Food and Drink

Buddy's Pizza and Slow's Bar BQ announced a new collaboration menu only available for the summer. It includes pizzas, chili cheese fries, and Detroit-inspired cocktails made with Vernors.

Shawarma restaurant Bucharest Grill expanded to Southfield this week.

The Joe Vicari Restaurant Group, which operates Andiamo, Joe Muer Seafood, Birmingham Pub, and more eateries around Metro Detroit, recently paid more than $88,000 in back wages and a fine for labor violations.

The restaurant is unique because of its focus on not just its customers but its staff. In an industry where substance abuse can run rampant, the chef - a recovering addict himself - wants to create a culture that fosters support for employees.

Sample beers from homebrewers and help decide the best at Ferndale's Urbanrest Brewing Co. this weekend.

When you pledge to visit trails this summer, Bell's Brewery will make a donation in support of protecting them. And you have the chance to win a $1,000 REI gift card, too.

Royal Oak Taco Fest returns this weekend with an expanded footprint after the inaugural event last summer. The fest includes food trucks, dozens of musical performances, fun for kids, wrestling, hot sauce eating contests, and more.

Tickets for the annual U.P. Fall Beer Festival in Marquette are available soon. Michigan Brewers Guild Enthusiast Members can get tickets for the Sept. 9 fest beginning Tuesday, while public tickets go on sale Thursday.

Detroit Free Press restaurant critic Lyndsay Green was recently honored with a James Beard Award.