Restaurants

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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Beer The Change: Grand Rapids Embraces Sustainable Brewing

by Kirsetin Morello May 2, 2013

A few of Founders Brewing Co.’s many offerings Grand Rapids has Beer Week, a Winter Beer Festival (outside!), a burgeoning home brewing community and chefs who use beer in brownie sundaes. It’s also home to 15 fantastically different breweries, so residents weren’t one bit surprised when their craft beer-loving city was awarded the moniker Beer [...]

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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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Founder’s Releases its Kentucky Breakfast Stout in Style

by Jill Anderson March 29, 2013

When they titled Grand Rapids Beer City USA, I think the people throughout Grand Rapids all shouted “heck yeah!”, raised their stein in salute and proceeded to dream up way after way to make sure we never, ever lose this title. We love our beer here. More importantly we love our craft beer here. So [...]

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An evening of fun and laughter at Grand Rapids’ LaughFest 2013

by Meagan Francis March 14, 2013

When we arrived in Grand Rapids last Saturday afternoon, the city was alive. My husband and I and our friends Jeff and Lisa from Chicago had come to enjoy an evening in the city and to enjoy LaughFest – specifically, to see Joel McHale, star of Community and The Soup, perform stand-up at Ford Fieldhouse. [...]

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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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Interview with Peter Setterington, Executive Chef at Bistro Chloe Élan

by Kirsetin Morello November 26, 2012

When Christine Gill put her daughter, Chloe Élan, up for adoption in 1986 no one could’ve guessed that 23 years later they’d reunite and Gill would eventually name a restaurant after her. But to the delight of foodies in West Michigan, that’s exactly what happened. The result is Bistro Chloe Élan, an upscale spot with [...]

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