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Chicken and waffles go beyond brunch, get creative
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI - When the Ashville, N.C.-based Southern scratch kitchen Tupelo Honey opened its first Michigan location in September of 2020, executive chef Eric Gabrynowicz said brunch was a huge focus.
“We thrive on eggs, mimosas and Bloody Marys, and having a good time,” he said. “It’s what we live for on the weekends.”
But he didn’t mention the trendy, hipster brunch favorite of chicken and waffles as being on the menu.
In fact, since opening in 2000 and expanding its Southern cuisine menu to 16 locations throughout the country, including Grand Rapids, chicken and waffles have never been on the menu at Tupelo Honey.
Lula’s Louisiana Cookhouse owners look forward to re-opening ‘celebration’
Updated Jan 28, 2021;
Posted Jan 28, 2021
Morgan and John Beilfuss are the proud owners of Lula s Louisiana Cookhouse, winner of Michigan s Best Fried Chicken. They made us one of John s specialties, his green chile cheeseburger, when we stopped in for Michigan s Best Burger
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Then a pandemic hit.
Like the thousands of Michigan restaurants that had to make tough decisions in order to keep their businesses afloat through Covid-19, and its uncertainty, the owners at Lula’s decided to make an extreme decision that affected loyal customers and dedicated staff.
They shut down.