Bourdain/Ripert: Good vs. Evil

(Grand Rapids, MI) — After watching many seasons of the always intriguing No Reservations and mostly entertaining Top Chef, we were excited when Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert announced they were bringing their Good vs. Evil stage tour to Grand Rapids. We bundled up against the cold and joined our friends for an evening hopefully filled with laughter, good food, and camaraderie...

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Leo's

(Grand Rapids, MI) — For out of town visitors, we are tasked with deciding where to make dinner reservations. We’ve exhausted some of our usual haunts for this particular group, so we go with an old standby: Leo’s. The parking ramp is surprisingly full for a Thursday night and we make our way down to the restaurant, eager to see how busy they are...

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Graydon's Crossing: Stone Brewing Dinner

(Grand Rapids, MI) — We are frequent purveyors of food and drink pairing events, so when we heard Graydon’s Crossing was teaming up with Stone Brewing Co of Escondido CA for a five-course dinner, we immediately signed up. The establishment’s last shindig—featuring cider pairings—was less than spectacular, but still promising. We hoped Chef Aaron Burrows would have learned from that experience and deliver something memorable. We braved the late January 50+ degree (!) weather and met up with friends already seated upstairs...

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