Went to a great Progressive Dinner for a local non-profit bike collective called the Hub of Detroit. It was $25 for an amazing ride all over Detroit in small groups where we ate at 5 different locations (mostly parks). The food was cooked by a variety of local food people.
The first stop was for some Black Bean Soup made by some guys from the bike shop. Just the perfect amount of spiciness.
On our way to the second stop is when we started encountering folks tailgating for the Lions game. Most of them were nice and just wanted us to honk and ring our bells and cheer when they said "Go Lions", but some were total assholes and had obviously already had way too much to drink.
The second stop was at OmniCorpDetroit, a local creative space, and we ate some pizza made by the Pie-Sci guys. The pizza was a BBQ Chicken Pizza, which was a little weird and too creative, but the fundamentals were strong. The space was really cool though and I am planning to take some of OmniCorp's classes this fall.
The third stop was a park down by the river where we got to eat some yummy lentil stuff with a really good creamy sauce that I should have asked what it was. In any event, it was delicious. Plus it was warm and things had just started to cool off.
The fourth stop was a little pocket park downtown in a kind of busy spot (with lots of bars and Lions fans, GO LIONS). There we ate some amazing wraps and a little beet salad. Yum yum. All that yummy stuff was by a place called Neighborhood Noodle.
The last stop was Clark Park, which is real near our house, and there we had ice cream! It was winter squash ice cream with some yummy toasted walnuts and it was by Suddenly Sauer, which is the company of a friend of my housemate Laura's named Blair. It was super delicious. And Laura was my super bike riding friend and we met a lot of people including a few folks who work with Calvin. And I forgot almost everyone's name! But I bet I get to meet them again. Maybe at Tour de Troit next weekend?
All in all well worth the $25 especially since it is going to some great programs over at the Hub.
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