Aisha Laurent

Aisha Laurent is an American writer and journalist based in Detroit, Michigan. She covers food, dining, culture, and lifestyle topics for the local outlet Detroit.co. Laurent is also active on TikTok, where she documents travel, fashion, and fitness content for her followers under the handle @aisha.laurent.

Career

Laurent writes for Detroit.co, a publication focused on local Detroit news, culture, and community life. Her reporting centers on the city's food and dining scene, examining restaurants and local businesses as cultural and community institutions embedded in Detroit's broader civic identity.

Among her reported pieces is an article covering the sale of Buddy's Pizza — a Detroit institution founded in 1946 and widely credited as the originator of Detroit-style square pizza — to a group of local investors. Her reporting on the transaction framed it 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, drawing attention to questions of local ownership and community stewardship within Detroit's culinary culture.

Personal

Laurent has documented an extensive range of international and domestic travel through her TikTok account, @aisha.laurent. Her travels have included a visit to Zanzibar, where she stayed at the Zuri Zanzibar Resort, as well as broader Tanzanian safari experiences. She has also shared travel content from K'gari (Fraser Island), Australia, and has documented visits to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, including stops at the Million Dollar Cowboy Steakhouse and the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar.

Laurent has also shared content from Collioure, France, which she has referred to as her hometown, describing it as her personal corner of paradise. The reference to Collioure as her hometown suggests Laurent may have roots in southern France prior to her career in Detroit journalism. Her TikTok presence additionally includes fashion-related content referencing Philly Fashion Week runway shows, as well as fitness content documenting running and athletic activities.