THE ALL NEW CLICKONDETROIT’S APPS, SO GO AHEAD AND DOWNLOAD THAT IF YOU HAVEN’T HAVE YOU
EVER WANTED TO GO INTO TRENDY
DATE? HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO GO
INTO TRENDY DATE NIGHT
RESTAURANT BUT DIDN’T WANT TO
TRAVEL A LONG DISTANCE TO GET
THERE? WELL, THAT’S HOW THIS
NEXT RESTAURANT GOT STARTED.
THAT’S RIGHT. IT FEATURES
ROTATING CHEFS SO YOU CAN TRY
SOMETHING NEW AND A CHIC
ATMOSPHERE. THAT IS GREAT FOR A
NIGHT OUT. MICHELLE OLIVER TAKES
US TO EUREKA TO DINE IN THE D AT
HOST. WITH AN EVER CHANGING MENU
AND A ROTATING LIST OF CHEFS.
THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMETHING
NEW TO TRY HOST IN UTICA TO 123
MONTHS FOR THE CHEFS. WE FEEL
THAT THAT’S ENOUGH TIME RIGHT
ESTABLISH YOURSELF. GET TO KNOW
THE FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF. WELL
HERE, SO NOT ONLY DO THEY GET TO
MARKET THEMSELVES, BUT THEY ALSO
GET TO MAKE A GOOD AMOUNT OF
MONEY TO LAUNCH THEIR NEXT
BUSINESS, MYKOLAIV COAST SAYS
IT’S THIS KIND OF RADICAL
HOSPITALITY THAT ALLOWED HIM TO
OPEN UP THIS PLACE, SO I GREW UP
IN THIS INDUSTRY. STARTED AS A
BUS FOR THAT A SERVER. JUST A
MANAGEMENT THEN HAD A FOOD TRUCK
AS WELL. AND WE DID POP UPS
DOWNTOWN EXPERIENCE. A LOT OF I
CALL IT RADICAL HOSPITALITY FROM
BUSINESS OWNERS DOWN THERE.
RESTAURATEURS BASICALLY OPEN UP
THEIR SPACES TO US JUST FOR THE
SOLE PURPOSE OF WANTING TO
SUCCEED AND GET THE NEXT PATH IN
OUR CAREERS IN 2022 E OPENED
HOST AND WHILE THE FIRST FLOOR
IS A CHIC RESTAURANT, THE SECOND
IS A CO WORKING SPACE. SO WE
HAVE SIX PRIVATE OFFICES AS WELL
AS COMMUNAL SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO
DROP IN AND WORK AND SOME
CONFERENCE ROOMS TO BUSINESS
MODEL ALLOWS CHEFS LIKE MICHAEL
MORABITO CHANCE TO TEST OUT
THEIR CONCEPT. THIS IS A HUGE
OPPORTUNITY FOR ME AND MIKE HAS
BEEN SO KIND AS TO OFFER ME THIS
RESIDENCY SO I CAN KIND OF SHOW
PEOPLE MY VOICE THROUGH MY FOOD
AND WE’RE PULLING TRADITIONAL
INGREDIENTS AND FLAVORS FROM
MANY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES ALL
AROUND THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
WELL, THIS SPREAD FROM CHEF
MICHAEL MORABITO LOOKS FANTASTIC
. SO LET’S GET INTO THE MENU AND
WE’RE GOING TO START OFF WITH
ONE OF THE APPETIZERS. THIS IS
BELLA’S BEATS, NAMED AFTER HIS
NIECE BECAUSE IT IS PLAYFUL AND
FUN. IT HAS BOTH RED AND GOLDEN
BEETS, ALONG WITH SOME DATES
TOSSED AND LOTS OF FRESH HERBS
LIKE MINT AND CILANTRO AND
PARSLEY. IT’S SERVED OVER
LEBANON, WHICH IS A YOGURT THAT
HAS KIND OF SWEET AND SOUR
FLAVORS. NEXT WE HAVE THEIR
HOUSE SALAD, WHICH STARTS WITH A
BED OF MIXED GREENS. THEN YOU
HAVE THIS REALLY NICE
VINAIGRETTE WITH NOTES OF
POMEGRANATE, OREGANO AND GARLIC
. IT’S TOPPED WITH BULGARIAN
FETA, WHICH IS EXTRA, CREAMY AND
DELICIOUS. AND THEN IT’S
FINISHED OFF WITH SOME FRIED
LENTILS. MOVING ON NOW TO
ENTREES. WE HAVE THEIR CRUSTED
HAGUE NOW IS A WHITE FISH. IT’S
VERY LIGHT, DELICATE, KIND OF
FLAKY IN TERMS OF TEXTURE. IT’S
CRUSTED IN CHICKPEAS SERVED OVER
AND HERBS, TAHINI YOGURT WITH A
FRESH CARROT SALAD. ANOTHER
GREAT OPTION FOR YOUR MAIN MEAL
IS THIS PEANUT CHICKEN. THE
CHICKEN IS FIRST BRINED. THEN
IT’S FRIED, MAKING IT CRISPY ON
THE OUTSIDE. TENDER ON THE
INSIDE AND THEN TOSS IT IN A
PEANUT GLAZE WITH LOTS OF HERBS
AND SPICES. IT SERVED OVER A BED
OF SWEET POTATOES WITH MORE
FRESH HERBS, AND IT’S FINISHED
OFF WITH A VINAIGRETTE. AND
FINALLY WE HAVE THEIR SOUVLAKI.
