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Madison Heights Reporter Food Columns & Restaurant Week Deals

September 22nd 2020

As part of our Reporter Food Quest which is to try as many restaurants as we can in Oakland County, Madison Heights has already long been a favorite place to explore. 

Reporter Food: Amici’s Smoked Salmon Pizza

May 12th 2019

Reporter Food: Amici’s Smoked Salmon Pizza (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 13, 2019) Berkley, MI- Oakland County has some wonderful gourmet pizza choices, and Amici’s in Downtown Berkley is one place that’s been doing it for over 25 years! One of my favorites is the Smoked Salmon Pizza, which comes with smoked salmon, sour cream, scallions, […]

Reporter Food: Albanian Gluten Free Pizza From Renee’s Gourmet Pizzeria

December 5th 2018

Reporter Food: Albanian Gluten Free Pizza From Renee’s Gourmet Pizzeria (Crystal A. Proxmire, Dec. 5, 2018) Troy, Southfield, MI-  Renee’s Gourmet Pizzeria is a 100% gluten free and nut free restaurant with locations in Troy and Southfield.  Renee’s was created in honor of the owner’s daughter Renee who has Celiac Disease and Eosinophilic Esophagitis.  There […]

Reporter Food: Pinconning Pizza from M Brew in Ferndale

August 31st 2018

Reporter Food: Pinconning Pizza from M Brew in Ferndale (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 31, 2018) Ferndale, MI – If you like the kind of pizza that is thick, cheesy, and full of flavor, the Pinconning Pizza from M Brew is a must try. The Detroit-style dough and gourmet blend of cheeses that includes Pinconning cheddar […]

Reporter Food: Teres Major Neapolitan Pizza at Pop’s for Italian

August 9th 2018

Reporter Food: Teres Major Neapolitan Pizza at Pop’s for Italian (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 9, 2018) Ferndale, MI – Pizza is the perfect election night food for reporters, since we can scroll our screens for results with one hand, while using the other to sneak in quick bites. For this year’s primary election, I went […]

Reporter Food: Loui’s Pizza in Hazel Park

March 10th 2018

Reporter Food: Loui’s Pizza in Hazel Park (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 10, 2018) Hazel Park, MI – For over 40 years, Loui’s Pizza has been serving up award-winning deep dish pizza, along with other Italian favorites.  The restaurant itself is a uniquely-decorated place, with with bottles, holiday lights and artificial flowers. And there often is […]

Reporter Food – Filthy Animal from Otus Supply

January 13th 2018

Reporter Food – Filthy Animal from Otus Supply (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 13, 2018) Ferndale, MI – A night out with friends turned into a gluttonous feast of greasy pig jawl served on disgustingly good pizza deserving of the name “Filthy Animal.” We did not know what “guanciale” was so we decided to order it […]

Vaccination Recommended after Hepatitis A Case at Papa Ramano’s

December 5th 2017

Vaccination Recommended after Hepatitis A Case at Papa Ramano’s (Oakland County Healthy Division, Dec. 5, 2017) Southfield, Mich. – An employee of Papa Romano’s, 23926 W. Nine Mile Road and Telegraph in Southfield, has a confirmed case of hepatitis A. Oakland County Health Division advises all restaurant staff and guests who consumed food from the […]

Ferndale Pizza Palooza Fills Tummies, Raises Money to Fight Cancer

February 17th 2017

Ferndale Pizza Palooza Fills Tummies, Raises Money to Fight Cancer (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 16, 2017) Ferndale, MI –  A dozen local restaurants donated pizza for an epic tasting event to benefit Ferndale Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society.  Pizza Palooza took place Wednesday night at Ferndale High School.  Nearly 100 people placed […]

Reporter Food: Mexican Pizza at Jerusalem Pizza in Southfield

February 13th 2017

Reporter Food: Mexican Pizza at Jerusalem Pizza in Southfield (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 13, 2017) Southfield, MI – Sometimes kosher is the way to go when it comes to pizza.  Jerusalem Pizza at 26025 Greenfield in Southfield has an eclectic variety of specialty pizzas, all prepared according to strict kosher law under the supervision of […]