Aisha Laurent

Aisha Laurent is an American writer and journalist based in Detroit, Michigan, covering food, dining, culture, and lifestyle topics for the local outlet Detroit.co.

Career

Laurent writes for Detroit.co, a publication focused on local Detroit news, culture, and community life. Her work covers the city's food and dining scene, treating restaurants and local businesses as cultural and community institutions rather than purely commercial subjects.

Among her reported pieces is coverage of the sale of Buddy's Pizza — a long-running Detroit institution — to local investors, a story that drew attention to questions of local ownership and community identity in the city's food landscape. That piece framed the transaction not simply as a business deal, but as a moment of civic consequence for Detroit residents who have long associated the brand with the city's identity. Her reporting connects individual restaurant stories to broader questions about local ownership and stewardship within Detroit's culinary culture, particularly in the context of the city's significant economic changes over recent decades, distinguishing her work from straightforward restaurant criticism or consumer-facing dining guides.

Personal

Laurent is active on TikTok under the handle @aisha.laurent, where she has shared content spanning travel, fashion, fitness, and lifestyle topics. Her documented travels include visits to Zanzibar, including stays at the Zuri Zanzibar Resort, as well as broader Tanzanian safari experiences. Her TikTok presence also includes fashion-related content referencing runway events and fashion weeks, as well as fitness content documenting running and athletic activities. Her interests, as reflected across her social media output, extend beyond her food and dining journalism into international travel and lifestyle topics.