Making lobster tacos with Shift Kitchen & Cocktails

Chef Kevin Hunt and manager Selah Perez from Shift Kitchen & Cocktails joined The Nine to demonstrate how to make one of their new menu items, lobster tacos. Shift Kitchen & Cocktails has three locations in Birmingham, Grosse Pointe and Plymouth. For more visit, shiftkitchencocktails.com.

Bronze Door in Grosse Pointe Woods offering dinner for two special

Chef Mike’s Chicken Lemon Piccata Served with seasonal vegetables and fingerling potatoes Serves 2 Ingredients: •4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts •salt & pepper •all-purpose flour, for dredging •2 T. butter •2 T. olive oil •2 cups chicken velouté or chicken stock •1 cup dry white wine •1tsp. garlic, chopped •1 whole fresh lemon • 1.5 tsp brined capers •8-7 artichoke hearts, quartered •6-7 basil leaves, chiffonade Directions: 1 Season chicken with salt and pepper. Dredge chicken in flour and shake off excess. 2 In a large skillet over medium high heat, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Add 2 chicken breast into the pan, cook chicken breasts on both sides until golden brown, 3 minutes on each side. Repeat with remaining chicken breasts. 3 Add to pan, butter, capers, garlic and sweat for 20-30 seconds. Deglaze with white wine and reduce liquid for 1 minute. 4 Add chicken Velouté, artichokes and season with salt and pepper. Add juice of 1 fresh lemon. 5 Garnish with fresh basil Serve with seasonal vegetables and fingerling potatoes.

20th annual Vine & Dine fundraiser

The 20th annual Vine & Dine dinner is happening on Tuesday, September 17th, from 6 -9 P.M. at The Kingsley of Bloomfield Hills. For more visit, bbcc.com/get-involved/events/vine-dine.

The Black Food & Wine Experience comes to Detroit September 12-14

Maddie Pearl Salad Lemon Herb Marinated Blackeye Pea |Collard Greens | Roasted Sweet Potato | Candied Pecans | Maple Shallot Vinaigrette Lemon Herb Marinate: 2 Lemons (Zest and Juice) 3 cloves of Garlic (Minced) 2 tsp finely chopped Thyme 2 tsp Aleppo Pepper (ground) 1-1/2 cup olive oil 2 tsp Sea Salt Whisk until fully incorporated, place in refrigerator (pour marinated on cooled cooked blackeye peas) Maple Shallot Vinaigrette: 3 minced shallots 2 tbsp Dijon Mustard 1-1/4 cup Maple Syrup 2 cloves minced garlic 2 cups olive oil 1 tbsp Black pepper (course) 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar Whisk Ingredients together until emulsified set aside Roasted Sweet Potatoes: 3lbs Sweet potatoes (Diced -Skin on) 2 Tbsp Olive oil 1 Tbsp salt Preheat oven 350, tossed potatoes in oil and salt place in oven for approximately 25 minutes or until tender (remove and place in refrigerator to chill) Candied Pecans: 8oz Shelled Pecans 1/2 cup honey 1 tsp salt Combine ingredients and place in 350 preheated oven for approximately 15 minutes until pecans become crispy , set aside (not in refrigerator , to cool) Combine marinated blackeye peas with thinly chopped collard greens and chilled roasted potatoes tossed together and drizzle maple vinaigrette, then top with candied pecans

East & West Mezza Fest to feature some of the finest middle-eastern cuisine

Big Moe's Almond Chicken 2 - 4oz pc of chicken breast 2 eggs 1 quart Italian bread crumb seasoning 1/2 cup olive oil Cream: 1 cup sliced blanched almonds 1 quart Heavey cream 36 percent Other: 1 cup basmati rice 1 cup Fresh Green beans, long 3/4 c broccoli, chopped Description; 2 pcs breaded chicken. Served with basmati rice and steamed vegetables, topped with almond cream sauce. Directions: blend the almonds with cream in a food processor until smooth. Salt optional. Set aside the cream. Lightly steam the green beans and broccoli in a saucepan. Set aside. Rice: 1 cup of rice to 1.5 cups of water. Place water and rice in saucepan. Bring to simmer on medium high. When surface is bubbly, place lid on, turn down to medium low. Cook 12 min. Remove from stove and rest 8-10 minutes. Fluff w fork. Chicken Working one at a time, place chicken cutlet in a bowl of beaten eggs and coat both sides, place the cutlet in a bowl breadcrumbs and coat both sides, pressing the breadcrumbs onto the cutlet so they stick. Heat the oil In a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, add enough oil to cover skillet . Heat until it’s shimmering- not smoking. Test if the oil is ready by dropping a few breadcrumbs, if they slowly sizzle , oil is ready. If they sizzle loudly and brown too quickly, lower the heat slightly. Add Chicken into the pan. Cook until golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Serve: rice, top with chicken, add veggies, add the cream. Enjoy!

