Press Release – White Party at Wine Loft Tonight!
From a Millennium Restaurant Group press release….
Press Release – Burdick’s 2 for $25 Ending Soon
From an Old Burdick’s email….
From a Millennium Restaurant Group press release…
This Wednesday, July 18 we will be featuring 5 different styles of New Holland Brewing Co’s famous Mad Matter IPA, along with their Blue Sunday Sour.
Oak Aged Mad Hatter aged in Kentucky Barrels
Black Mad Hatter brewed with black malt for dark and roasty sweetness
White Mad Hatter hybrid between white and india pale ale
Farmhouse Mad Hatter brewed with pilsner malt & belgian saison yeast
Rye Mad Hatter rye adds as slight spiciness
Blue Sunday Sour aged in oak barrels
All beers will be tapped at 5pm.
We will also be featuring some special “Mad Hatter” menus items all night!
Taco Boy – Plainwell
1255 M-89J was going to be home late from work today and I was hungry. I asked if she wanted me to go pick up lunch. On our way to Allegan yesterday for lunch at Corky’s Drive-In, I noticed the new Taco Boy was open in Plainwell.
Taco Boy is kind a main stay in the Grand Rapids dining scene. The original store out on Plainfield was even featured in 30 Minutes or Less. Other than that store, they have four other locations with a fifth set to open soon on Michigan Avenue.
The Plainwell Taco Boy is on M-89 in the building that previously was a Hot ‘n Now. They did a lot of work to the old, abandoned building to make it a pretty nice sit down joint.
While the drive thru is still there, the inside of the building has seating for a handful of customers who chose to walk in.
Taco Boy is kind of famous for their burrito’s, but I love to stick to the simple things. I ordered seven hard shell tacos (2 for J and five for me) and an order of chips and salsa. J was in the mood for guacamole but I didn’t see it on the menu anywhere. I asked about it and found out they don’t do guac, so I stuck to the chips and salsa. Read more…
Corky’s Drive-In
1299 Lincoln Road- Allegan, MI 49010
- (269) 673-4555
- No Known Website
- Menu
Sunday’s have become our day for venturing out. It’s the only day J and I have off together so I do my best to get up before noon. I got home really late from work last night, so getting up was really hard this morning. Lucky for me, I have J and L to wake me up.
It’s kind of funny because after they work me up, L needed a nap, so I got up only to get up and lay on the couch while the two ladies went back to bed for a while. J was texting me from the bedroom telling me she was hungry. When L got up, she wanted to go eat somewhere.
There’s a couple places in Allegan I wanted to go to so I gave J the choice. She picked Corky’s Drive-In on M-89 right on the edge of town.
The small drive in sits across the street from the Road Commission right near the city limits. It doesn’t look like the typical drive in with the long awning that extends out from the main building. There is an awning that comes out from the building and hangs over the parking spaces, but you park perpendicular to the building instead of parallel.
There’s a large menu board hanging on the wall near the picnic tables that take up space next to the building. We weren’t 100% sure that it was carhop service when we pulled in, but almost as soon as we were parked, a carhop came out of the building and came toward us. Read more…
Dairy Queen – Michigan Avenue
1040 W. Michigan AvenueI guess I would be stating the obvious if I said it’s been pretty hot lately? J and I were watching TV when a commercial for Dairy Queen popped up. The heat must have gotten to her because she all of a sudden really wanted DQ.
I had to make a trip to the east side of town to meet some co-workers and drop something off. I took L along for the ride so that J could have 45 minutes or so to herself.
After completing my task, J asked if I’d stop and pick up a couple Blizzards. I figured what the hell. It was hot and I like ice cream.
I stopped at the Dairy Queen on Michigan Avenue across the street from Waldo Stadium. That’s one of five DQ’s in the Kalamazoo area.
The building is nothing to look at. It barely looks like there is still an operating business there. There are no signs on the building and it looks like no one has done any sort of maintenance work (like a coat of paint) on the building in quite some time. Read more…
Press Release – Arcadia Ales Expanding in Kalamazoo
From a Promote Michigan press release….
Arcadia Ales Expands Brewing Operations
(BATTLE CREEK, Mich) – Arcadia Brewing Company has announced the construction of a new facility on Kalamazoo’s downtown riverfront – a $5.4 million investment in developing a mixed-use facility that is to include a Packaging microbrewery, Company office space, riverfront pub/eatery, and a riverfront beer garden
“Arcadia’s expansion into Kalamazoo is an important and exciting milestone, not only for our company, but for the greater Kalamazoo and Battle Creek communities,” says Arcadia President and Founder, Tim Suprise. “ Arcadia is reinvesting in our Battle Creek operation and locating a new production and pub facility in downtown Kalamazoo will that will bring dozens of quality jobs and vitality to a strategically-important section of the city (River’s Edge), while reclaiming a part of the Kalamazoo River.”
