On-The-Go

Ever notice that the first time you taste a dish, if you like it, that’s what you expect it to taste like in perpetuity at every other restaurant that serves it?

Imagine walking into a café, grabbing a drink, ordering an apple cranberry turkey panini that’s ready in five minutes and then walking out without ever opening your wallet.

It’s hard to pinpoint a favorite at Aperitivo, as the menu is always changing.

It’s lunchtime, but it’s cold, wet and rainy outside. You’re craving some authentic Mexican restaurant food, but you just don’t don’t want to leave the cozy confines of your car.

Over the summer, we took a reader suggestion of featuring First Wok as an On The Go feature, and it is a perfect quick dinner idea for much of the Grand Rapids metro area.

In West Michigan, it can seem like there is a pizza place on almost every corner.

With costs rising at restaurants across the country, it’s refreshing when a spot offers up affordable, yet delicious cuisine.

A grocery store at Knapp’s Corner has a fresh coat of paint and more local products.

Fresh Thyme Market recently reopened the doors of its Grand Rapids location.

The mother of all tacos has arrived.

Bagels are seemingly all the rage nowadays in Grand Rapids.

A location of the national Crumbl Cookies franchise is opening tomorrow in Holland.

A box lunch delivery and catering franchise is celebrating three years by giving back to its customers in a delicious way.

A fast-casual chain known for its portable chicken and waffles is coming to Celebration Village this fall.

The owners of an Egyptian restaurant are hosting a trial run this week.

Food truck season kicks off in Grand Rapids this weekend with an event downtown.

The organizers of a food festival in Muskegon have released this year’s vendor lineup.

A location of a submarine sandwich chain will open in Grandville next week.

It might not be often — or ever — that Marky Mark is walking around Grand Rapids.

Dale and Riham Erdman were drawn together by a shared love of Egyptian food, and there’s nothing they want more than to pass that on to Grand Rapids.