Behind the Mitten

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman of the "Behind the Mitten" radio show talk to Mickey Graham of the West Michigan Whitecaps about a big BBQ and Beer event on Sept. 3, 2015 at Fifth Third Ballpark. Tickets are $35. All you can eat and a lot of great Michigan craft beer. Plus, baseball! More details: https://www.facebook.com/wmwcaps/photos/a.452631210431.243110.50599675431/10153461823000432/?type=1&the...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman co-host "Behind the Mitten," a radio show and podcast about all things Michigan. On this show (which aired Aug. 29, 2015), John and Amy broadcast from Sault Ste. Marie in the Upper Peninsula. That's right: "Behind the Mitten" goes "Above the Mitten." While at the 1668 Winery & Lockside Brewery, they interview Linda Hoath and Maria Goos of the Sault Ste. Marie Conventi...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman co-host "Behind the Mitten," a radio show and podcast about all things Michigan. On this show (which aired Aug. 22, 2015), John broadcasts from Gaylord with special co-host Paul Beachnau of the Gaylord Tourism Bureau. They talk about events and things to do in the Gaylord area, and they also interview Barry Owens of Treetops Resort. All three of them offer up a Beer o...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman of "Behind the Mitten" appeared on WOOD Radio's "West Michigan Live" with Neal Dionne to talk about this weekend's show. John and Amy talked about their trip to Upper Peninsula. This week they go "ABOVE" the Mitten where they visit Sault Ste. Marie. Behind the Mitten airs: *8 a.m. Saturdays on Mix 1049 on WBXX in Battle Creek http://mix1049online.com/ *Noon Sundays on...

Dave Lorenz, the vice president of Travel Michigan, recently sat down with John Gonzalez of MLive and the "Behind the Mitten" radio show to talk about statewide tourism. They focused a lot of the discussion on Detroit, and why all residents of the state should be rooting for Detroit's comeback. The podcast was recorded Aug. 14, 2015.

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman co-host "Behind the Mitten," a radio show and podcast about all things Michigan. On this show (which aired Aug. 15, 2015), John and Amy broadcast from the Beltline Bar in Grand Rapids, where they are joined by owner Jeff Lobdell. Jeff (during segment 2) talks about the famous restaurant's history, as well as a burrito milestone it will hit this fall -- Five Million Bu...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman co-host "Behind the Mitten," a radio show and podcast about all things Michigan. On this show (which aired Aug. 8, 2015), John and Amy broadcast from the Kent County Fair. They interview Fair Board President John Bieneman during segment 2. During segment 1 they talk to Chuck Olson, the golf pro at Wawashkamo Golf Club on Mackinac Island. During segment 3 they talk to...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman of "Behind the Mitten" appeared on WOOD Radio's "West Michigan Live" with Neal Dionne to talk about this weekend's show. John and Amy talked about their upcoming feature on the Beltline Bar, which is getting ready to celebrate a milestone -- 5 Million Burritos. They also brought with them this weekend's Beer of the Week, which is on tap at the Beltline Bar. The segmen...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman of "Behind the Mitten" talk to Alison Abraham of the Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau about the upcoming Fudge Festival. This segment aired Aug. 8, 2015. More details on the Fudge Festival (Aug. 21-23, 2015) at http://www.mackinacisland.org/event/mackinac-island-fudge-festival/ More details on Behind the Mitten at http://behindthemitten.com/

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman of "Behind the Mitten" talk to John Bieneman, the fair board president at the Kent County Youth Fair. This segment aired Aug. 8, 2015. More details on the fair (Aug. 10-15, 2015) at http://kcyf.org/ More details on Behind the Mitten at http://behindthemitten.com/

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman of "Behind the Mitten," a radio show and podcast about all things Michigan, talk to Chuck Olson, the golf pro at Wawashkamo Golf Club on Mackinac Island. Chuck is getting ready to host the National Hickory Stick Tournament, Aug. 14-15, 2015. This segment aired Aug. 8, 2015. More on Wawashkamo Golf Club at http://wawashkamo.com/ More on "Behind the Mitten" at http://be...

