From a Millennium Restaurant Group press release…
Show Mom How Important She is for Mother’s Day This Year
Greetings! Mother’s Day is just around the corner on Sunday, May 13! We have limited space available (see below for each restaurant’s suggested reservation times), don’t wait any longer to make your reservations!
Join us from 11am-6pm for our dinner menu with Chef Jason’s special dinner features.Reservation space available: after 4pm
For Reservations – (269) 375.2105 – 3501 Greenleaf Blvd, Parkview Hills
Join us from 4pm-9pm for our Dinner menu with Chef McKinney’s special features.Reservation space available: after 7:00pm
For Reservations – (269) 342.1300 – 359 S. Kalamazoo Mall, Downtown Kalamazoo
Join us from 11am-4pm for a special Mother’s Day brunch buffet for $18.95/person, $8.95/children (kids under 6 eat free).
Reservation space available: 2pm-4pm
For Reservations – (269) 384.6756 – 125 S. Kalamazoo Mall, Downtown Kalamazoo
Join us from 11am-8pm for Chef Jeff’s featured 3-course Mother’s Day meal for $23.99/person.
Reservation space available: 3pm and after 5pm
For Reservations – (269) 321.8480 – 3970 W. Centre Ave, Portage
Dougherty’s Corners Market
8441 W. Main Street- Kalamazoo, MI 49009
- (269) 375-4760
- No Known Website
- Menu
You never know where you’re going to find pizza. Last week, I was driving around trying to get L to sleep. My favorite route is down M-43 towards Bangor because there’s a long stretch with only one stop light. I don’t know how I never noticed it before, but not far outside Kalamazoo, there’s a little market advertising pizza. I filed it away in the ol’ short term memory for the weekend.
A couple days ago, I was hopping around from party store to party store on a futile search for a friend to find Founders Brewing KBS. I figured I was wasting my time, but I wanted to go out to that little corner market outside of town, if for nothing else, just to see if they have carry out menus.
Turns out, they didn’t have the beer, but I did wander back to the kitchen area where there was a stack of paper menus. I picked one up to take home because I wasn’t in the mood for pizza at that time, but it would only be about 24 hours before I was.
Dougherty’s Corners Market is just to the east of Almena Drive on Main Street in Oshtemo Township. The small building leans towards the typical party store with a few more general grocery items. In the back of the space, is a pretty large kitchen serving up a pretty large menu of pizza and grinders. Read more…
From a Meritage Hospitality Group press release…
The Crooked Goose Squawks into Standale
GRAND RAPIDS, MI—Meritage Hospitality Group, the locally owned restaurateur who brought Grand Rapids Twisted Rooster pioneered a new dining concept, Crooked Goose, due to open June 11. Its plaid exterior, hand-crafted fare and modern atmosphere make it a must-see in Walker, MI.
Like its affiliate eatery, Twisted Rooster, Crooked Goose holds strong to local values, through the support of resident vendors & suppliers through their “Commit to the Mitt” campaign. “We are a company based in Michigan, who looks to lead the charge in building a culture in our great state that focuses solely on locally made products,” says Tom Brady, Director of Operations for Crooked Goose and Twisted Rooster. “Keep it in the family!”
Not only is the food local, it is original. Executive Chef Mark Noseda II, who has a long list of culinary credentials from across the United States, designed nearly 50 options for the exclusive menu. “We really don’t do traditional, we take traditional and Twist it or make it Crooked,” says Noseda. “Anyone can make a traditional dish but making it your own is what being a Chef is all about.”
The food is inventive and so is the atmosphere. The plaid exterior, modern décor, 15 foot bar and 16 51-inch flat-screen TVs are sure to gain local attention. Meritage Hospitality Group’s architect, Mark McDowell, came up with the eccentric exterior. “We are really excited,” says Lindsay Stone, Marketing Specialist for Meritage Hospitality Group. “Nothing draws the public in better than painting plaid on the side of our building; it’s going to look really great.”Although Crooked Goose is not open to the public until mid-June, there will be a pre-opening, VIP party and private taste-testing to get Noseda and the staff warmed up before the big opening. “As we build relationships with our schools, churches and other businesses, the Crooked Goose will be there to support and help achieve community goals,” says Brady. “We are very excited to become a valued member of the community.”
Yo Go Delites
6412 S. Westnedge Avenue- Portage, MI 49002
- (269) 329-2883
- Website
- No Online Menu
After lunch at Garden Gate Cafe, J wanted to drive down Westnedge to a new froyo place that opened in the Crossroads Galleria in Portage. I’m not really a frozen yogurt fan, but I decided to drive her down that way so she could get the froyo she’s been craving.
I used to go out of our way to take her to White Velvet, but the last few times we’ve gone out there, they’ve been closed. No idea if it was permanent or not, but we haven’t found them open in several months. When we made a trip to the mall a few weeks ago, she noticed a sign for Yo Go Delites. It wasn’t open at that time, but she has been waiting patiently since then for the grand open.
