Mark Kurlyandchik
Detroit Free Press
Michigan, United States
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Chef of the Year Phil Jones distributed 100,000 pounds of chicken in height of pandemic
Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers 2021 Chef of the Year found hope in feeding others whose lives were turned upside down. → Read More
Food Fighter, Detroit chef Alvaro Padilla didn't hesitate to say yes to cold call
Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Food Fighter Alvaro Padilla is extending the family-centered values of the business he now runs. → Read More
Food Fighter: Detroit-born chef Max Hardy never wavered in commitment to feed hungry
Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Food Fighter Max Hardy says the spirit of generosity was instilled in him by his family from childhood. → Read More
Food Fighter Ron Bartell: Pandemic made me realize restaurant industry is broken
When David Rudolph called Ron Bartell about Too Many Cooks, the Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Food Fighter didn’t hesitate. → Read More
Food fighter: Detroit restaurant co-owner Stephanie Byrd had 'hellish' 3 weeks
Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Food Fighter Stephanie Byrd joined Too Many Cooks by providing food and paying her staff to cook it. → Read More
Food Fighter: Detroit chef who fled Laos knows the pain of hunger
Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Food Fighter Genevieve Vang asked where she could donate food after closing her restaurants. → Read More
Detroit publicist galvanized a team of Food Fighters to feed growing need amid COVID-19
When COVID-19 hit, Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Food Fighter David Rudolph helped form Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen. → Read More
Detroit Food Fighters pay restaurant workers $18 an hour, but can't pay themselves
Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Food Fighters Jennifer Jackson and Justin Tootla launched Bunny Bunny in Detroit. → Read More
Food Fighter Stephen Roginson raised $60K for out-of-work service industry employees
Stephen Roginson, owner-operator of Batch Brewing Co. in Corktown and a Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers is a Food Fighter. → Read More
Detroit chef Anthony Lombardo saved cash for new building. Why Food Fighter gave it away.
Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Food Fighter Anthony Lombardo, chef/owner of SheWolf channeled culinary passion into a higher purpose. → Read More
Omar Anani closed award-winning Detroit restaurant. What Food Fighter did next changed him
Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Food Fighter Omar Anani transformed his Saffron De Twah Moroccan bistro into a community kitchen. → Read More
Food Fighters: She once lived off the land in Louisiana. Now she helps feed hungry Detroiters
Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers 2021 Food Fighters Chef Ederique Goudia of Gabriel Hall connects to the land. → Read More
We had to change our Restaurant of the Year. What we're doing instead
Meet the inaugural class of Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Food Fighters. → Read More
Michigan restaurants reopen for indoor dining to grateful, wary guests
"I'm so excited to be out to eat for lunch!" exclaimed Carter Wilson as he and his two roommates were led to a table. → Read More
Michigan indoor dining ban extended to Feb. 1, but indoor group exercise and some sports allowed
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said indoor exercise classes and some non-contact sports are allowed starting Jan. 16; indoor dining ban extended to Feb. 1 → Read More
Black & Mobile, delivery app for Black-owned restaurants ramps back up in Detroit
After a false start in the spring, Black and Mobile is rebuilding its delivery service for Black-owned restaurants in Detroit. → Read More
Oak Park cafe brings multiple small food businesses together under one roof
More of a collective than a food hall, the D Loft Cafe in Oark Park offers small food businesses an incubation space and sense of community. → Read More
Popular steak bar Starters expands to Southfield after losing Dearborn spot to COVID-19
Starters Bar & Grille said goodbye to its 14-year-old Fairlane Mall location in Dearborn while recently welcoming a new outpost in Southfield. → Read More
Local chef Chad Barrett gets jail time, probation for 2nd domestic violence offense
The self-styled “celebrity chef” will serve jail time, probation and community service in Macomb County after pleading no contest in November. → Read More
Fundraisers launched for struggling metro Detroit restaurant workers
While negotiations over federal stimulus drag on, local businesses are raising money for struggling restaurant workers in metro Detroit. → Read More