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My Sister doesn\u2019t get out much, but what I actually mean is\u2026.she has two kids, one is doing every activity imaginable for a 5 year old and the other is a food throwing 18th<\/sup> month old.\u00a0 Needless to say, she is busy.<\/p>\n So when the stars aligned and her mother-in-law offered to take the kids for the weekend, Gretchen was looking for a day away. \u00a0She called me up and asked if I wanted to go to Ann Arbor for a shopping day and dinner. I am never one to turn down shopping but I really didn\u2019t want to drive all the way to Ann Arbor\u2026.Plus Detroit is cooler. I suggested instead she head up to Detroit and I would take her out and about.<\/p>\n Gretchen brought a few friends and we began our day at Johnny Noodle King<\/a>. A relatively new establishment, the ramen joint was packed, but well worth the wait. I have not seen someone struggle with chop sticks as much as she did. Also, she hates spicy food, so she told the waitress she would like \u201cnegative spicy level of spice\u201d \u2026as if that\u2019s possible.<\/p>\n Our next destination was Two James<\/a>. Again, a relatively new establishment focusing on craft cocktails. Two James distills many of their own spirits and offers tours to anyone interested in the process. After a few pretty and tasty drinks we were off again.<\/p>\n In the midst of this all, our group developed a \u201chashtag\u201d for the day. #gretchensdayout. We needed to make sure the day\u2019s events were captured!<\/p>\n We spent an hour, or so at Casey\u2019s Pub off of Michigan Ave in Corktown, playing giant Jenga and Connect Four. This is definitely not a \u2018relatively new\u201d bar. Casey\u2019s is a Corktown mainstay\u2026Always Important to mix in the old with the new.<\/p>\n