by Sally Zarafonetis | photos by Daniel E. Johnson

Out of a field of over 70 exemplary restaurants participating in Restaurant Week Grand Rapids this year there are 3 having female Executive Chefs. Talking to these insightful women on their career paths, we wondered if being in a mostly male dominated field has had any impact. What we learned is that these ambitious women have had an amazing and colorful culinary history. They share formal culinary training, yet they also learned the emotion of cooking from their extended family members (mothers, grandmothers, fathers, mothers-in-law and fathers-in-law) who taught them about food passed down from generation to generation.

Now that our hamburger poll is done, we would like to find out what restaurant has the best pizza in the Comstock Park/Alpine area. Login below and post a comment with your opinion. In a couple weeks, we'll launch our official poll which will include your suggestions. Thank you!

News Release:

Grand Rapids, MI- In an effort to assist in the relief efforts for those affected by devastating tornadoes and floods that have ravaged the country this spring, Culver’s restaurants will sponsor a “Day of Giving.” Participating restaurants nationwide, including the Grand Rapids area restaurants listed below, will dedicate 10% of sales on Tuesday, June 14th to American Red Cross Disaster Relief.

Culver's of Comstock Park located at 4280 Alpine Ave in Comstock Park

Culver's of Grand Haven located at 520 A-Way Drive in Grand Haven

Culver's of Grand Rapids located at 6300 28th Street SE in Grand Rapids

Culver's of Grand Rapids-East Beltline located at 2510 East Beltline SE in Grand Rapids

Culver's of Holland located at 3035 West Shore Drive in Holland

Culver's of Jenison located at 7393 Cottonwood Drive in Jenison

Culver's of Wyoming located at 245 54th Street S.W.