PBFW: South By Southwest

(Pebble Beach, CA) — Pebble Beach Food & Wine is a non-stop extravaganza of celebrity chefs making great dishes to pair with fabulous vino, and after the Thursday night reception, the real fun begins with the first Friday lunch. We manage to score tickets to South By Southwest, featuring fare prepared by Chefs Tim Love, Dean Fearing, John Sedlar, and Casey Thompson. Our shuttle bus drops us off at the entrance to the Lodge at Pebble Beach, and we go inside for some refreshment...

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Pebble Beach Food & Wine

(Pebble Beach, CA) — Years ago, before we launched HeFedSheFed.com, we had the opportunity to attend Pebble Beach Food & Wine. That weekend certainly opened our eyes to new opportunities and experiences, and indeed probably contributed to the genesis of our website. This year we had the great fortune to attend the 5th annual event...

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The Heritage

(Grand Rapids, MI) — A little-known secret: there’s a fine dining restaurant located in Grand Rapids Community College. It’s called The Heritage and it’s part of the Secchia Institute for Culinary Education. Basically, students are taught how to run a restaurant—from front of the house to back. We, the food-going public, get to sample their learning in the form of classical and modern preparations. Together with fellow foodies Ivy and JoJo, we assemble for dinner near the end of the semester...

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Brandywine Restaurant

(Grand Rapids, MI) — Our recent Sunday morning outings have borne worthwhile adventures, so we decided to keep the streak alive by scheduling breakfast at Brandywine Restaurant in Grand Rapids East. We manage to beat the regular morning crowd by getting up early. There are even parking spots around back! Although Brandywine isn’t much to look at from the outside, we are hoping for a hearty meal inside...

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