Detroit basks in the glory of resiliency, welcoming praise for its triumph over a series of tribulations — bankruptcy, political corruption, deindustrialization. This resilience has earned Detroit the moniker of "America’s Comeback City," reemerging not to her former glory perhaps, but, after weathering a few storms, into an even more beautiful patinaed version of herself.

Rose’s Fine Food on Detroit’s east side is a reflection of the city in which it resides.

When it returned after a two-year shutter, Rose’s, the Comeback Kid, didn’t come back with flash or the pizzazz that some restaurateurs see as a prerequisite for dining in the age of social media. I’d argue it did the opposite.

Sure, a fresh start seemed a ripe opportunity for owner Molly Mitchell to give the tiny East Jefferson

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