Food + Drink

Margaritas get top billing on Cinco de Mayo, but their star turn shouldn’t end with the holiday.

As the weather warms, sometimes a quick, light lunch is all that’s needed.

There's a new "retro-themed" bar in downtown Grand Rapids. 

Grand Rapids is not flush with seafood spots.

A new brewery in the area is embracing the great outdoors.

Jonny B'z is making way for a new restaurant.

A new steakhouse has opened in town.

The Cheesecake Factory is planning to open its first West Michigan location.

Two more locations of a restaurant chain known for serving “spicy New Orleans-style chicken” are coming to the area.

Lauded by weekend warriors everywhere, brunch has become more than just a meal. It’s an experience, an ordeal, an event. It’s not a stumble-out-of-bed kind of meal - no, here in Grand Rapids, it’s an Instagram occasion and a foodie sensation.

A West Michigan-based steakhouse chain has opened a location in a suburb of Grand Rapids.

Experience Grand Rapids’ Top 10 Restaurants, Restaurant of the Year and Best New Restaurant.

The former Russo’s International Market is gone, but if the new tenants have their say, it will not be forgotten.

A “patriotic”-themed barbecue chain that gives back to “America’s heroes” is opening a Grand Rapids location this month.

Wow! What a year. 2018 feels like it lasted about 10 years—so long that you probably forgot that the Winter Olympics, the hottest debate (was it Yanny or Laurel?) and IHOB (likely the dumbest call for attention ever) were all JUST THIS YEAR.

The first “garden-themed” brunch place by a Grand Rapids restaurant company is opening this month.

The Gaslight Village shopping district in East Grand Rapids will be the home of West Michigan’s newest steakhouse.

A new craft soda shop is coming to the Grand Rapids Downtown Market.

A local market is closing after almost 115 years in business.

Whether it’s the buzz of creative conversations or the actual buzz from the caffeine, I always feel more productive at a coffee shop. Since Grand Rapid experiences nine months of colder weather, it’s a true java hotspot; there’s nothing better than a steaming cup of craft coffee on a crisp fall day, amirite?