Posted on Fri, Feb 4, 2011 : 1:16 p.m.
Eve Aronoff talks about opening Frita Batidos, closing 'eve' and appearing on 'Top Chef'
By AnnArbor.com Staff
The past few months have been busy for Ann Arbor's Eve Aronoff: She's closed one restaurant and opened another.
Eve Aronoff in her Kerrytown restaurant in 2006. The atmosphere helped her create an intimate dining experience for customers, she said, despite some capacity concerns.
AnnArbor.com files
Aronoff, one of Ann Arbor's favorite chefs and a former "Top Chef" contestant on Bravo, recently talked about the changes with Crain's Detroit Business.
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Comments
Greenvisor
Mon, Feb 28, 2011 : 7:05 a.m.
Yes, you're the only one. I don't even know what "Frito Bandito" is.
seldon
Mon, Feb 7, 2011 : 1:45 p.m.
The name of the restaurant is FRITA BATIDOS. I can't say anything more, because I'll get moderated again for some bizarre reason. But let us discuss the restaurant using its correct name, please.
Lovaduck
Sun, Feb 6, 2011 : 5:14 a.m.
bedrog, I'm aware that the "bandita" is a Cuban food item, but say the words out loud without thinking of "Frito Bandito"! It is clearly a pun on the earlier offensive phrase. Anyway, I was just surprised that no one pointed it out, because living now in a highly Hispanic city in the Southwest (52% of our residents), I KNOW she'd never get a customer, and would probably get pickets around the place--Cuban food excuse or not! Anyway, I don't want to be the Saint of Political Correctness, and no has died, so let's forget it!
bedrog
Sun, Feb 6, 2011 : 12:56 p.m.
its not BANDITA..its BATITA.........jeez!
seldon
Sat, Feb 5, 2011 : 11:35 p.m.
@Lovaduck: I hope so, since that's not actually the name of the restaurant.
bedrog
Sat, Feb 5, 2011 : 9:04 p.m.
lovaduck...re your question "am i the only one who thinks...".??.. evidently, since the 2nd word in the restaurants name is not 'bandito' at all ,but refers to a cuban food item. I applaud a local star of a tough field who pulls off its creative and managerial demands with skill and class. Good luck to Eve on the new venture and , hopefully, a reopening of the original ...and also hope she gets gets a 2nd chance at TOP CHEF to show what she's capable of ( which at her worst is far better than that creepy 'marcel').
Lovaduck
Sat, Feb 5, 2011 : 6:51 p.m.
Am I the only one that thinks that Frita Bandita's (derived from the infamously offensive "Frito Bandito" commercials of several years ago, is a name offensive to Hispanic Americans?
Boo Radley
Mon, Feb 7, 2011 : 1:37 p.m.
The name of the restaurant is Frita Batidos ... Not "Bandita's or Bandito's" It basically means burger and milkshakes.