Easter, held this year on April 4, will be here before we know it. As you figure out how to celebrate the holiday for the second time in a pandemic, consider keeping things simple and leaving the cooking to the pros.

https://www.hourdetroit.com/restaurants-bars/easter-dining-at-8-metro-detroit-restaurants/

Hospitality During a Pandemic isn’t Easy, But Grey Ghost’s Co-Chefs Haven’t Lost Hope in the Industry.

https://detroitisit.com/grey-ghosts-co-chefs-talk-pandemic-dining/

https://www.freep.com/restricted/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.freep.com%2Fstory%2Flife%2Ffood%2Frecipes%2F2021%2F01%2F09%2Ffood-trends-2021-include-home-cooking-and-restaurant-meal-kits%2F6588015002%2F

Surviving the winter is the focus of many local restaurant owners now. Many are making pandemic pivots while trying anything they can to keep their business open and their staff employed. And they’re doing it in creative ways.

https://www.wxyz.com/news/coronavirus/metro-detroit-restaurants-pivot-to-survive-the-pandemic

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If you’d like your kitchen to smell like you cooked a gourmet meal without having to do the work, Grey Ghost in Detroit has the answer, offering easy meal kits!

http://www.wxyz.com/open/were-open-detroit-grey-ghost-is-offering-easy-meal-kits?fbclid=IwAR2CdMeRf8GHKfCVMayOT6yKqSSZFxseKeZm2R4dUD5GsNLLXvAEWEu39To

Tales of the Cocktail Foundation is honored to announce the Top 10 nominees for this year’s Spirited Awards. Best Restaurant Bar: Grey Ghost Detroit

http://talesofthecocktail.org/industrynews/tales-of-the-cocktail-foundation-announces-top-10-nominees-for-the-2020-spirited-awards/?fbclid=IwAR2_G6qXsUbBJWa2rCN4SiZXTN7kvPI3nkjy0wZkC3PoF7uJ2rmh2lcABQM

A fraction of Eater Detroit’s 38 essential restaurants are still serving customers despite the novel coronavirus pandemic

http://detroit.eater.com/maps/best-restaurants-detroit-38-essential-takeout-delivery-markets-coronavirus-covid-19?fbclid=IwAR1oifAccc_pn41G_vS6VoWTTxkBEeFbHsVm3PSntc6JNdUY-2deDnWFu3w

Look for wine, beer and cocktails with fine cuisine. Standout drinks include the Ghost martini with Ghost gin, Dolin Dry, Dolin Blanc and orange bitters; the Pinky Promise cocktail with gin or vodka, St. Germain, Aperol and lemon; and a simple gin and tonic with lime.

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2020/03/06/the-top-4-cocktail-bars-for-a-special-occasion-in-detroit/

Here are 32 Rising Stars under the age of 40 who are making a splash

http://www.fsrmagazine.com/slideshows/32-rising-restaurant-stars

Modern-day Detroit would confound the Iroquois who originally inhabited the land, as well as the French fur traders who arrived in 1701. Once driven by automotive prosperity, the city has endured hard times from deindustrialization and political miscalculation. But over the last decade, low rents have lured chefs, artists and innovators of all kinds, including urban farmers and winemakers, whose venues have sprouted across neighborhoods. Here’s where to find fresh ideas in Motor City.

http://www.winemag.com/2020/02/17/best-bars-restaurants-detroit-travel/

When Tim Winterfield learned that ultra-marathoners reach their peak in their 60s, it both inspired and motivated him. He took up long-distance biking, as in dozens of miles per day, which led to two separate journeys stretching up to 1,800 miles along both coasts of America.

http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2020/02/18/top-detroit-chefs-cook-fundraise-cyclist-riding-coast-coast-gleaners-food-bank/4778872002/

As beverage director, bartender, and an owner of Grey Ghost and Second Best in Detroit’s Brush Park neighborhood, Will Lee oversees both beverage programs and also serves up a myriad of creative cocktails. His background in illustration and graphic design has shaped the way he approaches his craft with an artistic flair.

http://www.modeldmedia.com/features/24hours-will-lee021820.aspx

There’s no law saying you have to go out to eat with your significant other on Valentine’s Day weekend, but if you do, it’s best to plan it out.