THIS IS GREEK KEBABS. THEY HAVE
MARINATED NEW YORK STRIP STEAK,
AND THEY’RE GRILLED TO
PERFECTION IS SERVED OVER
GRILLED HUNGARIAN PEPPERS.
SPRING ONIONS, TOMATOES, PLUS
YOU HAVE THAT NICE SMEAR OF
GARLIC SAUCE, AND IT’S DONE.
STED WITH SWEET PISTACHIOS AND
SERVED WITH WOOD FIRED. HOUSE
MADE PITA BREAD. MICHELLE
EVERYTHING IT LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL
. I MEAN, YOU EAT WITH YOUR EYES
FIRST, RIGHT? EXACTLY AND I WILL
SAY LIKE I WAS SO IMPRESSED THAT
THEY HAD THIS WOOD FIRED OVEN IN
THEIR PLACE WITH ROTATING CHEFS.
THAT’S INCREDIBLY IMPRESSIVE TO
HAVE THAT. SO YOU DO GET THAT
REALLY FRESH. OTHER THINGS WOULD
YOU BRING IN FOR US TODAY?
ALRIGHT, SO FOUR, CANDACE, WE
HAVE THE LAMB CONFIT OVER AN
EGGPLANT DELIGHT. THIS IS LAMB
COOKED IN HIS OWN. THAT WHICH
MAKES IT EXTRA CRISPY AND
DELICIOUS. THAT’S WHAT
CONFIDENCE GENERALLY MEANS. UM
AND THEN FOR TATTOO. WE HAVE THE
PEANUT CHICKEN. THIS IS
DELICIOUS. YOU HAVE THAT BED OF
ROASTED POTATOES ON THE BOTTOM
OF SWEET POTATOES ON THE BOTTOM
THERE, JUMP IN. AND THEN WHEN I
WENT THERE, MY FAVORITE DISH WAS
THERE. SOUVLAKI AND THESE ARE
KIND OF LIKE GREEK. BEEF KABOBS
, AND THEY HAVE THIS LITTLE
SWEET PISTACHIOS OVERTOP THE
HOMEMADE GARLIC SAUCE, SO LET’S
TURN TO YOU, LADIES. WHAT DO YOU
THINK THIS IS DELICIOUS. WHEN
YOU TALKED ABOUT THE FAT ON THE
LAMB, YOU CAN TASTE THE
UNDERTONES RIGHT? LIKE I’M
GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF A HINT
OF EVERYTHING WITH NOTHING
OVERPOWERING. THAT’S AWESOME.
YEAH I CAN TELL YOU, YOU YOU TO
REVIEW FOOD.I’M LIKE THAT. THAT
SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING I WOULD
SAY. I LIKE THAT ATTENTION TO
YOUR FOOD 12 AND FOUR MHM. SO WE
TALKED A LOT ABOUT DINNER. SO
WHAT DO THEY DO FOR LUNCH OR
BRUNCH? OR DO THEY HAVE OTHER
THINGS GOING ON? YES SO THEY DO
HAVE BRUNCH AS WELL. CURRENTLY
THEY’RE DOING IT WHERE PREVIOUS
CHEFS THAT HAVE HAD RESIDENCY
FOR DINNER ARE NOW DOING THEIR
BRANCH. BUT STARTING IN ABOUT
JUNE, THEY’RE GOING TO BRING AN
ENTIRELY HOUSE AND DO IT ALWAYS
SO YOU CAN ALWAYS EXPECT IT. BUT
RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN STILL GET
BRUNCH. THEY ALSO HAVE LOTS OF
NICE PASTRIES THEY BRING ON ON
MONDAYS. THEY HAVE FANCY COFFEE
THERE FROM JAMES OLIVER. I LOVE
IT. I MEAN, YOU HAVE TO ALWAYS
HAVE BRUNCH, SO I UNDERSTAND
THAT MOVE THAT THEY’RE MAKING.
SO WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED? HOST
IS LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN UTICA,
RIGHT ON AUBURN ROAD, JUST WEST
OF CAST, SO IT’S RIGHT KIND OF
IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN UTICA
AND ALL THIS IS FANTASTIC, AND
THEN WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF
DESSERT. DESSERT BELIEVE THAT IS
THEIR DATE DESSERT WITH LIKE
PISTACHIO CREAM ON THE BOTTOM.
MY GOODNESS, NATURAL SWEETENER,
SO I’M SUPPOSED TO FEEL BETTER
ABOUT YOUR LIKE I DIDN’T HAVE
ANY ADDED SUGAR, OLD COUNTRY, SO
THAT’S EXACTLY EXACTLY MICHELLE
. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU’RE
WELCOME. AND IF YOU LOVE ALL
THINGS FOOD RELATED, AND THAT
YOUR DETROIT WANT RESTAURANT
RECOMMENDATIONS AND BEHIND THE
SCENES CHAT WITH FELLOW FOODIES
SIGN UP FOR MY DYING IN THE D
NEWSLETTER THIS WEEK, CANADA’S
GAVE US A WONDERFUL FOUR PLACES
TO DINE BEFORE OPENING DAY. IT
SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX
EVERY THURSDAY TO SIGN UP. LOOK
FOR THE NEWSLETTERS TAP ON THE
TOP OF CLICKONDETROIT.COM. DO
YOU LIKE TO EAT OUT? SOMETIMES I