Angelo’s Pizzeria
666 E. Main Street #B- Centreville, MI 49032
- (269) 467-6880
- No Known Website
- Menu
I’m running out of places to eat in Centreville. Sure, I could just repeat, but that’s just not me. I’ve only got a few more days down that way. I’m sure I’ll survive.
As I was heading out to Yoder’s Country Market for lunch, I noticed Angelo’s Pizzeria in a strip mall right on Main Street on the east side of town. It didn’t look like much, but pizza did sound good. They had a few sandwich specials on a sign board out by the road, but it was pizza I was in the mood for.
The small shop is pretty typical for pizza joints. There are a half dozen tables spread out in front of the order counter. The kitchen takes up most of the space and most of their business is probably take out. There was no one else in the place other than the two employees and one of those was a delivery driver who came and went quite a few times in the 45 minutes I was there. Read more…
Covered Bridge Diner
104 W. Main Street- Centreville, MI 49032
- (269) 467-7200
- No Known Website
- Menu
Another day in St. Joseph County for work means another opportunity to eat out. I was actually by myself so when lunch time rolled around, I could pick whatever I wanted.
J has actually been to Centreville for work several times and she suggested a little diner right in the heart of the small St. Joseph County community.
The Covered Bridge Diner is on the corner Main and Dean Streets across from the St. Joseph County Courthouse. The area surrounding the courthouse is mostly older row buildings. The Covered Bridge Diner takes up the corner space along the busiest stretch of road in town.
The diner takes its name from the Langley Covered Bridge which is just a few miles north of town. Parking is wherever you can find it on the street and seating is whatever is open at the time. Read more…
Oberon Release Date Announced!
Bell’s announced the release day for this year’s Oberon. According to a post on Bellsbeer.com, the release will happen on Monday, March 28.
I’ve circled the date on my calendar…..
From a Millennium Restaurant Group press release….
Millennium Restaurant Group to Feature Castello Banfi Wines for Millennium Showcase
KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For the fifth year in a row Millennium Restaurant Group is excited to host the Millennium Showcase on Thursday, March 24; an annual food and wine event where all four of the Millennium Chefs will share a kitchen for one night as they each prepare a dish for this four-course dinner. The Chefs’ dishes will be inspired from the reserve selection of Castello Banfi family of wines as each dish will be paired with a specially selected wine.
For the first time in the event’s five year history the Millennium Showcase will be held at Martell’s; in the past it has been held at the Epic Bistro. The venue change will not only accommodate more seats for guests, but Martell’s has its own parking lot, making parking free and easy for all in attendance.
Castello Banfi is a family-owned vineyard estate and winery in the Brunello region of Tuscany, Italy. Special guest Gary Cook—Certified Specialist of Wine and Sommelier—will be present all evening to share his knowledge about the wines. In addition to the four wines served, there will be additional offerings from Castello Banfi available for taste and retail purchase.
This year’s lineup is as follows: Read more…
Applebee’s – Oshtemo Township
5330 W. Main StreetFree lunch! Well, sort of free lunch. We had to spend a lot to get it, but didn’t have to buy anything we wouldn’t have anyway. But why am I telling you that? You know how credit card rewards work.
So, we had some errands to run after J got home from work and just last Friday, we got a $25 Applebee’s gift card as a points reward from one of our credit cards. Before heading to the mall, we headed to lunch.
There are two Applebee’s locations in Kalamazoo. We chose the one on West Main Street in Oshtemo Township. The other is on Gull Road on the east side of town.
J was home a little earlier than normal, so we actually walked in to the restaurant at a normal lunch time. We were met by a waitress who took us to a booth just on the other side of the bar area. Read more…
The Library Kitchen & Taphouse
3725 W. Michigan AvenueReally short night and really long day at work. That’s always fun.
On my way home, I called J to see what she wanted to do for dinner. Friday night is usually our dining out night, but by the time I got home, I had been up well over 24 hours. She suggested just ordering in, but I didn’t want to give up Friday night even though I was tired. Plus, there are a few places on my to-do list that only open for dinner and we usually go out for lunch. Since we were going out for dinner, I wanted to try one of those places.