Chef Bobby’s Sicilian breaded steak

Chef Bobby Nahra, owner of Hook SCS in St. Clair Shores stopped by the Fox 2 kitchen with his Executive sous chef Bryce Evans to demonstrate this Italian steak recipe.

Ground turkey and cabbage tailgate chili with Chef Bobby

Chef Bobby Nahra stopped by The Nine to demonstrate how to make ground turkey and cabbage chili. To make you will need: 2 pounds of lean ground turkey,. 2 tablespoons ground cumin, 2 tablespoons of chili powder, 2 tablespoons of Tony Casheres creole seasoning or your favorite seasoning salt, 3 small jalapeños cut in half, 4 quarts of chopped cabbage (one large head of cabbage), 2 large Spanish onions large dice, 6 garlic cloves smashed, 1 6 ounce can of tomato paste, 1 28 ounce can of crushed tomato, 1 liter of water and 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil. Start with a 12 quart pot start by sautéing your onions with a couple tablespoons of olive oil. At the same time in a large skillet, medium heat with a couple tablespoons of olive oil start to sauté your turkey meat, carefully stirring and breaking it up. Once the onions start to become translucent, you’re going to add your six cloves of smashed garlic, and your cabbage keep on medium to prevent from burning keep stirring every 2 to 3 minutes once the cabbage starts to release the water you can cover it and open every 2 to 3 minutes to stir to keep the cabbage from sticking to the bottom. Once your cabbage starts to wilt, you can add all of your dry ingredients please make sure that you were stirring all your dry ingredients into your cabbage and onion, garlic blonde, so nothing sticks to the bottom of your pot. At this time you can add your crushed tomatoes and your turkey Again, consistently string to make sure everything is incorporated nicely. On a medium high heat bring this up to A and add 1 L of water.

Recipe: Thai red curry sauce

Chef Johnny Prepolec of Alchemi in Royal Oak prepared Thai red curry sauce at the FOX 2 cooking school.

Renowned chefs team up for 'Forest to Table' event

Chris Gadulka with Sylvan Table in Sylvan Lake and Johnny Prepolec of Alchemi in Royal Oak were in the FOX 2 Kitchen showing off their Thai red curry sauce, which was served over blue catfish and curried lentils.

Making steak frites with Three Cats

Three Cats restaurant is offering a special deal for diners on Thursdays. From 4-8 P.M. you can get an 8 ounce Black Angus Steak with Red Wine Demi and Pommes Frites for $20. Three Cats is located at 116 West 14 Mile Road in Clawson. For more, visit threecatsrestaurant.com.

Chef Ziggy shares Indian fusion at Arts, Beats and Eats

Chef Ziggy from Paradise Street Eats prepares Indian Fusion Gobi Tacos. You can catch him along with other food, art and music this weekend at the annual Arts, Beats and Eats in Royal Oak. You can learn more and purchase tickets at artsbeatseats.com.

Detroit's first summer sandwich party happening at Eastern Market

Eastern Market's Shed 5 will be filled with the best sandwiches in Metro Detroit. The event is happening Sunday, September 1 from 12-5 p.m. Featured Mufaletta sandwich recipe. 1 10 inch round loaf 1/2 lb sliced ham 1/2 lb sliced capicola 1/2 lb sliced salami 1/2 lb sliced provolone 1/2 lb sliced low moisture mozzarella Enough Mufaletta/olive tapanade to cover bread

Novi Taco Fest 2024

Novi Taco Fest is happening August 23-25th at Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk. For more, visit novitacofest.com.