Red Dunn Kitchen
1331 Trumbull Ave. Suite 100, Detroit; 313-887-9477
Chef Jay Gundy, who's worked at Tribute and Cork Wine Pub, among others, sprinkles his menu with precise, if mystifying, nouns: chermoula, cod in swim sauce. Like other chefs who have made the Detroit scene stimulating, he vows to "stay true to all-natural, locally sourced staples." Gundy takes regular pieces of protein (cod, salmon, duck, strip steak, leg of lamb, even chicken) and combines them with inventive touches (pickled cherries, pesto mashed potatoes) to create some over-the-top good dinners. It's all fabulous.
Photo by Tom Perkins.