Dining Features
Josh Tyron
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Put on your hardhat, and take a tour of 38 Commerce with Chuck Hoyt of Locus Development and Rapid Growth videographer Josh Tyron. The mixed-use building under construction in downtown Grand Rapids will feature offices, a rooftop bar and restaurant, and apartments and condos, with parking for residents right to their doorsteps.
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Kelly Quintanilla
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Scott Naylor deals in "purposeful art," where a creation can incorporate sound and lighting as well as sculpture for use by companies, bars, restaurants or even someone's own entertainment center. Get an earful about Loud Art Design.
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Stephanie Doublestein
Thursday, October 15, 2009
All aboard this year's ride through fall weather, when thoughts turn to hot donuts and fresh squeezed cider for the kids and its fermented cousin-with-a-kick, hard cider, for the adults. Paul Vander Heide has carved out a niche for crafted hard ciders, following the lead of locally made beers and wines.
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Amy Ruis
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Even though its the second largest population center in Michigan, metro Grand Rapids is surrounding by farms that grow everything from blueberries to turkeys. So it only stands to reason that the city folk would blog about what the country folk do.
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John Hogan
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Boasting fresh food unlike anything you're likely find at the grocer, West Michigan's co-ops and CSA are bringing local urbanites a step closer to the farm.
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Amy Ruis
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Smaller, specialized shops are sprouting up around metro Grand Rapids to cater to the tastes of immigrants who have made their homes here, selling foodstuffs as varied as live crawdads to bulghur. The winners: area cooks who want to experiment with new cuisines.
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Bona Van Dis
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Paul Stansbie thinks the Grand Rapids metro area is more than holding
its own when it comes to hosting visitors: it's taking on larger cities
in the hospitality industry
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Mary Radigan
Thursday, February 19, 2009
As any fan of the Food Network knows, some of the most creative of the creative class are in the kitchen. Here's where they get their start.
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Andy Dragt
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Inspired by travels though-out the United States and Europe, Corez Wine Bar is meant to be shared…its food, its wine and its proprietor’s dreams of a perfect neighborhood place.
Amy Ruis
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Rapid Growth's resident foodie Amy Ruis gives us her picks for eating in the year-gone-by and the year ahead. We even let her pick some in the suburbs.
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