Having the title of Restaurant of The Year is something any local restaurant owner would be proud of, but to be crowned Restaurateur of The Year is next level. They have awarded Chef Maxcel Hardy, owner of Coop Detroit and Jeds Detroit, as the Restaurateur Of Year. Green says Chef Max deserves this award because he was able to overcome the challenges of year. He never shut down his existing restaurant, Coop, and was also able to open his new restaurant Jed’s. On top of that Chef Max launched a philanthropic effort, serving the community with 75,000 meals.

I added some pics of my favorites below but first let me tell you about this restaurant and Chef Max. COOP Detroit is one of several restaurants there and it features a fast-casual style cuisine combining Asian and Caribbean flavors. Chef Max was born and raised in Detroit before attending culinary school in Miami, Florida at Johnson & Wales University. WDIV Tasty Tuesday (WDIV)Here are a few of my favorites I tasted this morning from the COOP Detroit menu. I’ll have the problems to watch out for and help you get around any of those trouble spots.