We had a sleeping baby when I pulled in to the parking lot, so I opted to stay in the car. I wasn’t planning on getting anything anyway, but from the sounds of it, I should have least went in a took a look around. Read more…
Garden Gate Cafe
230 S. Kalamazoo MallMy “weekend” has kind of been a wash. Yesterday I was more in the mood to be lazy and just watch baseball on TV. Today, it’s raining so I can’t get any of the chores done I was hoping to do this weekend. Oh well….I suppose there’s nothing wrong with being lazy.
I asked J if she wanted to meet me downtown for lunch, but she said she’d rather come home and feed L before venturing out. Didn’t really matter to me. I just wanted to eat.
There are a couple new places downtown that we have yet to get to. One of those places is Garden Gate Cafe which took over the space that was Confection on the Kalamazoo Mall between Gazelle Sports and Rustica.
While Garden Gate is new to Kalamazoo, they are not new to the cafe/bakery business. The original Garden Gate is in Shipshewana, IN where the owners have been in business for several years. Read more…
From a Food Dance email….
FOUR COURSES OF BURIED TREASURE
Nature’s volunteers are out there if you know how to find them. And cook them. And we know how to do both. Join us for a celebration of Spring. A four course menu of foraged delights — fiddlehead ferns, ramps, mushrooms and more. Grab your friends and open your mind for what’s sure to be a culinary adventure. The season is short and special, so don’t miss this one.
$49 per personJust click to make event reservations.
Press Release – Mother’s Day at Food Dance
From a Food Dance email
MAKE THIS MOM’S DAY EXTRA SPECIAL
Sunday, May 13
Special Menu • Extended Hours 8-5pm
Mimosas and Bloody Marys all day!$5 off coupon for mothers who come in between 3-5pm.*
*Must print this coupon and present to receive discount.Special Market Items
Bunny cookies, bunny cakes, spring itty bitty cakes
and spring flowers is our cupcake of the month.Click to view the special menu.
Sorry, we are not taking reservations. Just stop by.
From a Promote Michigan press release….
Salt of the Earth’s 2012 Michigan Beer & Wine Dinner Series Continues Wednesday, May 16 with Founders “Pork Barrel Project” Dinner
(FENNVILLE, Mich) – Join us for an evening of all things pork…and beer…as Salt of the Earth and Founders Brewing Company present the “Pork Barrel Project” Dinner on Wednesday, May 16 at 7pm.
SotE’s Executive Chef Matthew Pietsch and Guest Chef Norman Valenti of Plum Market, Bloomfield along with Founders’ co-owner, Dave Engbers, merge their creative forces for an incredible five course dining experience.
The cost is $50 per person, plus tax/gratuity. Reservations are required; call 269-561-SALT (7258).
The Menu:
Welcome- SotE snacks
Course 1: House-made hand crafted Hams
American Maple Glazed – Salted Air Dried – Country Molasses – Tasso
Course 2: Goin’ South
fried green tomatoes – pork belly – garlic mustard green – salsa verde – fried egg
Course 3: Tasting of BBQ
dry rub ribs – pork shoulder – fixins
Course 4: Slow Cookin’
white oak bourbon smoked suckling pig– quick pickled cabbage – crackling – burnt onion
Course 5: Secret Ingredient
sweet cherries – warm butter cake- ???
Niskers Char-Grill
5051 W. Main StreetA few weeks ago, I was driving through the shopping center at the corner of Main and Drake in Oshtemo Township when I noticed a sign hanging from the storefront that used to be B’Wiched Deli. Of course I had to go check it out to see what was moving.
I’m sure I would have found out sooner or later, but I’m really glad I drove down to see what the new place was….because what I found was a sign for the new Niskers Char-Grill.
It’s only been open a few weeks now, but Niskers Char-Grill has already hit their stride as a fantastic burger joint. They’ve completely remodeled the space adding wood paneling to the walls and adding more of an industrial feel to the dining area.
The restaurant is set up the same was as the old Niskers locations. There’s a cash register at the head of the order counter where you place the order. After that, you head down to the toppings area where you pick which of the toppings you want on the bun. Read more…
Boardwalk Subs – Standale
4154 Lake Michigan DriveI feel like I cheated on Jersey Giant Subs tonight. I was driving from Grand Haven back to Grand Rapids via Lake Michigan Drive right around dinner time. I figured I could find something to eat somewhere near Grand Valley State University. I had greasy for lunch, so I really just wanted a sandwich. I get tired of Subway, so I kept driving hoping to find something. That driving paid off when I noticed Boardwalk Subs.
Tallarico’s Boardwalk Subs is on Lake Michigan Drive just west of Cummings Avenue in Standale. It’s part of a small strip mall about a 1/4 mile east of Wilson Avenue. There’s a narrow parking lot in front of the building and more along the side.
When I walked in, the first thing I thought was, “Man, this feels like Jersey Giant.” I couldn’t really find a back story on line anywhere, but when I searched the address, Jersey Giant did come up, so I’m guessing this used to be part of that chain.
The set-up of the restaurant is pretty similar to JG. The color scheme is totally different and they don’t have the JG signature names, but they do have the giant 15″ subs and freshly sliced deli meats that I love. Read more…
SW Michigan Dining 