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Making Homemade Food More Accessible: Meet Kelly LeCoy of Uptown Kitchen

by Kirsetin Morello June 13, 2013

Kelly LeCoy of Uptown Kitchen, photo by Jill DeVries Photography When Kelly LeCoy moved off campus during college in Grand Rapids and began cooking for herself, she also started thinking more about the kinds of food she put into her body. At the same time, the organic food movement was burgeoning. LeCoy tried shopping at [...]

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Catering To Health: Grand Rapids Restaurants Satisfy Gluten-Free Diners

by Meagan Francis May 16, 2013

  Does it seem like the world has suddenly gone gluten-free? You’re not imagining things. The NPD Group, an organization that analyzes and tracks consumer trends, recently reported that nearly 30% of Americans are interested in eliminating or cutting down on gluten – a protein most commonly found in wheat, rye, and barley – in [...]

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The Gift of Great Food: Grand Rapids’ Generous Restauranteurs

by Kirsetin Morello April 25, 2013

One Trick Pony, Grand Rapids You can’t visit Grand Rapids without feeling the impact of its philanthropic denizens. From beautiful Meijer Gardens (Frederik Meijer) to DeVos Performance Hall (Richard M. DeVos), evidence abounds. But philanthropy in Grand Rapids isn’t limited to corporate business owners. Restaurateurs and entrepreneurs in Grand Rapids have found creative ways to [...]

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Cool Brews. Hot Eats. Mind? Blown. An evening at Harmony Brewing Company and Trillium Haven Restaurant.

by Meagan Francis February 26, 2013

I’ll admit it: up until now, I’ve always been more inclined to order wine than beer with a restaurant meal.  I love the way wine can transform a meal, and how creative restaurants often are with pairing it with their dishes. I just didn’t realize that beer pairings could work on the same level. Cool [...]

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Pairing Cool Brews & Hot Eats With Brewery Vivant Head Chef Chris Weimer

by Kirsetin Morello February 21, 2013

If you checked the rolls of students earning automotive technology degrees at Ferris State University a few years back, you’d find this name among all the others: Chris Weimer. But Weimer never pursed his chosen field. Instead, he returned to the field that he feels chose him: the restaurant businesses. Weimer started as a host [...]

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Reds on the River teams up with Rockford Brewing Company for Cool Brews. Hot Eats.

by Kirsetin Morello February 14, 2013

If you were looking for Reds on the River Executive Chef Glenn Forgie years ago, you wouldn’t have found him in a kitchen. Instead, he was busy cultivating banking clients in Tucson, AZ. Although he enjoyed his work in the business industry, Forgie didn’t feel like that’s what he was made for. “When I was [...]

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Opah Gangnam Style and Drunken Cow Burgers, with Chef Eric DeWaard, Graydon’s Crossing

by Kirsetin Morello February 7, 2013

That’s the name of the creative dish recently introduced by Grand Rapids native Eric DeWaard, head chef at Graydon’s Crossing. Inspired by the popular Gangnam Style song, DeWaard glazed a 5-ounce Hawaiian Opah with Korean barbeque, and served it with chilled green beans and orange citrus mash. DeWaard says he likes to take cues from [...]

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Watermark Grille gets creative for Cool Brews. Hot Eats.

by Kirsetin Morello January 31, 2013

Despite boasting almost a dozen local breweries and receiving national accolades (Beer City USA 2012 and 10 Best Vacation Cities for Beer Lovers), Grand Rapids’ beer community isn’t quaffing quietly this winter. Instead, in conjunction with the already sold out 8th Annual Winter Beer Festival on February 23, Grand Rapids restaurants are breaking out the [...]

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The Best Karaoke in Grand Rapids

by Kirsetin Morello January 11, 2013

Your New Year’s Resolution may have been to lose weight or eat right, but what about having more fun? If you’re ready to mix things up in 2013, karaoke in Grand Rapids might be just the thing to try. People enjoy karaoke for all sorts of reasons, like rockin’ out with friends or letting out [...]

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Start the New Year with Cooking Classes in Grand Rapids

by Kirsetin Morello January 7, 2013

With fresh New Year’s Resolutions and the energy of a New Year ahead, many of us are hoping to eat healthier and prepare better meals in 2013. What better way to kick things into gear than by taking a Grand Rapids cooking class? There are so many cooking classes offered in Grand Rapids that it [...]

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