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Hudsonville Ice Cream is always looking for new flavors to please the taste buds, often looking at restaurant dessert menus, industry trade shows and trend data as well as social media feedback from customers for its inspiration. But recently, the company’s flavor scientists traveled back in time for its newest flavor.

A Harvard Business Review article late last year highlighted a shocking discovery. Ninety percent of people don't like to cook.

Coinciding with Beer Month this year (Feb. 15 - March 15), Cool Brews. Hot Eats. promises to help show off the reasons Grand Rapids continues to win the title of Beer City.

A pair of Grand Rapids restaurants are being featured on the Travel Channel on Monday, Feb. 12, and both establishments are hosting launch parties to celebrate their turn in the spotlight.

There's something deeply romantic about wine, cheese and charcuterie. This simple but elegant spread can pose equally well as date night munchies or an appetizer to an indulgent meal.

Chef Jenna Arcidiacono is something of a culinary maestra. Her restaurant Amore Trattoria Italiana has been a West Michigan favorite for nearly nine years (and was recently named one of Grand Rapids Magazine's top 10 restaurants in Grand Rapids in 2017). The only thing she’s known for more than her bright pink hair and electric personality is her fantastic Italian cooking.

With so many options at the Downtown Market, it’s hard to decide what vendors to try.

A family-owned winery in Traverse City is just waiting on the final stamp from the State of Michigan to open its new tasting lounge, kitchen and retail space in downtown Grand Rapids.

When Sapporo Ramen & Noodle Bar opens on Saturday at 5570 SE 28th Street, it’s owners hope there will be a regular sound of slurping as patrons enjoy their meals.

In case you missed any of GR|MAG's chef demos this year, we've compiled them here. Check out these talented chefs at work, and if you're daring enough, give one of their recipes a try.

GR|MAG can’t think of a better pairing than beer and donuts and thankfully, neither can the Grand Rapids Public Museum.

Meet the new kids on the block. Grand Rapids has a blossoming culinary scene that continues to grow year over year. Increasingly, we’re seeing chefs take tasting expeditions to the regions their menu highlights, from the Basque Region of Spain to America’s low country coastline.

While it’s not the first restaurant to offer poke bowls in Grand Rapids, Wikiwiki Poke Shop is the first to put the popular Hawaiian cuisine front and center on its menu.

A brewery along the lakeshore announced today that it is relocating into a larger location.

In the heart of a Michigan winter, it’s difficult to imagine a warm, island paradise. Unless of course, you’re stepping into Citizen, an inviting new tiki bar and restaurant.

Have a hankering for a burger or some fish tacos? Now you can have those items and more delivered right to your door from some of the best restaurants in town.

A little over a year ago, firefighters responded to a building engulfed in flames. Rising Grinds, a café set to open in Spring 2017, had suddenly caught fire and burned to the ground.

After six years, the Crooked Goose in Standale is closing its doors, but the restaurant space won’t be empty for long.

A local brewery said a popular Travel Channel series would be making a visit on Wednesday and will spotlight one of its sandwiches.

Thanksgiving: Just the word makes your mouth water. It’s the Super Bowl for foodies - a full day of feasting and football, surrounded by family and friends. We can’t wait to dig into herb-roasted, thick-carved turkey and mountains of mashed potatoes overflowing with rivers of gravy. But we aren’t looking forward to all the work that it takes to pull the meal together.