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Tag: New Hotel Mertens
1940s Cocktail Menu Invites You to Sip the Past
When New Hotel Mertens owner Anthony Tangorra was doing research on the history of the Mertens Hotel, which dates back to 1914, he made a surprising discovery – he came across an original cocktail menu from the hotel’s 1940’s era.
GR|MAG’s Most Read Stories of 2017
Take a look back at GR|MAG’s most read stories of 2017.
9 Grand Rapids Restaurants Serving a Thanksgiving Feast
Thanksgiving: Just the word makes your mouth water. It’s the Super Bowl for foodies – a full day of feasting and football, surrounded by family and friends. We can’t wait to dig into herb-roasted, thick-carved turkey and mountains of mashed potatoes overflowing with rivers of gravy. But we aren’t looking forward to all the work that it takes to pull the meal together.
Former Hotel Gets New Life as French Brasserie
Walking into New Hotel Mertens is like stepping back in time. That’s because many of the building’s features harken back to previous decades, including the original flooring, which bares the building’s name and was first laid in 1914, when it opened.