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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...
EatGR Meetup at Tacos El Cunado
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 12-03-2014 under
Good food is better when you eat it together. It’s even better when you can eat it for a good cause. Join FoodCircles, EatGR, and Feeding America West Michigan on Wednesday, Dec. 10, at Tacos El Cunado in Grand Rapids’ Downtown Market....
EatGR, FoodCircles ask West Michigan to raise forks for hunger relief
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 11-17-2014 under NONPROFITS
Food. It’s an essential part of life and, increasingly, an essential part of Grand Rapids’ identity. But even as the local restaurant scene is flourishing, thousands of families in our community are struggling to get enough to eat. This...
Wholesale food hub makes local ingredients more accessible to restaurants
by (caithoop)
Submitted 10-23-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
Michigan is an agricultural mecca, with farms and orchards populating the fields of West Michigan. According to the Farm Bureau, Michigan is the second most agriculturally diverse in the United States. Year round, Grand Rapids chefs have a diverse...
Donkey Taqueria serves affordable plates, needs some heat
by (Scott Trumbo)
Submitted 08-06-2014 under OPINION
Donkey Taqueria, in a small building at the corner of Wealthy and Henry, occupies what used to be a service station in the 1920's. The menu is divided into appetizers, tacos, tostadas and other small plates. The menu offers enough options to...
Grand Rapids micro-roaster doing coffee right
by (jeneanz)
Submitted 03-04-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
Hidden in a 100-year-old seemingly abandoned warehouse on the corner of Hall and Godfrey lies the home of a small micro-roaster called Grand Rapids Coffee Roasters. After climbing five flights of stairs accompanied by motivational signs,...
Terra GR donates 488 meals through Cool Brews, Hot Eats
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 03-03-2014 under NONPROFITS
This afternoon, Terra GR announced that it would be donating the equivalent of 488 meals to the hungry through Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank. The fundraiser, which ended on Sunday, coincided with Experience Grand Rapids’ two-week-...
Terra GR encourages patrons to eat, drink, aid hungry families
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 02-19-2014 under NONPROFITS
Terra GR is obsessed with local: local produce, local meat, local cheese, local beer — the list is long. During Cool Brews. Hot Eats., Experience Grand Rapids’ two week showcase of Michigan food and drink, the restaurant is adding one...
In Season: October 19, 2013
by (FultonStMarket)
Submitted 10-19-2013 under NONPROFITS
Newly In Season: Winter Squash!! Get it Before It's Gone: TomatoesPeppersEggplant Currently at the Market: Brussel SproutsTurnipsSweet PotatoesCauliflower, RomanescaWinter SquashPumpkinsGourdsApplesPearsTomatoesPeppers (Sweet and Hot)...