Detroit Food: Coney Dogs to Farmers Markets (American Palate) - Softcover

The infamous images of Detroitâ??s crumbling buildings,abandoned homes and weed-choked parks are known worldwide. Seldom shown are thecityâ??s thriving food ways, quietly rebuilding neighborhoods block by block withurban farms, locally made fare, new restaurants and an innovative, homegrownspirit that is attracting entrepreneurs and culinary enthusiasts from acrossthe nation. Old neighborhoods are coming back to life with the smell ofsimmering soup, the crunch of new pickles and the aroma of all-day barbeque.Magnificent Art Deco clubs and speakeasies painstakingly restored to theirformer beauty are busy serving great local food. Author Bill Loomis goes behindthe graffiti and ruins to explore how the passion for eating well is provingessential to Detroitâ??s comeback.

Author Bill Loomis was born in Detroit. He wrote Detroit's Delectable Past and works as a culinary tour guide. Loomis has also worked in television as a talk show producer for WTVS PBS in Detroit. His work has been published in The New York Times, Michigan History Magazine and The Detroit News.