Wen Chen is the co-founder of GEMU Clawcade and Playground, an exciting new entertainment destination located inside Oakland Mall. Created in collaboration with her mother, Grace Chen, GEMU blends interactive playground elements with arcade claw games to deliver a one-of-a-kind experience for families in Metro Detroit. With a mission to spark joy and bring families together, Wen and Grace have crafted a fun, colorful, and welcoming space.
Gorman’s Home Furnishings & Interior Design recently rolled out its Designer Rooms Program, in which a Gorman’s interior designer starts with an inspiration piece and creates an entire room inside of one of Gorman’s showrooms. This helps people visualize what an interior designer can do. Design consultant Yolanda Williams created a room in Gorman’s Southfield showroom that is contemporary but purposely brings in some warmer elements. Gorman’s aims to spark inspiration with this program, and the rooms will rotate roughly every quarter.
Disability Made Easy is a Michigan-based company committed to providing barrier-free modifications, including wheelchair ramps, grab bars, stairlifts, and custom solutions. They offer free estimates to design projects tailored to clients’ needs in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Hannah Awada, owner of Hummus Goodness, based in Birmingham, told us how she got started with her business while living in China in 2017. Today, Hummus Goodness offers seven flavors (and growing) of hummus, including classic, the popular taco flavor, a pickle flavor made with McClure’s Pickles and more. You can find it at Meijer and Busch’s stores, plus many more in metro Detroit. Each recipe starts with chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic, and there are no preservatives.
Ani Gogvadze, owner of At Anano’s in Farmington Hills, told us about this new eatery, which bears her nickname – Anano. It’s the only Georgian restaurant in Michigan, featuring a range of dishes. It’s famous for a dish called adjarian khachapuri, which is bread stuffed with melted cheese and topped with a raw egg. You can also get vegetarian dishes like the lobio or Georgian style salad, shish-kebab, and lamb and chicken dishes. Stop in for lunch or dinner.
Mark Wolok, vice president of business development for Savvy Sliders, stopped by to tell us about the new hand-breaded chicken nuggets, dubbed savvy nuggets, available in five-, eight-, 12 or 100-piece packages. The new menu item joins Savvy’s famous sliders, chicken fingers, onion rings, cheesy curds, shakes and more. Savvy Sliders has multiple metro Detroit locations, including Farmington, Farmington Hills, Oak Park, Rochester, Sterling Heights, Troy, Ferndale and more.
Andy Welch, co-owner of Hollywood Markets, with locations in Royal Oak, Bloomfield Hills, Troy and Madison Heights, told us about his neighborhood grocery stores, family-owned since 1924. The markets cater to customers with an eye for fresh produce and meat. They offer personalized customer service, greeting customers by name and enabling them to request products that aren’t on the shelves. The Royal Oak location recently remodeled and is hosting a grand re-opening starting March 25 and featuring raffles, samples and specials all week.
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