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The bar at Grey Ghost Detroit, which opened in July on East Watson Street in Brush Park. (Facebook photos)
Take another deep bow, Detroit. You rank in the top half of a culinary innovators list posted this week by an authoritative restaurant review site.
In a "26 Hottest Food Cities of 2016" national roundup, the Zagat guidebook site places Detroit at No. 13 -- ahead of Chicago, Austin, San Francisco, Miami, New York (!) and San Diego, among others.
The Peterboro opened last March in the Cass Corridor, offering Chinese-American dishes.
Criteria include "exciting new openings, award recognition and national media attention." The Top 5 honors go, in order, to Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Denver, Boston and Seattle.
Detroit's write-up by Devorah Lev-Tov, a New York freelancer, gives shouts to newcomers Katoi, The Peterboro and Grey Ghost Detroit, "which was opened by two well-known Chicago chefs (yes, chefs are leaving other cities to come to Detroit now!)
Lev-Tov also mentions earlier stars: Roast, Selden Standard, Mabel Gray in Hazel Park and even tiny Sister Pie bakery-café in West Village.
Zagat's salute to Detroit also looks ahead:
There's more in store: Twice-nominated James Beard Rising Star of the Year Garrett Lipar's new tasting table spot Albena and Townhouse owner Jeremy Sasson's new modern steakhouse Prime + Proper are two of the city's most anticipated restaurants for 2017. . . .
It was also announced this year that NYC Italian chef Andrew Carmellini would be in charge of the food at the upcoming Shinola Hotel in Detroit, opening in 2018.
