SEPTEMBER CREW PICKS ARE ALL ABOUT MICHIGAN!

CRAIG'S PICK:  Short's Strawberry Short's Cake from Bellaire Michigan

GEORGIA'S PICK:  Ada resident, Beth Farwell's Lunch Totes

CAITLIN'S PICK:  Black Damsel Cards from Grand Rapids

SARAH M'S PICK:  Ernesto's Black Bean Hummus (yum) from Traverse City

SARAH A'S PICK:  The wines of Brys Estates AND 2 Lads WInery (featured wines of LIVE! and Local)

COURTNEY'S PICK:  From Ann Arbor, Zingerman's Manchester Cheese

Click on photo above for more information on our Crew Picks

LIVE! and Local

This annual event will be bigger and better this year!  Friday, September 17 join us at the market for:

• Michigan product sampling (over 20 purveyors joining us)
• Grill lunch and dinner featuring Smokin' Scotsmen Grill Competition Team (www.smokinscotsmen.com)
• The "guys" from Ice Sculpture Limited (they just finished up a shoot with the food network)
• Beer and Wine tent featuring the wines of 2 Lads Winery and brews from Short's Brewery (all proceeds benefit Local First)
• Live music with good friend Jamie Miller from noon to 3 and Four for Smoking from 5-8
• AND MORE!! 

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FEATURING MICHIGAN PEACHES - 2 GREAT RECIPES!

Click on the photo for the recipe for Sparkling Peach Sangria (a last taste of summer) and you'll also find on that page a yummy recipe for Peach Crostini - a great starter or ending to your dinner party featuring Effie's Corncakes (a best seller at Grand River Grocery).

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MICHIGAN CHEESE

With all the buzz around Grand River Grocery these days focusing on all our AMAZING Michigan Purveyors you need to check out my expanded Michigan cheese selection!  Click on the photo for the latest "Market Chatter"!!

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TRAVERSE CITY WINE AND ART FESTIVAL

A couple weeks ago I attended the Traverse City Art and Wine Festival which took place at The Village at Traverse Commons.  It was a great evening where I was able to visit many of the Michigan wines we proudly sell at Grand River Grocery.  Here I am pictured with Chris Baldyga of 2 Lads Winery on Old Mission Pennisula and Shawn, the "wine guy" at Burrit's Market in Traverse City.  Chris and his business partner, winemaker Cornel Olivier will be joining us Thursday evening at Bistro Bella Vita for our annual Michigan Winemaker Dinner (a fundraiser for Local First) where we'll be featuring these amazing Michigan wines (sorry the event is sold out).  I hope you'll find time Friday, September 17 to stop in and meet both Chris and Cornel in our Michigan beer and wine tent at our LIVE! and Local Event.  We'll open the tent Friday afternoon and we've got a great afternoon and evening planned celebrating all things Michigan.  Oh . . .and the guys from Short's Brewery in Bellaire will be in attendance as well, along with over 20 Michigan food purveyors. 

Other Michigan wines I enjoyed?  Good Harbor wines (Winemaker Sam has a new proprietary red blend available ONLY at their tasting room on M-22 called "Collaboration", nice job Sam!)  Of course we all love the wines of Circa that David and Margaret Bell are producing and my pleasant surprise of the night?  Revisiting Dan Matthies from Chateau Fontaine - his Woodland White and Woodland Red were just lovely.  We stock the Woodland White and I'm hoping my wine team will bring in the Woodland Red.

For more information on this event, click on the title above and we'll direct you to the Festival web page.

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