FOOD + DRINK
The Best of Beer & Pizza
For more than a decade, the Mitten Brewing Company has quietly built a lasting pizza and beer haven.
Seis places to celebrate Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo, which commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, is upon us
Quietly exceptional French dining
Bistro Chez Grand Finale is the kind of restaurant you don’t stumble into by accident—you have to know it’s there.
Capone’s: Leave your heaters at the door!
The allure of a speakeasy in downtown Muskegon is heightened if you’re privy to the legend that Al Capone owned a home in nearby Lakewood Club.
Fresh on the scene: The wrap-up
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.
Coffee on the move
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.
The Butler did it!
Saugatuck, Michigan should be on the list to be named in the top ten wonders of the world.
Fresh on the scene: part 3, Downtown Market makeover
After highlighting some of Grand Rapids’ newest street-level restaurants, the spotlight now moves indoors, where the Downtown Market has been quietly reinventing itself.
Tiny bubbles of local beverage are a breakout hit
There’s something quietly disruptive happening in the beverage aisle—and it’s coming out of Grand Rapids.
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.
A St. Patrick’s Day classic, stout-soaked
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.
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MAY/JUNE 2026 ISSUE
