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Recipe: Game Day Dip

Corks & Cuts

It was one of the elegant tables with a beautiful tablecloth that I always admire whenever I walk downtown. So, sitting there, watching all the activity in Holland, felt like a dream come true.

Brunch Meets the Big Easy

New Orleans never misses the opportunity to throw a party — and neither does Sugah Please.

Best Sports Bars in West Michigan for Watching the Lions

Whether you’re cheering on the Lions, following college football or simply in it for the food, drinks and game-day atmosphere, these West Michigan sports bars have the screens, service and scrumptious eats to make every play more exciting.

10 Taco Week Spots to Explore

Grand Rapids Taco Week is underway, giving taco lovers a delicious excuse to explore local restaurants, try something new and score tacos for just $3 with the GR Taco Week app.

Eat Tacos. Win Prizes.

Here’s an honest question: Could you eat tacos every day for a week? What about twice a day? And would you do it for a chance to win $500 in gift cards?

Ride the Gravy Train to Michigan Street

Downtown Grand Rapids may have the art this September, but restaurants along the Michigan Street Corridor are working on a different kind of masterpiece.

Update: New Date for Taste of Gaines

Food, music and community spirit will once again take center stage as Taste of Gaines returns this fall.

Yesterdog’s Vibe Still Rocks After 50 Years

Walk into Yesterdog in Eastown and nothing much has changed.

Clean Cuisine

There’s a certain kind of meal that doesn’t just impress you—it lingers afterward in a quieter way.

A taco shop takeover

There are few places in Grand Rapids where a group of people can walk in hungry and completely disagree about what they want to eat — and somehow everybody still wins.

It’s a wrap!

The meal that was once largely associated with octogenarians and bottomless coffee has gotten a pretty serious makeover in recent years.

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Clean Cuisine

There’s a certain kind of meal that doesn’t just impress you—it lingers afterward in a quieter way.

Trust, plated

It’s Thursday evening at Trust GR restaurant, and Chef Trimell Hawkins is using the relatively quiet weekday to supervise his team as they prepare, plate, and serve the intricate dishes that are the restaurant’s trademark.

The Best of Beer & Pizza

For more than a decade, the Mitten Brewing Company has quietly built a lasting pizza and beer haven.

The Forager: ‘A Real Find!’

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.

CHEERS

Brunch Meets the Big Easy

New Orleans never misses the opportunity to throw a party — and neither does Sugah Please.

Tellers Lounge mixes tradition with innovation

Attention, foodies: There’s a new culinary dynamic duo along the SoDIV corridor of Heartside.

In the spirit of Father’s Day

For dads who appreciate a good bourbon, there's a new gift idea pouring into Michigan just in time for for Father's Day.

Twisted Tap turns syrup into liquid gold

The idea behind one of downtown Grand Rapids’ newest tasting rooms wasn’t born in a distillery—it came from the maple forests of Caledonia.

MUST TRY

Best Sports Bars in West Michigan for Watching the Lions

Whether you’re cheering on the Lions, following college football or simply in it for the food, drinks and game-day atmosphere, these West Michigan sports bars have the screens, service and scrumptious eats to make every play more exciting.

Southern Smoke: Welcome to the soul food family! 

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.

Staggeringly good restaurants worth the drive

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

12 soups for you!

There’s nothing quite like a hot bowl of soup on a snowy day. Sure, winter can be harsh, but these soups are the cozy silver lining in the dark cloud that's parked over G-Rap right now.