The Metro: Reporter Melody Baetens talks fall restaurant experiences

The Detroit News entertainment and dining reporter gives tips for celebrating Oktoberfest and discusses the latest openings.

A pile of orange gourds.

A pile of fresh autumn gourds. Credit: Russ McNamara, WDET.

The temperatures are cooling off outside and the calendar has officially turned to fall. The leaves will soon turn colors and with that people are starting to think about their favorite autumn activities.

There are no shortage of food and drink experiences in around Detroit to wear your favorite cozy sweater to.

Melody Baetens is a dining and entertainment reporter for The Detroit News. She stopped by The Metro to bring us up to date on what’s happening in the dining scene.

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Authors

  • Alex McLenon is a Reporter with 101.9 WDET. McLenon is a graduate of Wayne State University, where he studied Media Arts & Production and Broadcast Journalism.
  • Tia Graham is a reporter and Weekend Edition Host for 101.9 WDET. She graduated from Michigan State University where she had the unique privilege of covering former President Barack Obama and his trip to Lansing in 2014.