A Very Local New Year

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Know how I know my husband and I are getting old? On New Year’s Eve, we go to our friends’ house and he reminisces with the guys about how many kegs and turkeys they would go through at their wild parties. Now, it’s sampling 6 packs of home brews (which cost about as much as [...]

Salt of the Earth Announces 2013 “50-Mile Dinner Series”

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Join your friends at southwest Michigan’s premier farm-to-fork eatery for a series of dinner and beverage events featuring ingredients and beverages sourced within a 50 mile radius of Salt of the Earth. The four-event series will begin in January and run through May 2013. “This series essentially highlights what we do here every day at [...]

Arts & Eats 2012: A Self-Guided Agri-Cultural Driving Tour

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It’s time again for the Arts & Eats tour! As you might know, I’m originally from Allegan County, so this self guided tour of Allegan and Barry Counties is in my home turf. From the press release: More than 60 West Michigan artist studios, galleries, farms and restaurants – nearly double the number from last [...]

Taste of Michigan brings 20 food bloggers to Grand Rapids | The Rapidian

  I posted over at The Rapidian today, sharing what I did on Saturday. It was great eating my way through Grand Rapids! Here’s a link to the article: Taste of Michigan brings 20 food bloggers to Grand Rapids | The Rapidian.  

Eating Out: Avoid the ArtPrize Rush

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There are lots of posts about where to eat while visiting ArtPrize. But what about those of us who really prefer to avoid the crowds? My husband and I have been known to want to go out to eat but then we say, “ugh, but _____ is going on! We’ll never find parking the the line will be a mile long!”

Weekly Roundup: 9/5/2012

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I took a week off from Scooping posts, as I was at a retreat last week and then had a glorious, unplugged time in Tustin over Labor Day weekend. So this is an old-fashioned post, not a Storify post this week.

News You Can Taste: Weekly Roundup 8/27/2012

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A little lighter week on the food news front as summer winds down and the fall season isn’t quite into full swing.

News You Can Taste: Weekly Roundup 8/20/2012

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It’s that time again! The weekly news roundup from around the interweb. Grandwich results, Restaurant Week, and more.

Take the Eat Local Challenge!

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I’m so excited to be partnering with Local First on the Eat Local Challenge again this year! It’s a great way to learn more about eating local food. The first event is the 10×10 pledge.

News You Can Taste: Weekly Roundup 8/14/2012

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It’s time again for a roundup of all the foodie news from West Michigan!

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