Chef, author, and food critic Anthony Bourdain recently conducted a show entitled "The Rust Belt", in which he visited Baltimore, Buffalo, and yes, Detroit.
Always looking for additions to the Little Detroit business district, we tuned in to see where he would go.
The three places Bourdain visited were Polonia (mostly Polish), Al-Ameer (Arab cuisine, let's say Lebanese), The Cadieux Cafe (Belgian roots, now doing all sorts of weird shit). He also solved the great childhood mystery "what is city chicken, exactly?" Apparently, it's veal on a stick, lightly breaded and fried. It's called "city chicken" because during WWII, chicken was expensive, and beef products were cheaper. I don't get it either, frankly, but now I know what it is.
We'll have to add a schwarma shack to the plans for the business district. We have the Polish stuff available elsewhere in Chi, and there is just no way to replicate the Cadieux Cafe.
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In case you're traveling to other fucked up cities that are kind of awesome, here's where else he went during the episode:
Baltimore: Chap's Pit Beef, Moe's (a crab shack), and The Roost (fish and chicken joint). The highlights included Bourdain walking around with actors from The Wire who grew up in Baltimore.
Buffalo: Ulrich's (tavern food), outdoor pig roast, and the tantalizing Schwabl's Roast Beef.
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