Retro Cocktail Party

Travel back in time to mix up some old-school drinks and nibble on appetizers from yesteryear...

Octopus Anyone?

Lardo, blood sausage, and other slithery succulents await in a former mental hospital...

Here Piggy Piggy Piggy

Austin serves up chicken and waffles, breakfast tacos, and more goodness at Bacon Restaurant...

Weeknight French Affair

SheFed heats up the Le Creuset to recreate a traditional coq au vin recipe...

Something's Fishy

Just because a restaurant is well reviewed and priced to break the bank doesn't guarantee a good time...

Grill One Eleven


(Rockford, MI) — Our friends in Rockford have been telling us about Grill One Eleven for quite some time, so when the opportunity arose to head slightly north on Saturday, we jumped at the chance. We drove into the quaint Rockford downtown area, found street parking just a block away, then strolled past sidewalk sales to the restaurant. Cheerful music pipes in through speakers mounted near the corner streetlights, and we hope it reflects the time we’ll have tonight...

Food Dance


(Kalamazoo, MI) — Not long ago, OpenTable.com came out with a list of top-rated Michigan restaurants, which we promptly added to our “to do” list. Almost immediately, we were presented the opportunity to dine at one of these top 10 restaurants: Food Dance in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A quick glance at the online menu only served to heighten our excitement and when friends JC and RC decided to join us, we knew it would be a special evening. We set the cruise control and zoomed southward for another foodie adventure...

Jonny B'z


(Grand Rapids, MI) — With a long holiday weekend in front of us, our cravings turned to the traditional. What’s July 4th without hot dogs? Grand Rapids seems to have its fair share of hot dog joints, and much like hamburgers, everyone has their favorite. We started asking around and got more than one recommendation to try the fairly new Jonny B’z on Wealthy. So we braved the hot, humid summer Saturday and drove to our hot dog destiny...