John Gonzalez of MLive and Amy Sherman got a special visit from Brian Burch on Aug. 6, 2015 at Farmlink, where John and Amy were recording a special podcast. Brian was making the media rounds, dropping off Slow's Bar BQ and spreading the word that the Detroit BBQ destination is finally open at the Downtown Market in Grand Rapids. More on Slow's at http://slowsbarbq.com/ More on Behind the Mitten a...

John Gonzalez of MLive and Amy Sherman of "Behind the Mitten" were at the Downtown Market Grand Rapids for some research on National Oyster Day, which is Aug. 5. They stopped at Fish Lads. While they were at the market, they stopped at Slows Bar-B-Q, which is having a fundraiser on Aug. 4. Then the award-winning Detroit BBQ restaurant will make its debut at the market. More on Slows at http://slow...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a radio show and podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it happen! On this weekend's show (Aug, 1, 2015): Segment 1: Beer of the Week and show intro from West Michigan Farmlink. Segment 2: John and Amy talk to Andrea Wolschleger of Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Gardens about this summer's Fifth...

On this segment of "Behind the Mitten," co-hosts John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman interview Gabe Bober and Barry Owens of Treetops Resort, which is having a Right Brain Brewery Beer Dinner on Aug. 21. John and Amy also talk about events and things to do in August. By the way, John and Amy will be attending the upcoming Beer Dinner. Get your tickets now! http://treetops.com/general-information/event/b...

On this segment of "Behind the Mitten," co-hosts John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman talked to Dana Schmidt of Townsquare Media, which is presenting this year's Kalamazoo Ribfest. The three-day event (Aug. 6-8) features great ribs, as well as concerts at Arcadia Festival Place in downtown Kalamazoo. Performing this year: Chase Bryant (Aug, 6), Blue Oyster Cult (Aug. 7) and Craig Morgan (Aug. 8). Ticket...

On this segment of "Behind the Mitten," co-hosts John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman talk to Andrea Wolschleger of Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Gardens about this summer's Fifth Third Bank Summer Concert Season as well as the newly opened Japanese Gardens. This segment aired Aug. 1, 2015. More on Meijer Gardens at http://www.meijergardens.org/ More on Behind the Mitten at http://behindthemitten...

John Gonzalez appeared on Neal Dionne's "West Michigan Live" (on July 30, 2015) to talk about this weekend's "Behind the Mitten" show. They talked about next weekend's Kalamazoo Ribfest, as well as some of the entertainers who will headline the three-day festival at Arcadia Creek Festival Place. http://kalamazooribfest.com/ It turns out that Neal knows one of the performers real well. They also ta...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a radio show and podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it happen! On this weekend's show (July 25, 2015), they: *Go behind the scenes of the Lansing Brewing Company; *Get some beer education from educator Ben Darcie; *Hear from Scott Graham of the Michigan Brewers Guild; *And let Mitten Brewery Co.'s...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a radio show and podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it happen! On this weekend's show (July 25, 2015), they interviewed Sawyer Stevens, head brewer of the Lansing Brewing Company, which will open this fall. In a recent blog on behindthemitten.com, Amy Sherman wrote: The Lansing Brewing Company) is...

On this special podcast edition of "Behind the Mitten": John Gonzalez of MLive talks to Perrin Brewing Company brewer John Stewart about this weekend's selection of beers at the Michigan Summer Beer Festival in Ypsilanti. The List for Perrin Brewing Co. at #MiSBF15 (July 24-25 in Ypsilanti) Juicy - Imperial IPA Lil' Griz - Bourbon Bbl Aged Brown Ale * No Rules - Vietnamese Imperial Porter 98 Probl...

Michigan Beer Dude Ben Darcie of Brewery Vivant picks his Top 10 beers of the Michigan Summer Beer Festival in Ypsilanti, which is July 24-25 at Riverside Park - Depot Town, