Quaint Mom and Pops to 5 stars Serving Prime Chops!
Amore Pizza Just like Dean Martin sang “That’s Amore”, we believe you might also find yourself singing those words once you discover Amore’s pizza and Italian cuisine. Yes, we know everyones tastes are different but if you love pizza and Italian, this Italian food is done right. Why? Because Franco, the owner of this extraordinary Italian restaurant, really knows [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
After hearing of the Taste of Elegance and being invited and then asked to be a guest judge by Mary Kalpinski (the associations Executive Director) I now have an even greater appreciation for pork and all it’s possibilities! The Michigan Taste of Elegance is an annual chef’s competition which is in it’s 22nd year. It [...]
2012 James Beard Foundation Semifinalists Best Chef Division for the Great Lakes Are you looking to step your meal up? Michigan has three chefs being recognized by the James Beard Foundation on their list of best chefs. Who is James Beard? He was an American chef and foodie writer who helped establish America’s food identity. Chef Beard had an eccentric personality who brought French [...]
The Stray Dog Bar & Grill A billboard on Red Arrow Highway for The Stray Dog Bar & Grill commands: COME! SIT! STAY! Clever. We have been seeing Stray Dog shirts for years but had never found the dog’s house. The Stray Dog offers rooftop and patio seating and a widow lined main seating [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Ideal Place Located in the heart of Benton Harbor’s Art District, the Ideal Place is a cozy restaurant with a welcoming atmosphere and the look of a neighborhood favorite that you might find in Chicago. We were warmly welcomed by Chris Kasperzak, the owner, and quickly shown to our table where we [...]
Grande Mere Inn & Cranberry Bog Bar While we have lived in Southwest Michigan for almost two years, we had yet to visit this unassuming building that houses the Grande Mere Inn located in Stevensville. We had heard good things about it from many acquaintances, but we had never made it into the restaurant….until now. [...]
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Slows Bar-B-Q Slows knows barbecue! Whether you go to Slows on Michigan Avenue in Detroit’s oldest neighborhood, Corktown, or you go to Slows To-Go on Cass Avenue you are in for some of the finest barbecue in the state of Michigan and then some. Talk to Adam Richman from the Travel Channel’s Man V. Food and you may [...]
