Category Archives: Casual & Family Restaurants

Inaugural Detroit Beer Week Announced, Oct 16 – 24, 2009

October 8, 2009 – 10:35 am

Following the success of “Beer Week” events held in other cities such as Philadelphia, New York and San Diego, a group of Industry Professionals is organizing the first ever Detroit Beer Week, to be held the third week of October, 2009.
The week-long series of beer-centric events will be held at participating venues in Detroit, with [...]

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Be A Tourist In Your Own Town – Lansing, May 30th

May 28, 2009 – 2:17 pm

We wanted to draw attention to this annual event in Lansing as it is something every city in Michigan should consider emulating. It is just too easy to grow into the mind set that where you reside there is absolutely nothing to do or that you have already seen it, done it, surfed it. [...]

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Live from the 2009 Boyne City Morel Festival

May 16, 2009 – 6:17 am

Editor's Note: We originally planned for this to be a post-event feature, but Cherie was having so much fun that she wanted to give folks a chance to check out the rest of the festival today!

morel spring 2008 by baldo1man
When an avid morel mushroom hunter stands before 250 people recounting a time when he walked [...]

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M is for Monday … and Midwest, MCS, Michigan Agriculture and MORELS!

May 4, 2009 – 8:51 am

Morels ! by cedarkayak
The latest issue of Midwest Living feature on the Best Midwest Food Towns served up a platefull of restaurants in our region that might entice the culinary tourist. Their editors selected Traverse City as the #2 town and Ann Arbor #3. Also featured were a collection of recipes from Traverse City including [...]

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Michigan morels and the Boyne City Mushroom Festival

April 20, 2009 – 7:30 am

morel mushroom by Latitude 45
The Boyne City National Morel Mushroom Festival takes place May 14-17, 2009. This year is the 49th annual*, and the 4 day celebration of the morel mushroom includes a morel seminar and guided mushroom hunt on Friday and of course the Boyne Valley Lions National Mushroom Hunt on on Saturday (be [...]

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2nd Annual Chef's Challenge at Shanty Creek ~ April 24-26

March 31, 2009 – 11:18 am

Looking for a way to heat up your springtime in Northern Michigan? Look no further than the  Springtime Splendor Week at the 2nd Annual Chef's Challenge at Shanty Creek. What could be more fun than a food fight? A little healthy competition in celebration of the greatest food and food talent that Michigan [...]

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10 Day Assembly Line Concert on behalf of Big Three

March 19, 2009 – 10:48 am

tntdavid was on hand for the opening of the Assembly Line Concert that featured Motown artist and Detroit City Council member Martha Reeves and trumpeter Walter White...

Welcome back to the Ross Sandelius Michigan Music Show. Yesterday Ross provided a photo for our Rothbury post and this morning he tipped me off to the 240-hour "Assembly Line" [...]

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Absolute Michigan's Mondo Valentine's Day Rundown

February 11, 2009 – 3:15 pm

Ginny, You Are My Shining Star by docksidepress
We have compiled an extensive list of Valentine's Day Events, Gift Ideas, Getaways & Dating Ideas, Giveaways and Parties for Singles, Couples & Kids. With Absolute Michigan's Mondo Valentine's Day Rundown you have no excuse in not charting out a stellar V-Day. Just scroll through this seemingly [...]

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Celebrate Valentine's Day the Michigan Way

February 11, 2009 – 1:40 pm

love from detroit by n.elle
The day for lovers, sweethearts and paramours is drawing close. Like it, love it, or hate it, Valentine's Day has become an annual tradition. Such a tradition, that according to the Greeting Card Association, over one billion valentines will be given out, and eighty five percent of those by women.
As you [...]

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Rolling through the Corez Wine Bar in Grand Rapids

February 5, 2009 – 6:57 am

(note: mouse over the triangle at the bottom right of the video and select "HQ" for high quality video!)

The Corez Wine Bar
Andy Dragt of Rapid Growth TV has produced a cool introduction to the new Corez Wine Bar in Grand Rapids' East Hills neighborhood with owner/sommelier Mike Dombrowski. If you haven't been following Andy's videos, [...]

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