Lawrence B. Johnson
Posted by Lawrence B. Johnson on Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 8:06 PM
Kickin' at the Dog
Finally, I found a few minutes to sample the cuisine -- believe it, the word applies -- at the Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe's festival outpost. It's just a long tent with tiny tables, but the fare is a delectable combination of dishes from the cafe's Grosse Pointe Farms menu and several down-home items concocted especially for this event. I had no idea what chicken pot pie could be.
I didn't see Dirty Dog owner Gretchen Valade, but I raised my diet soda to her health. Valade is also the owner of Mack Avenue Records and the godmother -- meaning principal backer -- of this festival. Tie a bow around it. The admission-free Detroit International Jazz Festival is a very special gift to southeastern Michigan.
