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Enjoyed every course which kept coming. Love the idea of home Cookin with a little flare, shared Family style with strangers. A wonderful evening! The food was predictably great and unpretentious, but the series also highlighted the growing importance of personality and storytelling to the modern dining experience.

Purchase frame home. Be in the Know Join our mailing list for frame experiences , chef residencies, and events. What is Frame? Tucked quietly behind FRAMEbar, frame is a revolving creative hub, home to a carefully curated programs of chef residencies and all round awesome experiences. Indonesian food hasn't been among the more well-represented fare in the generally diverse culinary world of metro Detroit.

We ostensibly love our Asian cuisine — everything from spicy tuna hand rolls to Vietnamese soup with pineapple and okra — but Indonesian is hard to find. That's changed a bit with the first installment of the Komodo Kitchen pop-up supper club. Unfamiliar with the pop-up concept? Fortunately, it's pretty straightforward: Organizers announce a time and place, generally an off day for a borrowed bricks and mortar restaurant, and offer reservations for as many seats as they have available.

Rinse and repeat. Komodo isn't the first metro area pop-up, but it's among the most focused in terms of its offerings. Its operators — friends Gina Onyx, April Boyle and Deanne Iovan — are committed to bringing all the spice and subtlety of Indo-fusion to metro Detroiters.

Their first gathering took place on Sunday, Oct. All three members of the Komodo Kitchen team have a history in the food industry ranging from the front of the house to working over a wok, but it's the Indonesian-born Onyx who brings the cultural know-how to this particular endeavor. She'd catered for large groups before — including at Iovan's wedding — and the trio decided to find a way to offer this experience to others.

A pop-up without all the commitments of more traditional operations seemed like a perfect way to begin. They were right. The first course was ketoprak , a rice noodle and tofu salad served over a slice of banana leaf attractively trimmed to fit the center of a plate. Cooked to a soft texture without becoming gummy, the noodles are tossed with peanut dressing and garnished with fresh, crunchy bean sprouts and shrimp crackers.

Both the peanut sauce and the crackers were homemade, and they could redefine people's expectations of what those ingredients can be in a dish. No one in our party could claim expertise in Indonesian fare, but the depth of flavor and richness of the sauce were unmatched by anything similar we'd ever tasted. She is also co-owner and investor in Gold Cash Gold , building and restaurant, in Corktown.

Contact us today to discuss how we can bring a taste of Indonesia to your event. Remember me. Lost your password? Love the idea of home Cookin with a little flare, shared Family style with strangers. A wonderful evening! The food was predictably great and unpretentious, but the series also highlighted the growing importance of personality and storytelling to the modern dining experience. Reserve Dinner Experience. Be in the Know Join our mailing list for frame experiences , chef residencies, and events.