There was a time -- just about two years ago -- when it was a big deal when a new restaurant opened in Detroit, particularly downtown or Corktown or Midtown.
Now, it seems common.
With that in mind, the Detroit Free Press has picked the 2015 Detroit Free Press Best Restaurant of the Year, Selden Standard at 3921 2nd Ave. in Midtown. It's owned by chef Andy Hollyday and Evan Hansen.
Sylvia Rector writes:
Two or three years ago, few people would have expected a restaurant of this quality and style to open near a derelict corner a block from Cass Avenue. But Hollyday and Hansen believed so firmly in the city's comeback, they bet their futures on it, turning a graffiti-scarred dry cleaners at Second and Selden into an oasis for food lovers.
Their timing couldn't have been better: Detroit's restaurant scene blossomed last year in a way it hadn't in decades — and Selden Standard is the best of the best.
Hollyday and Hansen have given us a place that could shine in any city with its rustic, seasonal, handcrafted menu; carefully chosen beverages; personable service and unpretentious atmosphere.
It's perfect for these times and this place and its well-deserved new title: the 2015 Free Press Restaurant of the Year.
