"Bourdain treks around Detroit, exploring what is left of a city that was once at the forefront of American innovation and industrial production. Bourdain explores the ruins of the Packard Automotive Plant, visits a fire hall where the firemen double as gourmet chefs, and eats homemade Salvadoran pupusas, all while contemplating the possibilities of the city’s future."
Duly's Place Coney Island
Hot dog restaurant · Mexicantown
Bourdain ate: Coney Island hot dog with chili, raw onion, and mustard on a steamed bun
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Pupuseria Y Restaurante Salvadoreno
Salvadoran restaurant · Michigan-Martin
Bourdain ate: tamales and pupusas Lunch dates: George Azar, chef at Flowers for Vietnam and his friend Jose
PARTS UNKNOWN
Detroit
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"Bourdain treks around Detroit, exploring what is left of a city that was once at the forefront of American innovation and industrial production. Bourdain explores the ruins of the Packard Automotive Plant, visits a fire hall where the firemen double as gourmet chefs, and eats homemade Salvadoran pupusas, all while contemplating the possibilities of the city’s future."
Duly's Place Coney Island
Hot dog restaurant
Bourdain ate: Coney Island hot dog with chili, raw onion, and mustard on a steamed bun
Pupuseria Y Restaurante Salvadoreno
Salvadoran restaurant
Bourdain ate: tamales and pupusas Lunch dates: George Azar, chef at Flowers for Vietnam and his friend Jose
Engine 23 Squad 3
Fire station
Bourdain ate: crab cakes, lamb chops, and Caesar salad Lunch dates: Lt. Mike Devons and other firefighters
Greedy Greg's Soul Food
Permanently closed
Bourdain ate: smoked collard greens loaded with pork; macaroni and cheese Lunch date: Charlie LeDuff, a journalist who has worked with the New York Times and Detroit News
Packard Automotive Plant
Building
Tony visited Al Hill, who lives on the site of the 3.5 million sq ft auto plant that is no longer in use.
The Heidelberg Project
Tourist attraction
Tyree Guyton created this "delightfully loony outdoor community art project that began in 1986 and now attracts 35,000 visitors per year from around the world."
