Food + Drink

There’s something quite refreshing about popping into a local tasting room unannounced to find that the guy behind the bar serving the drinks is the owner.

Slow down for an evening at Bowdie’s Chophouse.

With dine-in service temporarily banned in Michigan, Grand Rapids-area restaurants are offering special to-go meals for Thanksgiving.

The Saucy Crab, a Louisiana- and Cajun-style seafood chain, now has a location in greater Grand Rapids.

Creston Brewery opened a year ago and quickly became a neighborhood hotspot. This week, the brewery, located in the Creston Business District at 1504 Plainfield Ave. NE, celebrates its one-year anniversary, culminating in an outdoor celebration on Saturday in conjunction with the Best of Creston Festival.

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

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

A new steakhouse has opened in town.

A new pizzeria, distillery and brewery will open inside a historic building in downtown Rockford following an extensive restoration.A new pizzeria, distillery and brewery will open inside a historic building in downtown Rockford following an extensive restoration.

A cereal brand is introducing three new variations on a classic.

A local nonprofit will host its annual beer fundraiser this month.

A Grand Rapids restaurant staple is celebrating 50 years of flipping burgers with several 50 percent off deals.

This weekend the West Michigan Whitecaps are saying goodbye to a legend as the Fifth Third Burger is retired.

Former University of Michigan football player and Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson released a new craft spirit line, Woodson Bourbon Whiskey.

Museum-goers can sample West Michigan food, beer and wine at a special event in the region.

Margaux at the JW Marriott Grand Rapids is launching its “Women Who Whiskey” 2022 series starting this week.

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

A new brewery in the area is embracing the great outdoors.

In the spring, David Olson, a chef and finance consultant for the food & beverage industry who calls Caledonia home, traveled through Northern Africa, spending much of his time touring soup and spice markets and gathering inspiration for his own recipes. While you might expect Olson’s trip to garner fabulous food concoctions, it’s his Moroccan spice porter that has Grand Rapids salivating.

People can celebrate and support local dining beginning this week with Restaurant Week GR 2020.