Food + Drink

The night of July 8, 2017, started a journey John Jermstad, owner of Birch Lodge, said he wouldn’t wish on his worst enemy.

Two Grand Rapids beverage makers have joined forces on a specialty brew.

Café de Miro offers a taste of Kurdish culture.

Promising to warm your belly during the cold days ahead, a downtown restaurant is launching a whiskey league.

The Grand Rapids Downtown Market is featuring a long menu of spicy specials all day long on Saturday.

Atwater Brewing in Grand Rapids is getting ready to host its first Oktoberfest.

Waited until the last minute to pick up a Valentine’s Day gift? No worries, you can grab a bottle of Long Road Distillers limited release liqueur made in honor of the holiday.

A displaced vegetarian cafe is finding new roots.

A West Michigan ice cream maker has created a line of vegan flavors.

Looking for a way to celebrate International Coffee Day this Saturday? Your search is over! The coffee shops of Grand Rapids are rolling out seasonal beverages to help you celebrate your caffeine addiction and the changing seasons.

Picture this: It’s a Saturday night. The air is breezy and warm, and the sun is slowly setting. You’re in your favorite city, surrounded by friends and immersed in a sea of laughter, dancing music, and a type of communal happiness you can’t find just anywhere in Grand Rapids. You are hanging out in BOB’s Beer Garden, Grand Rapids’ newest outdoor space.

Taste of Muskegon will go on for its 14th year, but the festival is changing its format to comply with social distancing guidelines.

One of the city’s oldest establishments has secured county approval to legally allow dogs on its patio.

What would you like to be eating this summer as the Whitecaps take the field? Now is your chance to have a say in the newest item on the concession food menu.

Almond ’Bout That Bass, Join the Movemint, Tara-Misu — these are just a few of the colorful names Tara VanWagoner gives to her homemade ice cream flavors.

Eighteen years is a long time to wait between opening locations.

A local developer hopes to bring a grocery store to a Grand Rapids neighborhood.

On the West Side of Grand Rapids sits “a mom-and-pop shop with a twist,” as co-owner, Sylene Wilkining described it.

Add one part culinary know-how to one part passion for cooking, sprinkle with Michigan flavor and add a pinch of nostalgia. That’s the recipe for the perfect Michigan-themed cookbook, “My Little Michigan Kitchen” by Mandy McGovern.

If you fondly remember eating dinners off of TV trays while settled into the family room couch watching the evening's sitcoms, you’re going to love the newest addition to the Heritage Hill neighborhood.