Articles tagged:Eve Aronoff

Posted: Thu Mar 1 11:11 a.m. by Jessica Webster
What's in your shopping basket? We ask three local food connoisseurs

I was standing in line at my neighborhood grocery store after a quick, post-vacation restocking trip when it occurred to me that my grocery cart almost always looks the same. Of course, it varies depending on what’s on the menu for dinner, but there are certain items I buy nearly ...

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Posted: Sat Sep 3 11:40 a.m. by Jessica Webster
Frita Batidos now serving alcohol

The yellow caution tape has been removed from the drinks menu, the bottles are lined up on the bar, and chef and owner Eve Aronoff is ready to serve. The restaurant's house drink is...

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Posted: Fri Sep 2 noon by Mary Bilyeu AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Frugal Friday at Frita Batidos features rich, fragrant churro sundae

Now, these were not just some plain ol' doughnuts. The churros were still warm from the fryer, fragrant with a generous coating of cinnamon sugar and infused with the scent of orange.

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Posted: Thu Feb 17 5:56 a.m. by Susan Isaacs Nisbett Freelance Entertainment Writer
Frita Batidos offers Eve Aronoff's tasty twists on Cuban inspiration

Comfort food rules, and burger joints are popping up everywhere, like mushrooms after a rain. Eve Aronoff, of the recently shuttered eve in Kerrytown, goes the competition one better with her new Frita Batidos, a Cuban-inspired culinary fantasia on burger-and-shake themes, in the former Café du Jour space on West ...

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Posted: Fri Feb 11 2:53 p.m. by Jessica Webster
Frita Batidos offers maximum flavor in a minimalist decor

Current has a review, penned by Joe Saul and Lisa Leutheuser, of Eve Aronoff's latest restaurant venture, Frita Batidos. It's a rave review, hailing the "Zingerman’s-grade attentive and helpful" staff and noting that while it's standard to give a new restaurant a grace period to work out the kinks before ...

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Posted: Sun Jan 16 10:30 a.m. by Jessica Webster
A farewell to eve: Saying goodbye to a favorite restaurant

I didn't eat at eve the restaurant very often. It was my special occasion place — where I went to celebrate Valentine's Day, birthdays or a new job. It was where we took friends from New York to show them that Ann Arbor isn't just about comfort food. It was ...

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Posted: Tue Jan 11 1:41 p.m. by Paula Gardner News Director
Eve Aronoff explains decision to close Ann Arbor restaurant; Zingerman's will move into its Kerrytown space

Eve Aronoff calls the closing of 'eve the restaurant' emotional and sad. And she’s spent the last two days as the news became public in a whirlwind of reaction from customers and many in the city who felt affection for the Kerrytown business. But, she stresses, there’s no drama behind ...

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Posted: Mon Jan 10 8:49 a.m. by Paula Gardner News Director
Eve Aronoff announces she'll close Kerrytown's 'eve the restaurant' on Jan. 16

This story has been updated with comments from Kerrytown's manager. 'eve the restaurant,' a Kerrytown landmark with national recognition after owner/chef Eve Aronoff appeared on Bravo's “Top Chef,” will close Jan. 16. The announcement, made Sunday night on Facebook, follows a week in which rumors started to circulate in Ann ...

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Posted: Sat Aug 14 6 a.m. by Jessica Webster
Frita Batidos preview gives diners a glimpse into Eve Aronoff's new venture

Fans of eve the restaurant got a taste of owner Eve Aronoff's upcoming "Cuban-inspired" restaurant Frita Batidos Wednesday evening during a preview event held at eve. About 120 patrons attended and paid $35 a head for an "all you can eat strolling buffet" that highlighted many of the dishes Aronoff ...

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Posted: Tue Mar 30 11:34 a.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer
Eve Aronoff's new restaurant Frita Batido to occupy former Cafe du Jour space

Eve AronoffEve Aronoff reveals that her new restaurant, Cuban-inspired Frita Batido, will be at 117 W. Washington St., the location of the former Cafe du Jour in downtown Ann Arbor, the Michigan Daily reports. Aronoff told The Daily her new restaurant will not offer Cuban dishes, but "will reflect her ...

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Posted: Tue Jan 26 6:02 a.m. by Janet Miller Freelance reporter
Ex- 'Top Chef' Eve Aronoff plans to open new Cuban-influenced restaurant in downtown Ann Arbor

Eve Aronoff, Ann Arbor’s version of a celebrity chef and owner of eve the restaurant, is planning to open a second restaurant in downtown Ann Arbor. But it will be marked departure from eve, a French-influenced fine dining and special occasion restaurant in Kerrytown. Frita Batido will be much more ...

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Posted: Wed Dec 16 11:30 p.m. by Chrysta Cherrie
"Top Chef" contestants dish during the season reunion

"Top Chef" competitors reunited: (top l-r) Jennifer, Preeti, Ashley, Jesse, Ash, Ron, Mattin, Hector, Robin, (bottom l-r) Eve, Laurine, Michael, Eli, Kevin, Jennifer, Michael, Bryan.The 17 cheftestants and 4 judges who comprised the sixth, Sin City-centric season of "Top Chef" got together to reflect on the highs and lows of ...

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Posted: Thu Oct 1 1:33 p.m. by Jessica Webster
Two Eve Aronoff events planned for the area

Fresh off her appearance on Top Chef: Las Vegas, Ann Arbor chef Eve Aronoff will be hosting two previews of her forthcoming new restaurant venture: the Cuban-themed Frita Batido. First up: Aronoff will unveil dishes from Frita Batido in Detroit on Sunday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. at a fundraising ...

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Posted: Mon Sep 14 3:09 p.m. by Chrysta Cherrie

Eve Aronoff, proprietor of Eve the Restaurant and recent contestant on "Top Chef," will be a guest on 760 AM WJR during Steve Stewart's show "Come to the Table" on Sunday at 3 p.m. "Top Chef" talk will be on the menu, as well as conversation about her popular Ann ...

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Posted: Thu Aug 27 2 a.m. by Chrysta Cherrie
"Top Chef" episode 2: Eve and the ladies battle the boys in a his-hers party catering challenge

Note: Contains spoiler info. Missed the show? More "Top Chef" air times. Last time on "Top Chef": Seventeen chefs converged in Las Vegas, where they did battle via a Mise en place relay quickfire and an elimination challenge of creating a dish inspired by vice. Our heroine, Ann Arbor-based chef ...

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