Hey readers, hope everyone is having a great Friday! For the next few months, I'm going to use Fridays to highlight a Detroit restaurant and show you some of the people you know from their blogs and also from my writing. For the first Friday, I've decided to use this picture of me and the Walking Man, Mark Durfee for those in the know, at a Coney Island, the greatest of all Detroit diner institutions. Aretha Franklin recommended it as "the chili drips off the dog." She, I think, would know what good food is along with being able to do a killer version of "Dr. Feelgood" and no, I do not mean the song made famous by Motley Crue. When I got to Detroit, everyone told me that I had to have a Coney dog. I did not take to the practice immediately, but with so much that is good, you develop a taste. And truth be told, I love almost all food except vegetables. Okay, I can eat some vegetables, but it's tough for me. Working on it. If any of you Detroiters have a restaurant you want to see on Food Friday with Michelle, let me know.
14 comments:
Ahh the best! Good to see Mark!
Hankuk Oriental Market- has delicious homecooked Korean food! It's on Gratiot across from Target. :)
Do you want to go to Coney Island, old sport?--Jay Gatsy
Sorry I left out the "b" in my last name. I've been dead for years.--JG
I've been dead, too, but I'm from Coney Island.--Joseph Heller
Gilbert's Lodge on Harper Ave. in St. Clair Shores. Great stuffed big game heads. With good fries.--Fred Bear
The National may be the last place where I will be able to smoke a cigarette, drink coffee and laugh with a buddy all at the same time.
...and uhhh nope still haven't shaved.
Referees screw the Wings once again!!! Mr. Mike Ilitch should kick down the door of the NHL league office and find out what the heck is going on. This bs officiating happened against Anaheim and now it has happened against Chicago. This crappy officating must stop!!! The Wings played short-handed for 12 minutes in the first period!!! Go Wings!!!Beat the Hawks!!!!--JLCGULL
It's crappy offal!!!! It's feculent!!!!!--JLCGULL
The Tin House Martini:
Pour 1/2 oz of Pernod into a cocktail shaker and swirl until it coats the inside of the shaker, pour off any excess. In countries where it is still legal, such as Portugal and Spain, absinthe can be appropriately substituted for Pernod.
Splash two eye-dropperfuls of Cinzano dry vermouth into the bottom of the shaker, and again swirl it about, then pour off the excess.
Pour 4 to 4 1/2 oz of Tanqueray gin into the shaker, add ice, and with a ridiculously long-handled silver mixing spoon, stir exactly twenty times.
Pour the drink into a very well-chilled martini glass. Then add three small cocktail olives, or two large ones, sans toothpick.
The flavors of olive and Pernod commingle so deliciously, that at least one of the olives should be consumed after the drink is finished. You see, sometimes consolation can be found in the bottom of a martini glass.
Mark looks like he's high on coney dogs, man!
Tiny and the Walking Man. I love it! Remember when you and I and Cal and Tim were walking into "Irish Coffee" and the wearied waitress looked at her younger compadre and said, "Ya want 'em?" WITHIN OUR EARSHOT? We would have to beg for service! xo
Charles...The dogs are more toxic than psychotropic.
Lucky Mark.
Dang.
Mostly we only get to see that 'tail' of his, and a scowl from the side.
You got him to toss out a big ol' grin!
This brings back memories of Dad taking us to his own childhood home in Brighton Beach, not far from Coney Island. I remember Nathan's hot dogs & the way Dad turned me on to sauerkraut (& pistachio ice cream, afterwards.) Dang...Even 30 something years later, I miss Dad...
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