Behind the Mitten

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman of MLive and radio show "Behind the Mitten" interview Dawn Baker, a Show Manager at ShowSpan, which produces the annual Grand Rapids International Wine, Beer & Food Festival.

The festival is Nov. 17-19, 2016 at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids.

More info at http://grwinefestival.com/

More info on BTM at https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten/?fref=ts&ref=br_tf

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman of MLive and radio show "Behind the Mitten" interview Gianni and Lisa Licari, who they named Michigan's Best Pizza in 2016.

More on Licari's at https://www.facebook.com/Licarispizzakitchen/?fref=ts&ref=br_tf

MLive's Top 12 Pizza List at http://www.mlive.com/dining/index.ssf/2016/10/pizza_top_12.html#0

More on Behind the Mitten at https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten/?fref=ts&ref=br_tf

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman of MLive and "Behind the Mitten" recently interviewed Grand Rapids chef Chris Perky, who will be a guest chef at a special wine dinner at Treetops Resort in Gaylord.

The dinner is 6 p.m. Nov. 19 with Modern Craft Winery. Perky is the founder of IronGR, a Cast Iron Restaurant and Osteria Rossa in Grand Rapids.

Joining Chef Perky is Treetops Food and Beverage Director Gabe Bober and Amy Sherman.

Ticket and pairing information at http://treetops.com/general-information/event/guest-chef-pairing-dinner/?eID=2044

More info on Behind the Mitten at https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten/?fref=ts

More info on MLive at http://www.mlive.com/michigansbest/

"Wicked" returns to Michigan with 24 performances Nov. 9-27, 2016 at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts in East Lansing.

John Gonzalez of MLive and the radio show "Behind the Mitten" interviews Amanda Jane Cooper, who plays Glinda in "Wicked."

Ticket information at https://www.whartoncenter.com/events/detail/wicked

Behind the Mitten airs on 9 stations throughout the state of Michigan. More info on BTM at https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten/?fref=ts

Follow John Gonzalez on MLive: http://blog.mlive.com/goinggonzo/

Follow Amy Sherman on MLive: http://connect.mlive.com/user/asherma2/posts.html

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman of MLive host the radio show "Behind the Mitten," which airs on the weekends on 9 radio stations throughout the state of Michigan.

On this weekend's show, John and Amy stopped in Stevensville in Southwest Michigan while on their search for Michigan's Best Pizza. They visited the new Watermark Brewing Company, and they learned more about the area from a local non-profit organization.

They also run down statewide events and BEER OF THE WEEK.

Segment 1:
John and Amy interview the owners of Watermark, which opened in July. Chris Mason, Justin Schaul and David Cockell talk about their vision. More on Watermark at https://watermarkbrewing.com/

Segment 2 (Listen at 10:25):
Whitney Behnke of St. Joseph Today talks about the City of St. Joseph and its surrounding communities as a destination for visitors and great place to live for residents. More info at http://www.stjoetoday.com/

Segment 3 (Listen at 19:30):
Watermark Brewery's Beer of the Week, as well as info on the Oct. 28 Costume Party. https://www.facebook.com/watermarkbrewing/?ref=br_rs

Segment 4 (Listen at 29:15):
John and Amy recap Michigan's Best Pizza, and run down Statewide Events.

MLive Michigan's Best Pizza results: http://topics.mlive.com/tag/best-pizza/
More on Behind the Mitten: https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten?fref=ts
Forest Hills Fine Arts Center Events: http://www.fhfineartscenter.com/performances.html

John Gonzalez of MLive and the radio show "Behind the Mitten" interviews Tim Hygh of the Mackinac Island CVB about the 2016 season.

Even though the tourism season officially comes to a close Halloween weekend, the Island remains open year-round.

More on Mackinac Island:
https://www.mackinacisland.org/

More on Behind the Mitten:
https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten?fref=ts

More on MLive:
http://www.mlive.com/michigansbest/

John Gonzalez of MLive and the "Behind the Mitten" radio show talked to Ken Hayward, executive vice president and managing director at Grand Hotel. They talked about a successful 2016 season and what's in store for 2017!

More on MLive:
http://www.mlive.com/michigansbest/

More on BTM:
https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten/

More on Grand Hotel:
http://www.grandhotel.com/

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman of MLive and Behind the Mitten interview Tim Hygh of the Mackinac Island CVB.

On this segment of Behind the Mitten, John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman talk to Mandy Borsenik of the Bavarian Inn in Frankenmuth. This segment aired Oct. 1-2, 2016.

More on the Bavarian Inn:
https://www.facebook.com/Bavarian-Inn-Restaurant-53798181606/?fref=ts&ref=br_tf

More on Behind the Mitten:
https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten?fref=ts

Listen to last year's show from the Bavarian Inn:
http://www.spreaker.com/user/michigangonzo/btm-invites-you-to-bavarian-inn-for-the-

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman of MLive also co-host the radio show "Behind the Mitten." On this episode, they talk to:

Meg George of the Forest Hills Fine Arts Center, which opens a new season on Oct. 20 with "Masters of Illusion."

Blue Water Area CVB's Marci Fogal, and Claire Secory at ebw.tv (Segment 2-Listen at 9:40)

They learn more about The Deck Down Under from Chef Tom (Segment 3-Listen at 19:10) and owner Janine (Segment 4-Listen at 28:45)