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/dining/2020/02/05/table-two-ideas-valentines-day-dining-metro-detroit/4614248002/

Cider may be the best-known beverage made from apples, but the ways this versatile fruit is made into alcohol doesn’t stop there.

http://www.winemag.com/2019/12/17/seven-apple-based-spirits/

With a wonderfully culinary scene in this iconic American city ,we wanted to pick the Detroit bucket list for all foodies. The dishes that are so good you simply cannot ignore and have to try at least once.

http://www.bigseventravel.com/2019/12/detroit-bucket-list/

It’s time for warming, high-alcohol content beers to shine. Will Lee, beverage director at Grey Ghost in Detroit prefers a Russian Imperial Stout during this time of year.

http://www.uproxx.com/life/best-high-alcohol-beer-for-winter/

John Vermiglio and Joe Giacomino are the co-chefs at Grey Ghost Restaurant in Detroit, Michigan. The restaurant can be found in between the historic Brush Park and Midtown neighborhoods of Detroit, and is named after the “most notorious rum-running pirate on the Detroit River during the Prohibition Era”. To get to know John and Joe better, we got them to share why they like to cook, their best cooking tips and to share one of their favorite recipes.

http://www.eatthereal.com/general-tsos-chicken-sausage-a-taste-of-grey-ghost-with-chefs-john-vermiglio-joe-giacomino/

It’s easy to see why a good burger is so loved. A juicy, ground beef patty sandwiched on a fresh, fluffy bun acts like a blank canvas for the culinarily adventurous. No matter how the patty is topped — be it with American cheese, kimchi, or jalapeño poppers — the potential flavor combinations are limitless.

http://www.detroit.eater.com/maps/best-burgers-detroit-restaurants

Detroit has long been known as a destination for great food, from traditional meat-and-potatoes joints to upscale Italian and French fine dining destinations. These restaurants, food trucks, and nightlife spots rank among the city’s best places to treat a date to fine and casual fare, offering unique ambiance, shareable plates, and well-paired wines and cocktails.

http://www.vacationidea.com/michigan/best-places-to-visit-in-detroit-on-a-date.html

Here are some of the words Will Lee uses when he talks about the hospitality industry in his hometown: “hard-working,” “camaraderie,” “supportive.” I think the one that comes up the most often in our conversation is this one: “pride.”

http://www.goodbeerhunting.com/blog/2019/10/15/set-sail-on-a-rising-tide-the-summer-that-detroit-became-a-rum-town

The Aunt Dotty is sort of an oyster geek’s oyster. Massachusetts’ Island Creek Oysters grows them off a narrow barrier beach that protects the Duxbury Bay — a small body just north of Plymouth that some characterize as the oyster industry’s “Napa Valley” — from the much larger Cape Cod Bay and Atlantic Ocean beyond it.

http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/an-abundance-of-oysters-is-testament-to-how-far-detroits-dining-scene-has-come/Content?oid=22882659

Grey Ghost slings some of the best cocktails in town, and like Lents, the chef duo here spent time working at top Chicago restaurants before starting their Detroit venture, and it’s a homecoming for several of the partners.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ambergibson/2019/10/03/a-foodie-weekend-in-detroit-and-ann-arbor/#a9c5cf432e72

Learn how to make a fried chicken sandwich with Chef John Vermiglio fro Grey Ghost.

http://www.fox2detroit.com/video/617524

To say the food scene in Detroit used to be bleak might have been an understatement. There wasn’t much of a market for new eateries in 2014 when 50,000 of the city’s 261,000 builders laid abandoned. “Coming up in the city and seeing the food scene was pretty grim,” says John Vermiglio, Detroit native, chef and co-owner of Grey Ghost and Second Best, both set in Detroit’s Brush Park neighborhood. Vermiglio and his three-years-old Grey Ghost is part of the hearty culinary scene cropping up all across the city.

http://www.gearpatrol.com/2019/10/01/one-chefs-guide-through-the-rising-culinary-world-of-detroit/

Homemade pasta sounds like a daunting project, but with a little know-how, and some patience, it’s weell within your grasp. Just ask Chefs John Vermiglio and Joe Giacomino, of Grey Ghost Detroit, who come in here with a handy explainer of how to make agnolotti pasta with whipped goat cheese and peas.

http://www.myrecipes.com/well-done/how-to-make-perfect-homemade-agnolotti

Grey Ghost Detroit is a stylish eatery that’s all about showcasing the art of butchery. The burgers here are on another level to what you’ve tried before: gourmet and full of goodness. They keep things simple with only a cheeseburger on the menu. Add an egg on top for a real treat.

http://bigseventravel.com/2019/09/national-cheeseburger-day/

Bite into the best patties across America at these spots serving craveworthy burgers made of Black Angus, wild boar, shrimp, pork roll and more.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/photos/best-burgers-america

“For travelers eager to experience a renewed Detroit’s heartbeat, there is much to do, see, taste, hear, touch—and be touched by. ”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/lauramanske/2019/06/24/aint-no-mountain-high-enough-fun-reasons-to-vacation-in-reborn-detroit/#852b8bf74090

Check out our tips on what to do, where to eat and where to stay.

http://www.midwestliving.com/travel/michigan/detroit/top-things-to-do-detroit/