Everyone loves a good comeback story, and cheering an underdog epitomizes Americana. Detroit is the ultimate underdog. There is grit. And if you choose to see it, there is glamour. No city in the U.S. has experienced a tumultuous decline quite like Detroit, but as far...
#ExperienceBuick That's a Buick! Over the past year, starting with the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit in January, I’ve had the opportunity to explore the many facets of Buick – a brand I previously had very little interest in and to which I...
If you've been following me on here or my social media channels, it should come as no surprise when I say that Detroit is one of my new favorite cities in the United States. The Motor City is one of the most unassuming, yet fantastically charming cities. At every...
![[Interview] Food Entrepreneur Erin Sabo, A Pop Up Chef in Detroit](https://thecultureur.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/DSC_0632.jpg)
On my recent experiential luxury tour through Detroit, I had requested the Visit Detroit office to facilitate meetings with a few pop up chefs in the city to hear more about how the city's food scene is evolving and changing and to learn about the enterprising work...
![[Hotel Review] The Westin Book Cadillac, A Luxury Hotel in Detroit](https://thecultureur.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/FullSizeRender-29.jpg)
I love a luxury hotel with a good back story. Like many buildings in the Motor City, The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit has experienced the soaring highs and humbling lows of the city and boasts a history that spans decades. Opened in 1924, the Book Cadillac was known...
![[Hotel Review] The Henry, A Luxury Boutique Hotel in Detroit](https://thecultureur.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_0374.jpg)
There's a dearth of luxury hotels in the Metro Detroit area, but the existing ones are all steeped in rich ample layers of history and culture. As a member of Marriott's Autograph Collection Hotels and housed in the former Ritz-Carlton building, The Henry is a...
![[Hotel Review] MGM Grand, A Luxury Casino Resort Hotel in Detroit](https://thecultureur.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_1012.jpg)
MGM Grand Detroit is a AAA Four-Diamond luxury casino resort hotel in the heart of downtown Detroit. Built in 1999 on a temporary site and then permanently in 2007, MGM Grand is built in an Art Deco style with modern accents dotted throughout the property. As far as...
"Detroit is like rock and roll. It’s like soul. Detroit is like the whole idea of cool. If you have to explain it to someone, they probably won’t understand. You have to see it. Live it. Be it. That’s when Detroit starts to move you." A collection of photos from my...
Thoughts of Detroit BEFORE visiting: bleak, dark, crumbling, bankrupt, and fractured Thoughts of Detroit AFTER visiting: edgy, trendy, creative, united, and progressive Disclosure: I'm part of the Buick Media Influencer program, but all opinions are my own and...
For the past 6 months, I have had the pleasure of getting to know Colin and discussing all aspects of automotive design--a topic I previously knew very little about. After touring the luxurious Buick Design Center and other General Motors facilities in the greater...
From London to Seattle, and from Berlin to Kyoto. Find a gin by country (in alphabetical order) in my comprehensive directory of gins (both artisanal and mass-produced) from around the world. Some I've tried, others are on my list to try. I'll let you have the final...
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