T boys and tapas are on the menu SOON. VERY SOON. That's what chef Don Durley tells you about the much anticipated opening of food service at his south Marquette bar, The Courtyards. At first, he suggests it might be within two to three weeks, then he backs off, then he says he might even stage a quick, little pop-up ... Continue Reading
How the New Restaurants Are Doing, and Why We Love the U.P.
TIME FOR US to check in with the new restaurants in town and see how they're doing, whether they've run into any surprises, and what might lie ahead for them.... Lake Superior Smokehouse A BARBECUE BRUNCH? Yep, that's what this Harvey barbecue restaurant and brewery is planning to start up on Sundays in another month or ... Continue Reading
The Courtyards–Something New for South Marquette
IT'LL BE OPEN soon, probably within weeks, according to owner Don Durley. No firm date. He and his crew are still applying the finishing touches to what he's calling The Courtyards, a bar/restaurant in south Marquette. They've transformed a homely little strip mall that was once home to a laundromat and a children's ... Continue Reading
Plans for a Bar in South Marquette
DON DURLEY KNOWS a little bit about the restaurant and bar business. He's been in it for more than 40 years. For the last 12 years he's been running the popular and highly acclaimed Lagniappe restaurant downtown. Now he's got another project in the works. He's calling a "neighborhood cocktail bar." It'll be located on ... Continue Reading