In other words, Arcadia isn’t relocating; Arcadia is expanding.
“Recognizing our Company’s role within the Battle Creek community and maintaining loyalty to our existing patrons is just as important as the expansion itself,” Suprise says. “We are continually grateful to our distributor and retail partners as well as the many customers who have made Arcadia Brewing Company a success in Battle Creek, and we are optimistically looking forward to developing an equally important role and worthy presence downtown and the greater Kalamazoo community.”
Limited physical space in the Battle Creek location and a strong demand within the Michigan and Illinois markets forced the Company to reduce its distribution footprint almost 3 years ago, and meeting the demand for Arcadia Ales has been a challenge in the existing facility.
“This project began in August of 2011; I’m grateful for the world-class team that has come together over the past 11 months and effectively transitioned this opportunity into a thoughtfully considered mixed use development that included both City and State support” says Suprise. “We are proud that Southwest Michigan is our home. We’re excited to draw more craft beer enthusiasts to this region of our great state, and, thankful that we can continue to grow and develop as one of Michigan’s thriving and important craft breweries.”
Press Release – Meet The Maker Nights at Martell’s
From a Millennium Restaurant Group press release…..
Meet the Maker Nights Bring Local Brewers and Winemakers to Martell’s
KALAMAZOO, Mich.– Every Wednesday from 5pm until 8pm during the summer, Millennium Restaurant Group-owned Martell’s will feature “Meet the Maker” nights, bringing local brewers, winemakers, and spirit makers to their dining room. Guests will be able to sample and taste special offerings, while learning the stories and lore behind their favorite locally-made beverages. There is no cost to attend.
Wednesday nights currently feature an outdoor grill on the patio, with a special summer-grill menu. The designated “Meet the Maker” nights will compliment the featured grill menu by offering guests the chance to try locally made drinks that pair well with the fresh summer food.
This is the third year of Meet The Maker at Martell’s, and arguably the strongest lineup to date. The experience of the event is unique each week: some new releases will be shared, old favorites will be available, beverages may available for retail, and more. Featured makers for the series are as follows:
- July 11-Bell’s Brewery-Kalamazoo, MI
- July 18-Brewery Vivant-Grand Rapids, MI
- July 25-Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales-Dexter, MI
- August 1-Arcadia Ales-Battle Creek, MI
- August 8-New Holland Brewing Co-Holland, MI
- August 15-Leelanau Cellars-Omena, MI
- August 22-St. Julian Winery, Forbidden Fruit Series-Paw Paw, MI
- August 29-Founders Brewing Co-Grand Rapids, MI
- September 5-B. Nektar-Ferndale, MI
Martell’s “Meet the Maker” takes place every Wednesday this Summer starting at 5pm. There is no extra cost to guests. For reservations (which are not required, but are suggested) or more information, call Martell’s at (269) 375.2105.
Krispy Krunchy Chicken – Grand Rapids
4301 Kalamazoo Avenue SEI understand road construction is a necessary evil, but it has been really bad this year on my drive from Kalamazoo to Grand Rapids. Pretty much every day since May I have dealt with construction somewhere on US-131. The worst of the construction seems to be the current project between Franklin and Wealthy. On a good day, the traffic is backed up to 28th Street. On a bad day, it could be farther.
I’ve been hopping off US-131 at M-6 when I know the traffic is bad and taking Kalamazoo Avenue towards Downtown. It seems to be quicker than taking the obvious routes (Division or Clyde Park) because everyone else has that idea making those roads just as congested as the highway.
A couple days ago, I saw a sign for a chicken place I had never seen before on Kalamazoo Avenue in a shopping center just north of 44th Street
Krispy Krunchy Chicken is a chicken chain with over 900 locations in 27 states. With that many locations, I have no idea how I’ve never seen one before. The only other location I could find in Michigan is in Ypsilanti.
The deal with Krispy Krunchy Chicken is that they’re not really a stand alone chicken chain. They sort of incorporate their product in to your existing business. A lot of their locations are integrated in to existing convenience stores, restaurants, and grocery stores. Read more…
Let’s Swirl
5021 W. Main Street- Kalamazoo, MI 49009
- (269) 903-2662
- Website
- No Online Menu
Remember a few weeks ago when I blogged about a new froyo place in Portage and said I don’t really like froyo but I’m gonna blog anyway just as a publicity thing? Yeah, this post is the same way.
A few weeks ago after picking up dinner from Jersey Giant Subs, I noticed something going in to the shopping center on the other side of the driveway. When I mentioned it to J, she said she had heard a new frozen yogurt place going in to that area.
After a trip to Battle Creek for BBQ, J asked if we could get some froyo before heading home.
True, the corner of Main and Drake where Let’s Swirl just opened is not quite near Battle Creek, but it is fairly close to home for us, so it wasn’t very far out of the way. Read more…
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