IN THE NEWS: The Free Press’s Sylvia Rector reports that chef Eric Villegas has closed his Restaurant Villegas in Okemos after 12 years to devote more time to his nationally syndicated PBS show, “Fork in the Road with Eric Villegas,” and other projects, including promotional tours for the show’s companion cookbook published last year. … Rector details the opening of NY Cheesecake Café (48935 Hayes Road, Shelby Township; 586-566-7258 and www.nycheesecakecafe.com). freep.com …The Detroit News’s Molly Abraham gives three stars to Chen Chow Brasserie (260 N. Old Woodward Ave., Birmingham, 248-594-2469). detnews.com … Real Detroit Weekly’s Marc Mege reviews Hamlin Pub (6397 Sashabaw Rd, Clarkston, MI 248-922-1700). realdetroitweekly.com … Metro Times’s Mel Small reviews My Cousin’s New York Pizzeria (42967 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, MI 248-874-9999). metrotimes.com

Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com

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