Restaurants
Community updates: Thursday, Dec. 3
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 12-03-2020 under NEWS
Kent County launches #KCTakeoutChallenge to support local restaurants Kent County launched a social media campaign on Thursday to support local restuarants dealing with pandemic-related strains. Called the #KCTakeoutChallenge, the campaign...
April "Culinary Conversations" meetup examines racial inequality, socioeconomics in the food industry
by (Downtown Market GR)
Submitted 03-18-2019 under NONPROFITS
The Grand Rapids Downtown Market will host the second “Culinary Conversations” Meetup on April 4 at 5 p.m., featuring Chef Tunde Wey. Wey is a Nigerian born chef, business owner and founder of the Blackness in America Dinner Series, who...
February "Culinary Conversations" MeetUp Examines Youth Culture and Millennial Food Trends
by (Downtown Market GR)
Submitted 01-31-2019 under NONPROFITS
On February 20 at 5 p.m., the Grand Rapids Downtown Market will host the second “Culinary Conversations” Meetup, featuring speaker Eve Turow Paul. Author of “Generation Yum—Shaping The Future Of Food,” Turow Paul is a...
Downtown Market to host upcoming Flight Friday featuring a selection of bite-sized cuisine
by (Downtown Market GR)
Submitted 04-17-2018 under NONPROFITS
On April 27, the Grand Rapids Downtown Market will host Flight Friday, a food and drink small bites event, from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. What is a flight, you ask? In a nutshell, a flight is a number of small bites of food or drink, for the purpose of...
Pho616 to serve authentic Vietnamese cuisine in Grand Rapids Downtown Market
by (Downtown Market GR)
Submitted 06-27-2017 under NONPROFITS
The Grand Rapids Downtown Market today announced that Pho616, an authentic Vietnamese eatery, will open in the Market Hall later this summer. Pho616, owned by Ty Nguyen and Han Lee, will make traditional Vietnamese pho noodle soup as well as banh mi...
Creston Business District to welcome first Brewery
by (mariah_kat)
Submitted 03-08-2016 under NEWS
The Creston Brewery team is hard at work preparing for its official opening at 1504 Plainfield Ave NE. Co-Founders Cailin Kelly, Vincent Lambert, Molly Bouwsma Schultz and Scott Schultz hope to create a space as vibrant as the Creston Neighborhood...
Bosna Express changes ownership, upgrades look
by (rachelcc)
Submitted 12-08-2015 under OPINION
If you live on the southwest side of Grand Rapids or in the Wyoming area, you may be aware of the Bosnian restaurant on 28th St. - Bosna Express. It's been just outside of the Grand Rapids borders in Wyoming at 128 28th St. for a long time, next...
Terra GR's Restaurant Week fundraiser sends 2,000 meals to neighbors in need
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 08-25-2015 under NONPROFITS
For Terra GR Restaurant, this was a very good week. “This was the most successful Restaurant Week we’ve had to date,” said general manager Chris McDonald. “Guest satisfaction, the menu we put together, the partnership we had...
Terra GR teams up with Food Bank to fight hunger during Restaurant Week
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 08-10-2015 under NONPROFITS
Grand Rapids is a city that appreciates a good meal. But what about those in our community who don’t have enough to eat, period? Terra GR hasn’t forgotten about them, and even as the Eastown restaurant showcases their finest locally...
Grandwich 2015 Sampled: Day three brings return of the Grandwich
by (SZaagman)
Submitted 07-11-2015 under OPINION
It is day three of our Grandwich review and after a change of venue to the outdoors we were all hoping for something good from our eight sandwiches. At this point the bar has been set pretty low. Day one: Let’s find a sandwich we would want to...