Sunday, January 18, 2026

MEET & EAT

12.19.25 Group dining at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Farm-to-Table: Taste the Difference

Fresh on the Food Scene

Big Rock Italian Chophouse in Birmingham has been a long time coming. The Italian restaurant, cigar lounge, and club had a much-anticipated opening in...

Get Back to the Land at Farms and Wineries

Tucked away on the 158-acre grounds of Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids is a three-quarter-scale model of the farmhouse that...

Gather & Graze

How important is a vibrant food scene when making a destination attractive to meeting planners? Extremely, say the experts. “Groups always want something to...
Restaurants

Raising the Bar in Detroit

With its growing demand for sizable lodging, Detroit welcomes multiple new and renovated hotels to its downtown streetscape. The cool new spots for dining...
Brunch Babes Food Truck. August 17, 2023

Meals Keep on Rolling

Several years ago, Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest hired three food trucks for a state government department meeting. Marriott Conference Service Manager...
Mike Castiglione, operating owner of Stiggs Brewery & Kitchen in Boyne City. May 16, 2023

Huddle Over Hops

You can hardly walk a block in the state these days without getting an opportunity to enjoy a new craft beer, as the Pure...

A World of Food

The American palate is changing. Not only are we embracing foods from differ- ent parts of the world, many of the ingredients that go...

You Are Never Far From a Pasty Shop in Michigan

The Founder of one of the Upper Peninsula’s oldest pasty shops used to share an apocryphal tale about the time an iron miner’s coat...

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