"Every politician campaigning in Detroit must get photographed with a coney in hand. Athletes and music stars going for after-game or concert coneys run into fans doing the same thing. When national media declare a coney showdown, we flock to the restaurants to cheer on our favorites like we cheer on our sports teams."?Joe Grimm, from the preface "At a time when a growing number of Americans are discovering-or rediscovering-their foodways traditions, Coney Detroit provides a rich and colorful picture of the way coney dogs have emerged as a distinctive symbol of identity for Detroiters. Yung and Grimm provide keen insights into the history and daily life of the coney island restaurants that dot the cityscape of Detroit, and they feature the people who make and passionately carry on coneys as a Michigan folk tradition. Coney Detroit is a lively celebration of how food contributes to identity of place and meaning to all those who have taken a bite of Detroit's coney tradition."?C. Kurt Dewhurst, president of the American Folklore Society and Curator of Folklife and Cultural Heritage at Michigan State University Museum "Take a hot dog from New York's famed Coney Island, throw in plenty of Greek immigrants and a booming auto industry, add some chili sauce, a steamed bun, chopped onions, mustard and an epic sibling rivalry and you've got the makings of a classic American melting pot story.

That story is told in Coney Detroit, a new book that serves as paean for what's become the quintessential dish of the Motor City."?Maria Godoy, NPR "More than 150 colorful photos depict the traditions, rivalries, and differences between restaurants that sell the coney in its various forms: wet and dry. While the coney legend is centered in Detroit, Yung and Grimm also uncover coney history in other Michigan cities including Flint, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Port Huron, Pontiac, and Traverse City."?Michigan History, Michigan History "This book is a wonderful snapshot of iconic places (and of the people who inhabit them) in the cultural landscape of Detroit, Flint, and Jackson, Michigan. To most Americans, these names mean cars, but to the people who live there, coneys count, and here is the book to whet the appetite and evoke 'home,' as no other food can."?Bruce Kraig, President of the Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance and Author of Hot Dog: a Global History and Man Bites Dog: Hot Dog Culture in America.