Editor's Letter

Travel and food go hand in hand, so this fall, pack your car and head to the lakeshore for a weekend of fun and feasting.

Today is International Beer Day — yes, yet another made-up holiday that encourages us to drink or eat more.

Love is in the air with our February weddings issue.

A downtown Grand Rapids eatery has teamed up with a local lingerie boutique to take dinner theater to a new level.

Grand Rapids has so many activities to choose from, sometimes it can feel overwhelming to decide just what to go do.

One of my favorite breweries in the area is Cedar Springs Brewing Co.

The craft beer scene in West Michigan was completely different in the mid-90s.

Aloha! Welcome to my inaugural issue of Grand Rapids Magazine.

Summer might look a little different this year, but that didn’t stop us from putting together our annual City Guide.

The Kentucky Derby is here, and for some reason, that holds a special place in my heart.

On the way to a party and in need of a quick beverage to share? Stop in at a liquor store and find one or two of these to pass around.

A year or so ago, I was scrolling through my Instagram, as a millennial is apt to do, and I saw my childhood friend Collin O’Brien rocking out on drums.

Grand Rapids might go by Beer City now, but the brewing industry’s roots are much deeper than the 21st century.

As Drinks with Pat takes shape (maybe you’ve noticed it’s a recurring column at this point, or maybe you haven’t) I’m going to use it to chat with fun people.

Shortly before leaving for Las Vegas in 2017, I shot a segment of "Beer Beat with Pat" on WZZM 13 at Thornapple Brewing Company, at 6262 28th St SE in Grand Rapids.

This week, a pretty cool whiskey brand founder was in town.

With a light at the end of the tunnel, we look back at how COVID-19 has wreaked havoc over the past year.

This year, we elected not to name a Restaurant of the Year and instead focus equally on our Top 10 Restaurants of 2021, highlighting the ways each of them overcame challenges and persevered.

For nearly five months, I’ve gorged myself eating out at restaurants across Grand Rapids, asking anyone and everyone their favorite joints and then stopping in to taste the fare.

By now, you’ve probably noticed this issue of Grand Rapids Magazine looks a bit different.