAUSE YOU CAN
HANDLE SPICY FOOD.
I LIKE THINGS MEDIUM.
I LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TASTE THE
FOOD AND NOT HAVE IT BURN SO
MUCH IT HURTS.
THOSE WERE HOT!
AND I FEEL LIKE IT RAMPS UP
QUICKLY.
>> Tati: AND IT WAS ALL HEAT?
>> Michelle: NO, YOU GOT SOME
FLAVOR AT THE BEGINNING, KIND
OF A CARIBBEAN FLAVOR, NOT --
MORE LIKE A JERK, KIND OF LIKE
THAT, AS A FLAVOR.
>> Tati: AND THE HEAT WAS
LIKE, POW!
>> Michelle: AT THE END, IT
WAS JUST FIRE!
>> Tati: HOW MANY SAUCES DO
THEY HAVE?
ARE THERE MORE?
>> Michelle: THERE’S EVEN
MORE.
THEY HAVE 19 DIFFERENT SAUCES
IN TOTAL RANGING IN HEAT.
MOST MILD IS THEIR BUTTER
CHEESE AND THE SPICEIEST WAS
THE CALYPSO HEAT.
AND THE HABANERO RANCH WAS
REALLY GOOD.
BUT THAT TOP ONE, IF YOU LIKE
HOT WINGS, THAT’S ONE TO TRY.
>> Tati: I THINK I WOULD WANT
ONE ALONG WITH MY HONEY
MUSTARD AND BARBECUE, MIX IT
UP A LITTLE BIT.
>> Michelle: THAT’S WHAT I
LIKE, TIME FOR THE HOT ONES
WITH THE SWEET ONES.
>> Tati: AND HOW FAR IN
ADVANCE SHOULD PEOPLE ORDER
FOR THE BIG GAME?
>> Michelle: SO THEY DO
RECOMMEND ORDERING EARLY
BECAUSE IT WILL BE A VERY LONG
WAIT, BUT THEY ARE TAKING
ORDERS UP UNTIL SUNDAY
MORNING.
SO TRY AND GET THEM IN EARLY.
IF YOU FORGOT OR THERE’S MORE
PROCRASTINATION LIKE ME, YOU
CAN GET THEM UNTIL SUNDAY.
>> Tati: REMIND EVERYONE WHERE
THEY’RE LOCATED.
>> Michelle: THERE’S TWO IN
DETROIT, ONE AT THE MGM GRAND,
CHESTERFIELD, EASTPOINTE,
SOUTHFIELD, TAYLOR, AND TROY.
>> Tati: THANKS SO MUCH,
MICHELLE.
>> Michelle: THANKS, TATI.
>> Tati: JOIN OUR DINE IN THE
D FACEBOOK GROUP WHERE WE TALK
ABOUT AND SHARE ALL THE GREAT
PLACES TO EAT AROUND TOWN.
YOU NEVER KNOW, MICHELLE MAY