FOOD + DRINK
Two local restaurants close doors
A pizza place and a Lebanese restaurant announced over the weekend that they are closing their doors.
Poll: 31% of Michiganders plan alcohol-filled celebration period after pandemic end
A poll revealed 31% of Michiganders are planning a prolonged period of alcohol-filled festivities after the end of the pandemic.
Coffee company launches investment campaign
Grand Rapids-based Roast Umber is funding the growth of its product line and expansion of distribution with capital raised from community investors.
Michigan’s first gluten-free brewery to open in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids has no shortage of beer for enthusiasts, but for those with a gluten allergy, it can feel like wandering through a desert with nothing to drink.
Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes partners with Shaq on basketball cereal
Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes is giving customers a chance to win boxes of its new basketball-themed cereal autographed by NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal.
Editor’s pick
There is a new burger shack in town, and it is living up to its name: Hall of Fame Burgers.
Neighborhood markets
Grand Rapids enjoys a plethora of small markets offering everything from everyday items to specialty foods not easily found anywhere else in the city.
Cereal café joins Eastown
At just 17, Taylor Kyle is balancing both life as a senior at East Kentwood High School and as a business owner of the recently opened Eastown Cereal Café.
Kaffeine jolt
Korean-inspired and female-owned Kaffeine Place recently opened along the iconic “Medical Mile.”
Jersey Mike’s giving one day of sub sales to Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital
Jersey Mike’s fans can eat a sub and help a hospital next week.
Kale and walnut pesto recipe
This pesto packs a nutrient punch.