Restaurateur Matt Prentice Pays Big Money to Former Boss; One-Eyed Betty's FestivAle

OAKLAND COUNTY— Famous Michigan restaurateur Matt Prentice has to pay more than $2 million dollars in damages to his former employer Stan Dickson Jr. From Deadline Detroit, "Dickson filed a lawsuit in July of last year claiming Prentice failed to comply with a noncompete agreement he signed in 2009 after Dickson took control of Matt Prentice Restaurant Group assets and hired Prentice to operate them." [Hell Yeah Detroit]

HAMTRAMCK— Rock City Eatery is already a month old today, and they're celebrating with the continuation of Detroit Beer Week and their partnership with Dark Horse Brewing Co. They have a list of their Beer Week offerings on Facebook so curious diners can take a look before making the trip. [Facebook]

FERNDALE— One-Eyed Betty's is hosting their annual FestivALE festival on November 23rd, and tickets are now on sale. The event features tons of seasonal (holiday) beers, whole roasted beasts (think goat, pig, and lamb) and live entertainment and music and even pinball machines. No seriously...there are going to be 30 of them. [Eat It Detroit]