Food + Beverage

In Good Taste

Introducing our newest column, featuring a recipe from Chef Deb Silver. This month: Roasted Tomato Vinaigrette. Article and Photography by Introducing our newest column — a monthly recipe from the kitchens of the Silver Shamrocks and Forks & Fetes in Rochester. Chef and Owner Deb Silver, known for her seasonal from-scratch cooking and warm hospitality, is a lifelong creative and community builder — her talent and celebration of people and places help make Rochester the special place it is...

Health + Wellness

JUICY

The fruition of a local mom’s dreams is delicious — in flavor and design. Article by Lynne Konstantin | Photography by Shelby Dubin When Melissa Opatik opened Lé Juice on May 28, she wasn’t just launching a juice bar. She was following a lifelong path of healthy, organic eating while fulfilling a decade-long dream tied to a vacant building she’d admired for years in Downtown Rochester. The fruition of her dreams is scrumptious — in flavor and design.  A stay-at-home mom of five (ranging in...

Home + Design

Building With Intention

After nearly four decades in home construction, Sam Leone brings a practical, personal approach to a Rochester Hills project. Article by Susan Thwing For nearly four decades, Sam Leone has built homes across Southeast Michigan. But these days, he’s building something different. After years of large-scale production homebuilding — more than 400 homes in Macomb and Oakland counties — Leone has shifted his focus to a more personal approach through Stonecrest II Building...

Style + Beauty

In the Studio

with Ashley Harris, the designer behind the jackets everybody wants. Article by Kiki Pape | Photography by Jessica Snow “Can you make 18 more pieces by Friday?” “For the playoffs?” “Yes!” “Done.” It’s the kind of exchange Ashley Harris gets more and more often these days — and always delivers on. A team of wives and girlfriends asking her to make a statement before a playoff game, a hometown actor from a trending TV series or a season-ticket holder who “just wants one jacket made for one...