Photo Blog: Detroit Synergy Supper Club at El Barzon

Last week owner and executive chef Nortberto Garita of Southwest Detroit’s eclectic Mexican-Italian restaurant El Barzón invited Detroit Synergy’s Supper Club into his understated eatery to experience some authentic Mexican…and Italian…cuisine. His generous offerings took us on a culinary tour of two continents, revealing some of the best sauces in the city and proving once [...]

Detroit Synergy Supper Club at 24 Grille Photo Blog

On Wednesday, April 29th Detroit Synergy’s monthly Supper Club invaded one of Detroit’s newest additions to the culinary scene, the industrial chic space of 24 Grille inside the Westin Book-Cadillac.  This restaurant and cocktail lounge boasts a soft pallette of warm chocolates and taupes, accented with large panes of fused glass, textured earth-toned placemats, plush [...]

Behind the Bizarre

“We’re all mad here. I’m mad, you’re mad…,” said The Cat.
“How do you know I’m mad?” said Alice.
“You must be,” said The Cat.
“Or you wouldn’t have come here.”
Madness? This is Detroit.

In April the group of performers loosely collectively known as “Theatre Bizarre” (known for their yearly Halloween fete which is probably best likened to a [...]

Photo Blog: Planet E Invades Cliff Bells

Planet E Communications is Detroit-based DJ and producer Carl Craig’s electronic music label.  Perhaps you’ve heard of him: considered to be one of the most important people in the “second wave” of the Detroit techno sound, Carl Craig has gained international notoriety as an “it” producer/DJ…as in, one who has.  Known for incorporating a number [...]

Getting to Know the Detroit Derby Grrrrls

Roller Derby began as a note on a napkin inside a Chicago Johnny Rocket’s in 1932. After that, the national derby scene exploded over decades of increasing showmanship and ratings boosts, under the leadership of Leo Seltzer. Its popularity ultimately became its downfall, as derby became more concerned about the spectacle than the sport, and by the ‘90s it had faded off into oblivion. That is until 2001, when the sport of roller derby was resurrected in Texas, conceived as an all-female athletic event. The Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) was born, which regulates the national flat-track roller derby rules and offers the chance for inter-league bouting and championships. The Detroit Derby Girls were officially formed in…

Photo Blog: Detroit Synergy Supper Club at the Rattlesnake

The world-renowned Rattlesnake Club  recently hosted a large event with Detroit Synergy Group’s Supper Club to celebrate the restaurant’s 20th anniversary this year.  This 60+ person event filled the main dining room, and everyone had the chance to experience (and rave about) James Beard award-winning Chef Jimmy Schmidt’s exquisite contemporary American cuisine.  Thanks to the Rattlesnake for [...]