The Library Kitchen & Taphouse is on Michigan Avenue east of Drake Road. In the almost two years we’ve lived in Kalamazoo, I have never drove down that stretch of Michigan. I had no idea where the restaurant actually was and I had never been by it. I kept looking at the address trying to figure out where it was. Read more…
Yoder’s Country Market
375 Eleanor DriveThe thing I really like about my job is that I’m not confined to an office. I get to travel all over West Michigan which means I get opportunities to sample restaurants in several different towns.
My latest travels took me a little ways south of Kalamazoo to Centreville. My co-worker has been to that area quite a few times so I deferred to her when it came time for lunch.
Without hesitation, she pointed me towards Yoder’s Country Market. It’s a small building on the east side of town near the intersection of Eleanor Drive and East Main Street. The business is actually a grocery store, but they have a great deli where they make subs and salads fresh to order as well as BBQ. Read more…
Press Release – Borgess Farmer’s Market to Open Year Round
From a Borgess Medical Center press release….
Farmer’s Market at Borgess to be held year-around
Beginning this March, the Farmer’s Market at Borgess Medical Center (BMC) will be held throughout the year, including the winter months. Twenty vendors are currently signed-up to participate.
To promote good nutrition and health, the Farmer’s Markets at Borgess will sell a wide range of delicious and nutritious foods grown in Southwest Michigan for members of the public.
The Farmers Market will be held from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, every other Thursday, beginning March 10. As the year progresses, to check on specific dates people may call (269) 226.5717. During good weather, the Farmer’s Market will be held in the BMC Courtyard, which is accessed through the Cafeteria; other times it will be in the Cafeteria itself.
Registered dietitians will often be on hand to provide nutritional counseling and healthy meal suggestions. The third edition of the Borgess Light Hearted Living Cookbook will be on for sale for only $19.95.
Participating Farmers Market vendors include:
· Bearfoot Farms
· Twin Maple Orchard
· MSUE Master Gardening
· Adventures of Barb & Tammy
· Bert’s Bakery
· Rykse’s Bakery
· Avalon Farms Homegrown
· Kalamazoo College
· Business Gifts from Cheri’s Chocol’art
· Young Earth Farms
· Edison Environmental Science Academy
· The Cookie House
· Visser Farms
· River Street Flowerland
· Chickenscratch Farm & Bake Shoppe
· Verhage Farms
· Good 4 The Soul
· Say Cheese
Colonial Kitchen Pancake House – Kalamazoo
330 N. Drake Road- Kalamazoo, MI 49009
- (269) 349-9928
- No Known Website
- Menu
A bonus breakfast day. My weekends are usually shot working noon to midnight on Saturday then 10 AM to 7 PM on Sunday. There’s not much time for J and I to hang out, but this weekend, we got a little extra time.
Instead of going in at 10 AM, I didn’t have to be in until noon. It’s only a couple hours, but it’s enough time for us to go out for breakfast.
I didn’t want to go too far from home due to the impending storm and the fact that I still had to get to work. J threw out a couple options, but I wanted to check out the Kalamazoo location of the Colonial Pancake House. Read more…
Asiago’s Bakery & Deli
6997 W. Q AvenueIt’s Friday. You know what that means. Date night…er..afternoon.
J got home from work a little later than usual and hungrier than usual. I was ready for her. I had a web browser open with multiple menus. All of them sounded good to me, so it was up to her.
The menu she chose was Asiago’s Bakery & Deli on Q Avenue in Texas Township. We were just in the area last week when we went to dinner at Bold. We had a conversation as we were driving out of the parking lot that night that we should make it back to Asiago’s sometime.
Asiago’s is in the same strip mall that Bold is in. It takes up a large corner space. The set up is more like a deli although there is a large dine-in space with booths and some pub tables. The space offers free wi-fi so it’s a good place to pick up a coffee and a pastry and get some work done. Read more…
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