Food Newtork went on a mission to determine the Most Iconic Food in all 50 States. They say these must-try dishes are packed with iconic local flavors that share its history and define its geography. Food Network's pick for Michigan is the pasty.
Let the debate begin. On her recent trip to the Upper Peninsula, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer was seen adding a questionable condiment to her pasty.
There's an emoji for everything. Hearts, and this thing: . And an eggplant which means...eggplant. But could there be an emoji for the Upper Peninsula's signature dish, the pasty?
Heading north to the Upper Peninsula is a summertime tradition for anyone from West Michigan. It's a long trip and all that time on the road can work up an appetite.
Make your next road trip to the U.P. a delicious one with our map of places to stop for a pasty along the way.
Words are a universal thing that have universal definitions, but sometimes depending on where you are in the world those words can have completely different meanings.
Michigan is a unique place with many things that make us stick out from the rest of the country, including certain words...
I'm a Yooper, born and raised. And as such, I was basically born with a pasty in my hand, so I was pretty pumped to learn that there's another place to pick up a pasty right here in Grand Rapids!
Previously, the only places I had found that offer my favorite food from my motherland were Marie Catrib's (but only on Tuesdays), Riverhouse Ada, and frozen at some Meijer stores in the area. But now, yo