Amy Sherman and John Gonzalez of MLive recently traveled to some of their favorite stops on the Michigan's Best trail, and they also discovered a new brewery and unique festival. This show aired Aug. 13-14, 2016.

Segment 1:
First stop at Latitudes & Steelheads Tavern, which serves up Michigan's Best Bloody Mary. Amy and John talk to Abbey Zamarripa. More on Latitudes: http://latitudes-steelheads.com/
Top 10 Bloody Marys: http://www.mlive.com/dining/index.ssf/2016/04/michigans_best_bloody_mary_top.html

Segment 2 (Listen at 10:01):
After stopping at Latitudes, John and Amy stopped in Trufant to get more details about the Trufant Jubilee (aka the Stump Fence Festival). It takes place over the Labor Day weekend.
More info: http://www.mfea.org/event/trufant-jubilee/

Segment 3 (Listen at 19:00):
The next stop is at the Clifford Lake Inn in Stanton, where Amy visits with one of her best friends, Chef Dana Lucas-Wilmer. Dana and Amy have worked together for years as caterers. Dana and her husband, head chef Bernard Lucas, are part of a group that owners the Inn. It has been in the Top 10 on two Michigan's Best searches -- Best Mac and Cheese and Best Dessert.
More info: http://www.cliffordlakeinn.net/

Segment 4 (Listen at 29:00):
Amy and John stop at the newly opened Creston Brewery in the Creston area of Grand Rapids (on the north side). They talk to co-owner and head brewer Scott Schultz and his wife, Molly Bouwsma Schultz. The brewery just opened in mid August. The couple are also in a popular Michigan band, Vox Vidorra.
More info on Creston: https://www.facebook.com/crestonbrewery/
More on Vox Vidorra: http://voxvidorra.com/