With seven locations throughout the state, Jolly Pumpkin Café & Brewery has come to be celebrated for its artisanal, granite-baked pizzas, but it also offers equally enticing appetizers, salads, bowls, sandwiches and desserts.
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7/20/23
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Whether you’re looking for ribs, brisket, pulled pork, wings or soul-food sides such as mac and cheese, baked beans, coleslaw and cornbread, Greater Lansing offers plenty of restaurants to satiate your barbecue cravings.
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By NICOLE NOECHEL
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7/13/23
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Lansing may not be the home of the hamburger, but it sure isn’t a stranger to them, either. Whether you’re looking for a quick bite to eat or an evening to entertain an elevated palette, Lansing’s burger joints won’t disappoint.
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By Vidalia Wenzlick
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7/13/23
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Mi Sushi & Noodles was on my “to eat” list in my Notes app for months, but I kept opting for other choices, mainly due to its somewhat out-of-the-way location.
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By LIZY FERGUSON
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7/13/23
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Morel hunting and elk hunting have a lot in common. Both pursuits take place in the mountains, often in places that are inconvenient to access.
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By ARI LEVAUX
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7/13/23
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I tried my first watermelon salad at The Covington Restaurant in Edgartown, Massachusetts. The dish consisted of watermelon cubes that were tossed into a pile of salad greens alongside turnip shavings, pickled scapes, feta cheese and balsamic vinegar...
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Ari Levaux
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7/6/23
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I’m apparently very rusty when it comes to any sort of food-related situation where I have to make numerous choices while the person preparing my meal is standing before me. Recalling my former …
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Lizy Ferguson
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7/6/23
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It’s a sign of maturity to be able to admit you’re wrong, and I’m hopefully creeping a bit closer to behaving like an actual adult by acknowledging that I had it all wrong about …
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Lizy Ferguson
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6/29/23
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At an overpriced tapas joint, I once took a chance on charred cucumber salad. The dish sounded counterintuitive, to put it delicately, because everyone knows cucumber should be served cool. Cooking a …
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Ari LeVaux
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6/29/23
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Graduate Rock Bar
133 Evergreen Ave., East Lansing
4-11 p.m. Monday-Thursday
4 p.m.-midnight Friday
Noon-midnight Saturday
Noon-11 p.m. …
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Gabrielle Lawrence & Bryan Beverly
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6/22/23
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The Lansing Foodies Facebook group is hosting the first-ever festival honoring a tried-and-true Michigan staple: the olive burger. The event runs noon to 7 p.m. Saturday (June 24) at Jackson Field, …
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6/22/23
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I spend a fair amount of time on the clock conferring with my coworkers as to where I should get food. Cask & Co. has come up often — not only in these discussions but also in my Google …
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Lizy Ferguson
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6/15/23
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I once took a train from Beijing to Siberia. We left the station early in the morning, crawling slowly behind factories, past thousands of people outside doing synchronized tai chi before work. I …
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Ari LeVaux
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6/15/23
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When City Pulse covered That New Place in February, it was a small pop-up operating four days per week for three weeks at In KinD Bakery in Williamston. Now, it has evolved into a full restaurant and …
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Lucas Henkel
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6/8/23
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I’ve lived on the east side for more than 15 years, so El Oasis’ original location on Michigan Avenue and its menu aren’t novel to me, nor are they probably new to many of you, dear …
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Lizy Ferguson
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6/8/23
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“Overnight” often means getting something in a hurry, like a package you ordered online. But with oats, it means the opposite. Overnight oats are currently having a moment as a breakfast …
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Ari LeVaux
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6/8/23
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Takeout is a luxury, of course, but some days it feels like the only thing tethering me to sanity and convincing me to forge ahead in life. Am I being hyperbolic? Probably. But I …
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Lizy Ferguson
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6/1/23
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Nearly 2% of the land in the Lower 48 is lawn. In the most populous areas, that percentage is even higher. It’s fair to say that most of us have too much lawn and not enough garden — …
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Ari LeVaux
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6/1/23
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Looking to get your grocery shopping done while soaking up the sunlight and supporting local farmers and businesses? Visit any of the farmers markets in Greater Lansing, where you’ll find fresh …
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Nicole Noechel
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5/25/23
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With the conclusion of Michigan State University’s spring semester, it’s once again safe to visit East Lansing’s eateries. I took advantage of this opportunity and visited Kimchi …
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Lizy Ferguson
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5/25/23
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