Williamston, Michigan – Tavern

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Tavern 109 Food & Brew   Between Lansing and Brighton just off I-96 is the nice little town of Williamston.  Williamston is known for its antiques and it has several quaint shops. On Grand River in downtown one of the antiques has just been renovated to provide living for a few families upstairs, and a [...]

Midland, Michigan – Downtown Bistro

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Molly’s Bistro The city of Midland is famous for a few things, especially for being the headquarters of the Dow Chemical Corporation.  However, if you look a little bit closer, you may find a small diamond of a restaurant called Molly’s Bistro.  Set about a block off Main Street on Ashman, Molly’s is truly a [...]

Fennville, Michigan – American Eatery and Bakery

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Salt of The Earth SotE   Driving into the sleepy town of Fennville, past the antique stores and farms, the last thing you expect to come across is a restaurant featuring a farm-to-table menu using organic and mostly local ingredients.  Or, maybe that’s really what you DO expect to find in an area where hydroponic [...]

Wacousta, Michigan – Personal Chef

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Cuisines By Isaac   While enjoying the smells and tastes of The Taste of Elegance, a chefs competition in Lansing, we met Chef Isaac and knew we would cross paths another day and likely sooner than later. Within a few days we received an invitation to dine on his cuisines again and jumped at the opportunity. [...]

Taste of the Chamber – Kalamazoo Regional Chamber of Commerce

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The 7th Annual Taste of the Chamber at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Kalamazoo was a prime opportunity for us to meet a few of the area’s chefs and try samples from 22 restaurants, caterers, delis and the Girl Scouts.  The vendors lined the walls around a few cocktail tables and offered appetizers, entrees and [...]

Okemos, Michigan – Wine Bar Dining

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Dusty’s Wine Bar   The song goes “There might be a little dust on the bottle, But don’t let it fool ya ’bout what’s inside”.  Well, at Dusty’s Cellar Wine Bar I promise you won’t find any dust as the staff in this restaurant cares about the fine atmosphere.   Owner Matt Rhodes took over the restaurant from [...]

Gladwin, Michigan – Fine Dining and More

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Riverwalk Grill     When you think of small town America, fine dining is not typically the first thing that springs to mind.  You may think of the local home town diner or the bar that has that great burger.  Well, Riverwalk Grill in Gladwin offers a wonderful menu in a beautiful setting that is a [...]

Lansing, Michigan – Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria

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DeLuca’s Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria If you were to come on a trip to Lansing, Michigan and stopped random strangers on the street and asked them for the best Italian in town I would bet that at least half of them would tell you to go to DeLuca’s,  and the other half probably aren’t from Lansing.  [...]

Kalamazoo, Michigan – Farm-to-table

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Food Dance Located in the heart of Downtown Kalamazoo, is a restaurant that fully embodies the term “local” and by doing so, creates a world all its own.   As you enter the door (from the rear where there is ample parking), Food Dance entices you with glimpses of their menu by guiding you past their fresh [...]

Union Pier, Michigan – Just for the Halibut!

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Timothy’s Restaurant   If you are looking for a wide selection of seafood in Michigan’s Great Southwest, then Timothy’s Restaurant, in Union Pier, fits the bill.  Timothy Sizer is a true chef as he holds a culinary degree from Johnson & Whales University.  He earned his chops in Florida at a seafood-only restaurant and has [...]