Food + Drink

We’re rounding the corner on our series spotlighting the wave of new restaurants that have opened over the past year—and what a delicious year it’s been for West Michigan dining.

When I reached out to Marcia and Nate Czarnopys, I expected a classic mom-and-pop food truck story—because that’s our usual beat at Grand Rapids Magazine.

Saugatuck, Michigan should be on the list to be named in the top ten wonders of the world.

After highlighting some of Grand Rapids’ newest street-level restaurants, the spotlight now moves indoors, where the Downtown Market has been quietly reinventing itself.

There’s something quietly disruptive happening in the beverage aisle—and it’s coming out of Grand Rapids.

Oddly enough, I was in the middle of putting at Pebble Beach when the call of the wild gave way, leading me to a New York state of mind.

This might be the best corned beef I’ve ever tasted — a Guinness-soaked gem I discovered while vacationing in Florida at an Irish pub tucked inside a shopping mall.

Soul food is family food. Ask someone for their soul-food recommendation, and they’re likely to direct you to their mother’s or grandmother’s kitchen.

Today finds me laid up recovering from a broken ankle, thanks to Michigan winter and a treacherous icy sidewalk.

Family. Friends. Food. It’s a winning trio when it comes to a good time. Something Arturo Orduno learned when he was a child, growing up in Chicago

In a span of less than half a mile in Eastown, there are nine restaurants that serve pizzas.

Tucked into the evolving streetscape of Grand Rapids’ West Side, One Bourbon feels at once familiar and entirely unexpected—a place where whiskey reigns supreme.

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Allora, the coastal Italian restaurant that opened in April in the former Reserve space downtown, has welcomed a new executive chef.

Sometimes the sweet smell of success has the scent of blackberries.

Some meals stick with you—not because they’re flashy, but because every detail feels intentional.

When Jenison native Marissa Fellows moved to Boston, she found herself surrounded by tinned fish.

The sun was setting, casting a warm glow in my kitchen after a long day hiking beneath towering sugar maples along the North Country Trail.

Want to soup up your weeknight dinners? With winter showing no signs of letting up, this white chicken chili is here to do the...

My mission to find the best pizza in town led me to a familiar spot I hadn’t stepped into in years— Skiles Tavern.