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

Entrepreneur opens cheesesteak restaurant.

Pancakes are the perfect sweet treat for breakfast — a platform for creativity, unique toppings and flavor combinations. Whether you’re looking for a classic, simple cake or one that breaks all the rules, here are our top picks for pancakes in Grand Rapids.

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.

One of Chicago’s top chefs is bringing her culinary talents to West Michigan via a new café — and adjacent shop and event space.

Drinks and snacks we can’t wait for this season.

A barbecue restaurant led by a national pit-smoking champion has opened on the lakeshore.

A 9-year-old restaurant on East Beltline is closing and being converted into a brunch place.

A restaurant is bringing the heat of Nashville to Grand Rapids.

Let’s roll with these sushi faves.

The former Pal’s Diner has been renamed Dan’s Diner and will reopen before the end of the month.

A locally based chain of beer bars is opening its Holland location soon.

The couple behind the El Caribe food truck opened a brick and mortar Caribbean restaurant over the summer.

Pack the perfect picnic — with a little help.

Enjoy your next bottle with these items.

Enjoy a South Seas adventure.

A Sicilian-American family has opened a new restaurant on the site of a former beachside destination.

If you are attending the annual Harvest Festival in Rockford this weekend, be sure to stop by Rockford Brewing’s beer tent and pick up a beer brat.

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

When you hear taproom, most likely your first thought is beer, but Sacred Springs is a different sort of taproom. It serves up locally made kombucha.