Let me tell you this – the Backwoods Bastard is definitely one of the finest brews I have ever had. Complex, lingering, hauntingly good. It just may be the best brew in Grand Rapids, MI, and given that Grand Rapids has been named Beer City USA in a poll run by the guru of home [...]
Category: Restaurants
New Restaurant Added – The Sample Room
We're happy to add another Minneapolis, MN entry to our Restaurants list - The Sample Room with chef Geoff Hausmann at the helm (hat tip to contributor Tom Kuckhahn). Chef Hausmann partners with a number of local farms and operates a scratch kitchen. There are also ties to the local brewing tradition, including the convenience [...]
Of Festivals and Fun
We will not often highlight current events, as the ambition of this website is to promote a larger understanding of an emergent culinary movement, not simply what is currently popular. Yet a number of events occurring the next few weeks are great opportunities to get out and experience the ethno-culinary inspiration that underpins Great Lakes [...]
Underground Food Collective
Just off the main street headed towards the impressive capitol building in Madison, WI is a small store tucked back on a fairly quiet street. The tiny store front is the retail location for the Underground Food Collective that also operates Forequarter in Madison. The inventory is an eclectic mix of artisan products, both fresh and [...]
New restaurants added – Michigan
We're glad to be adding two new restaurants to our list of representatives of Great Lakes Cuisine, and both just happen to be in Michigan. Mia & Grace is located in Muskegon, opened by two transplants from the Houston area, who moved to be close to family upon the birth of their daughter. Chefs Jeremy [...]
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