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Southwest Detroit Restaurant Week returns with food truck rally

Guisadillas from El Rancho. Photo courtesy of Featherstone Southwest Detroit Restaurant Week is back in action this weekend after two years of pandemic shutdowns. What's happening: About 20 Latin restaurants are from today through Oct. 9.New this year, organizers are getting food trucks more involved in the festivities. More than 10 of them will set up at in Corktown on Monday from 4-10pm, along with music and non-alcohol drinks from Cafecito Alvarez. A mobile health unit will offer general health screenings, COVID-19 testing and vaccinations. What they're saying: returns this year with a larger team providing support and "guiding voices" that give it "more intention and a more defined purpose about what the event should include," co-founder Juan Carlos Dueweke-Pérez, also founder of local marketing agency Featherstone, tells Axios. Those involved in organizing include co-founder and chef Ederique Goudia and two-time MasterChef contestant Amanda Saab. Zoom in: A few , their region of origin and their dishes: , Dominican Republic: albondigas a la criolla, or creole meatballs with rice and beans., Venezuela: chicken and waffles.La Cuscatleca, El Salvador: empanadas filled with plantain and corn. What we're watching: A new restaurant week is in the works for the neighborhood this spring, Dueweke-Pérez says. Molcajete from Taqueria El Nacimiento and empanadas de plátano y fritos de elote from La Cuscatleca. Photos courtesy of Featherstone Get more local stories in your inbox with .Subscribe Support local journalism by becoming a member.

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