Patch Blogger: What Crepe? Is a Birmingham Restaurant You Should Visit

Birmingham Patch blogger Ed Morykwas notes that at What Crepe? "The food is delicious, the decor is continental, and the service is excellent."

Pizzeria Biga Adds Brunch and More Local Restaurant News

Sip and savor your way around Oakland County's eateries with Patch.

If you're hungry for the latest restaurant news from around Oakland County, we've got you covered! Read on to find out what's new, what's closed and more. Valentine Vodka:  The distillery recently was featured in Midwest Living in a video focusing on "a few of the entrepreneurs helping to put Detroit back on its feet – and serving some great drinks and dishes in the process." Valentine Vodka is located at 161 Vester Ave., Ferndale; call 248-629-9951 for more information. Pizzeria Biga: The restaurant that specializes in Neapolitan style pizza and other Italian specialties has added a breakfast/brunch menu. Brunch will be offered from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The menu includes huevos, frittata, fritta di funghi, strata, …

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Birmingham Sushi, What Crepe? Receive 2013 Bistro Licenses

The third applicant, Crush, will return to the Birmingham City Commission in two weeks with another request for an economic development license.

Even though there were three applicants vying for only two bistro licenses, the discussion at the Birmingham City Commission meeting Monday went relatively smoothly. On Monday night, existing restaurants Birmingham Sushi and What Crepe? easily received approval for the two 2013 Birmingham bistro licenses. Meanwhile, a third applicant, Crush, was passed over for a bistro license though most city commissioners were confident the proposed wine-themed restaurant had a better chance of approval with a different kind of liquor license. Under the city's 2007 bistro ordinance, Birmingham only approves two new bistro licenses per year. Bistros are defined as having seasonal sidewalk seating, a full-service kitchen and no more than 65 seats inside …

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A Wine Bar, Sushi Spot and What Crepe? Vying for 2013 Bistro Licenses

The two existing Birmingham restaurants and plans for a third will come before the Birmingham Planning Board Wednesday.

The 2013 bistro license process moves forward Wednesday night, when three applicants for two licenses come before the Birmingham Planning Board with detailed plans in hand. Two existing Birmingham eateries — Birmingham Sushi and What Crepe? — as well as plans for a new restaurant, Crush Bistro, are looking to receive the two bistro licenses Birmingham offers each year. Under Birmingham's 2007 bistro ordinance, only two bistro licenses are approved by the city commission each year. Bistros are defined as having seasonal sidewalk seating, a full-service kitchen and no more than 65 seats inside and 10 seats at the bar. Plans for all three restaurants came before the Birmingham City Commission in mid-October for an initial screening, during …

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Clinton Baller

9:21 am on Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Birmingham should loosen up on its arbitrary limit on the number of new bistros each year. There are good and different arguments for granting all three of these licenses. The sushi place deserves a license just so it can be a full-fledged sushi joint. What Crepe has great food, but the place might not survive without a license. And Crush would add needed vitality to the 555 area. The market for …   more ›

Best Thing We Ate This Week

Best Thing We Ate This Week: Trying Something New at What Crepe?

We stopped by Birmingham's newest boutique eatery, What Crepe? on North Old Woodward Avenue.

I've eaten crepes in a lot of places (all outside France, of course). I've had crepes from a food cart in Burlington, VT featuring farm-fresh ingredients from, literally, right down the road. I've eaten giant breakfast crepes at the famous St. Lawrence market in Toronto. Funny enough, however, I hadn't tried a crepe from Michigan until this week when I finally stopped by Birmingham's new What Crepe? on North Old Woodward Avenue. I had "The Obvious" from the restaurant's menu of staff and diner favorites. It's a savory crepe with a hint of sweetness, stuffed with chicken, spinach, pecans, feta cheese and baked apples. I'm not exactly sure what "the obvious" part of its name refers to, but this crepe was obviously very good and being quite …

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