Metro Times tours Sunda New Asian Detroit, from the cherry blossom installation over a pink quartzite bar to capiz shell details, and talks with Billy Dec about why Detroit was next for Sunda.
Metro Times’ Lee DeVito tours Sunda New Asian Detroit ahead of its March 10 opening on Columbia Street, between the Fox Theatre and the Fillmore.
The story describes an art installation evoking Japanese cherry blossoms suspended over a pink quartzite bar, details made from pearlescent capiz shells from the Philippines and framed photos from founder Billy Dec’s travels across Asia. Dec shares the history behind the cultures that shape Sunda’s menu and why Detroit, a city with deep ties to Chicago, was the right place for Sunda’s fifth restaurant.
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