
5 Must-Visit Fall Farm Events
Want to connect with your local food sources this Fall? See our choices for fun events and great eats on the farm throughout Michigan.

Celebrating the 2021 Detroit Food Fighters
For the past 21 years, the Detroit Free Press dutifully announced their highly anticipated list of Best New Restaurants and Restaurant of the Year. However, this year, the…

Visit St. Ignace, Your Home Port
Mackinac Island sees over a million travelers each season from Michigan and beyond! There is plenty to choose from on the island, from Mission Point Resort to Ryba’s…

What’s Cookin’? Genisys Credit Union & Taste the Local Difference® partner to bring cooking demonstrations to local farmers markets
Genisys Credit Union is proud to announce a partnership with Taste the Local Difference® to bring “What’s Cookin’?” cooking demonstrations to Metro Detroit farmers markets this season. Each…

Where to Find your Local Food Guide
It’s early summer in Michigan! And here at Taste the Local Difference, that means one thing: a new edition of our annual Local Food Guide. We’re busy hand…

Taste the Diaspora Detroit Celebrates Foods of the African Diaspora for Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month, three local food entrepreneurs are launching an initiative called Taste the Diaspora Detroit (TDD). This celebration of Africa’s contribution to American cuisine…

Thanksgiving – Indigenous Style
The Thanksgiving holiday has morphed with time into a great American legend that purports the coming together of the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians after the tribe helped the…

What’s Cooking: A Guide to Virtual Cooking Classes Across the State
Cooking together has always been a powerful way to connect and bring people together. While that may look a bit differently these days, the idea is still the same:…

Cedar Springs Brewing Company preserves Oktoberfest tradition
As we trudge through the morass of Covid life, it feels like a lost memory recalling scenes where folks packed under tents to clank steins, glug Märzen and…

Groundwork Center Hosts Harvest at Home
Community connection. Who’s not craving that these days, as the words, “social distancing” become far too much a part of our lexicon! Well, here’s a dose of safe,…