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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Dearborn's TRIA Gets Comfortable With New Menu, Chef

The Henry Hotel's signature restaurant strives to please all palettes—from toddlers to connoisseurs.

A child in a booster seat nibbles at a grilled cheese sandwich with mom and dad, while a weary traveller enjoys a cooked-to-order steak alone at the next table. Nearby, two girlfriends gossip over wine and share a cheese plate. And that's just the scene TRIA Executive Chef Timothy Enfield was going for. The signature restaurant of Dearborn's Henry Hotel is all about making people comfortable—with the setting, the service, and of course the food. Enfield was hired in June as head chef, when TRIA was just a little more than a year old. He has since revamped the entire menu, focusing on variety, freshness and sustainable cuisine. "Since we're inside a hotel, we want to have a diverse menu," Enfield explained. "We don't want to be pretentious…

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