Food + Drink

The idea behind one of downtown Grand Rapids’ newest tasting rooms wasn’t born in a distillery—it came from the maple forests of Caledonia.

On a dark Friday evening, after three months of recovering from a broken ankle, I was ready to rejoin society once more.

By mid-May, the season finally begins to soften around the edges. The long stretch of cold rain and grey skies starts giving way to milder evenings, open windows, and the quiet return of grilling season.

For more than a decade, the Mitten Brewing Company has quietly built a lasting pizza and beer haven.

The official reason for celebrating on Cinco de Mayo is that it commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. The unofficial reason? Mexican food and beverages!

Bistro Chez Grand Finale is the kind of restaurant you don’t stumble into by accident—you have to know it’s there.

The allure of a speakeasy in downtown Muskegon is heightened if you’re privy to the legend that Al Capone owned a home in nearby Lakewood Club.

We’re rounding the corner on our series spotlighting the wave of new restaurants that have opened over the past year—and what a delicious year it’s been for West Michigan dining.

When I reached out to Marcia and Nate Czarnopys, I expected a classic mom-and-pop food truck story—because that’s our usual beat at Grand Rapids Magazine.

Saugatuck, Michigan should be on the list to be named in the top ten wonders of the world.

After highlighting some of Grand Rapids’ newest street-level restaurants, the spotlight now moves indoors, where the Downtown Market has been quietly reinventing itself.

There’s something quietly disruptive happening in the beverage aisle—and it’s coming out of Grand Rapids.

Oddly enough, I was in the middle of putting at Pebble Beach when the call of the wild gave way, leading me to a New York state of mind.

This might be the best corned beef I’ve ever tasted — a Guinness-soaked gem I discovered while vacationing in Florida at an Irish pub tucked inside a shopping mall.

Soul food is family food. Ask someone for their soul-food recommendation, and they’re likely to direct you to their mother’s or grandmother’s kitchen.

Today finds me laid up recovering from a broken ankle, thanks to Michigan winter and a treacherous icy sidewalk.

Family. Friends. Food. It’s a winning trio when it comes to a good time. Something Arturo Orduno learned when he was a child, growing up in Chicago

In a span of less than half a mile in Eastown, there are nine restaurants that serve pizzas.

Tucked into the evolving streetscape of Grand Rapids’ West Side, One Bourbon feels at once familiar and entirely unexpected—a place where whiskey reigns supreme.

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