Category: FOOD

An Ode: “Al Basha chicken sub”

Get yourself a Basha chicken sub.

Entrepreneur, Artist, Activist: Noura Ballout

Noura Ballout is an artist, curator, and entrepreneur. They work in a wide range of creative mediums, maintaining a primary practice in photography. Their work is about constructing and finding home while navigating an intersectional identity in diaspora, which often manifests in the meeting of art and community. Noura is the founder of Habibi House, ...

Sponsors Needed for Dearborn Blog 2.0

Welcome to Dearborn Blog. Dearborn Blog was launched in 2013 to be a platform for the authentic voices of the Dearborn/Dearborn Heights community. We talk about Dearborn’s citizens, culture, and community. We talk about Dearborn history. We talk about Dearborn business. We talk about Dearborn’s food, culture, events, tradition, and society. Let’s talk about the ...

​“Holes in the Wall” – Celebrates Area’s Iconic Diners and Restaurants

The work of 5 distinguished photographers is interpreted by 7 talented visual artists in an exhibition at Dearborn’s Padzieski Art Gallery July 12 through August 10. FREE Opening Party & Reception Thursday, July 12 from 6pm to 8pm, plus a special FREE “Art & Appetizers” Gallery Talk Thursday, August 2 (6-8pm). Dearborn, MI – Over ...

XO Detroit

​A​ few weeks ago the Downtown Detroit Markets opened for the summer season in Capitol Park, Cadillac Square and 1441 Woodward Collective. These markets are filled with a uniquely curated and high-quality collection of local retailers and will include a variety of event programming throughout the summer that you won’t want to miss including the ...

​VANGUARD ARTISTS, ACTIVISTS CHANNEL ENERGY AT 2018 CONCERT OF COLORS

Music, spoken word, film, theater + community forum reflect the voices of generations Don Was All-Star Revue rocks again; new folk stage debuts Dearborn, Mich. (May 30, 2018) – Firebrands, fomenters, change agents and creative provocateurs – veteran and newcomer – dominate the lineup for the 26th Concert of Colors presented by the Arab American ...

5 of the Newest Restaurants in Dearborn

Did you know that over thirty new businesses have opened up in the downtown Dearborn areas over the past three years? Although we've seen closures of long time staples like Lynch's, the Double Olive, Kiernan's and Howell's, there has been a lot of promising development, and more to look forward to. We're here to showcase ...

Del Taco Receipt Analysis

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Dearborn Restaurants on the Top 100 Best Arab Restaurants Around America

Tamara Wong Azaiez, a contributor writer in the Arab America compiled a list of 100 top Arab restaurants in the USA.  That's what she said: Itching for some delicious Arab eats? We have compiled a list of 100 of the highest rated Arab restaurants across the country. Arab Americans have been establishing popular restaurants across ...

Top 10 Restaurants Reviewed in Dearborn

Being a good restaurant is one thing, and getting a review on Google, Facebook, Foursquare or Yelp is something else.  Nevertheless, you might find these most reviewed restaurants having some special tasting offerings that keeps people visiting and spending the time to review them:   According to Yelp, here are the top 10 restaurants (by ...

Five Events To Attend in Dearborn In The Next Couple Weeks

As we enjoy the last month in the summer of 2017, five events are coming up in Dearborn that you probably want to take advantage off:

Mint29 Offers A Fine Dining Experience in the Heart of Dearborn

I had an Amazing experience  over great food. The Mint29 salad was very unique and erotodelicious. The Japanese Kobe beef sliders were amazing. The BBQ salmon was perfect. And the chicken sandwich was flirtatious. Service was smooth and fast. Everything was made into perfection. The place is trendy and has a great feel to its ...

The Happenings at Common Grace Coffee CO.

At Common Grace Coffee Co. our motto is simple; we are for the city, for the craft, and for the world. What we mean by that is that we want foster community in the city of Dearborn using the culinary craft of coffee and the things that surround coffee to impact the world we live in.

Business That Matters

"The blind measure triumph in business by money alone, though money alone is not the only metric by which success should be measured"

The Burger Scoop: The Five Tastiest Halal Burgers In Town

Now, I’m no food critic, folks. I know nothing about the technicalities of burger-making, and my culinary expertise is limited to peeling an orange and flipping an egg …clumsily! But I do know one thing: I know a darn good burger when I taste one! And when Dearborners are out and about in search of ...

Quasimodo… you have nothing to worry about!…..

Years ago, on a cold snowy winter day, I recall randomly walking into a remote café, seemingly in the middle of nowhere, punch drunken by overwhelm and struck by emotion. I saw her, and she was beautiful. I made one mistake though ... I did not pay attention to where I was. Unlike James Blunt ...

City Coffee House … 10 Min Away

Living in Dearborn, is being 10 minutes away from many places, and 20 minutes away from even more interesting places. Don't forget that we live in the 13th largest Metropolitan area in North America, and 11th Largest in America. [Source] Well 10 minutes driving south on Southfield freeway will get you to Allen Park City ...

The Wedding Scoop: The Exclusive Rules of the Dearborn Wedding

I attended (yet another) Dearborn wedding last weekend, and in the process realized just how wildly unique these occasions truly are. Over the years, the Dearborn wedding culture has evolved into a beast of its own. Blending Middle Eastern and Arab-American traditions, Dearborn weddings have become a hashed hodge-podge of extravagant tedium. (Dearborners may find ...