Family Legacy: A Review of Leila in Detroit’s Capitol Park, Hour Detroit
Leila in Detroit’s Capitol Park builds on the Eid family’s Phoenicia with modern Lebanese cuisine.
The Business Lunch May Be Going Out of Business, The New York Times
As remote work persists and business deals are sealed online, many upscale restaurants that catered to the nation’s downtown office crowd are canceling the meal.
Phoenicia restaurant owner still going strong after decades in business, WXYZ-TV Detroit | Channel 7
2022 James Beard Award Semifinalist List, Eater Detroit
The semifinalists for 2022 James Beard Awards have dropped and include nine metro Detroit chefs in the Great Lakes category. Winning a James Beard award is considered one of the highest honors in the food industry, so undoubtedly, these semifinalists will be celebrating their nominations this morning.
The Best New Restaurants In America, 2020, GQ
It is, on the other hand, easy to see how Leila is, in the best way, a restaurant of, by, and for its city. There are few days of eating anywhere in America that I would choose over one spent wandering far and wide in the Detroit metropolitan area's vast Middle Eastern community.
Meet the inspiration behind Leila, Detroit Free Press 2020 Restaurant of the Year
Leila is the 2020 Detroit Free Press Restaurant of the Year
The stylish Detroit restaurant is a tribute to family, and the Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers 2020 Restaurant of the Year.
Forest in Birmingham has quietly grown into one of the area's best restaurants, Detroit Free Press
PHOENICIA:
“Walking the market with Sameer, it’s like walking the market with Nobu in Japan or something. He’s amazing.”
—Chef Marcus Samuelsson, PBS No Passport Required
LEILA:
“To eat Leila's food is to sense what all the Middle Eastern and Mediterranean and live-fire restaurants of recent years are chasing—comfort, community, generosity, restoration.”
—GQ Magazine, The Best New Restaurants in America 2020
A Wife Called Phoenicia, Detroit Free Press
Film synopsis: Sameer Eid has been running the Lebanese restaurant Phoenicia in metro Detroit for 47 years. Eid is a hands-on, old-school owner — a dying breed of restaurateur. “A Wife Called Phoenicia” is a short film that takes an inside look at the family-run business."
Look Around Leila, Capitol Park’s Vivacious New Lebanese Restaurant
Rose colored furniture and lots of mezze
Eid family of Birmingham's Phoenicia debuts 'more playful' restaurant in Detroit's Capitol Park, Crain’s Detroit
A "more playful sibling" to Birmingham standby Phoenicia Lebanese restaurant opened this week in Detroit's Capitol Park.
SEEN in the Kitchen with Forest Executive Chef Nick Janutol, SEEN
Forest’s executive chef has built a name for himself and is looking to grow with an upcoming restaurant in Detroit
2018 Restaurant of the Year Classic is a Lebanese favorite
No Passport Required: Marcus Has Dinner with Phoenicia’s Sameer Eid, PBS Food
Marcus experiences a mix of Lebanese and Texas-inspired dishes with the beloved chef.
Birmingham’s Phoenicia & Forest, SEEN
Exploring the Birmingham restaurant staple Phoenicia & the revived restaurant Forest from Samy Eid and his father Sameer Eid.
The Story Behind Birmingham's Beloved Restaurant Phoenicia, Patch
Not only is Phoenicia's Lebanese food unique and delicious, the making of the restaurant is especially charming.
After 45 years, Phoenicia Restaurant keeps evolving, The Detroit News
There was no fanfare on Aug. 1 when Sameer Eid’s Phoenicia Restaurant reached a pretty impressive milestone — its 45th anniversary. It was business as usual at the Birmingham spot that offers the cuisine of Lebanon, and much more, in a sophisticated setting of white linen, white marble and French doors.
Phoenicia Serves Up Unexpectedly Addictive Pork Ribs, Eater Detroit
Crispy, dry-rubbed baby back ribs
Birmingham’s Forest directs all attention to the plate, The Detroit News
Forest Grill to reopen with same name, new owner, Detroit Free Press
Forest Grill in Birmingham will reopen this fall with a new owner but the same name and a similar menu concept.
PHOENICIA:
“Phoenicia is a different kind of place than the casual neighborhood spots that most of us think of when we think Mideastern fare. It has a kind of sophistication that typifies restaurants with ambition, and that is apparent the moment you walk into the understated room designed by Victor Saroki. The well-stocked bar and extensive wine list also add an element.”
— Detroit News
FOREST:
“[Janutol’s] food exudes a graceful sort of confidence, a soft minimalist style that Coco Chanel — who once famously said that “elegance is refusal” — could appreciate. Classically modern, but also timeless, like a dependable black dress.”
— Detroit Free Press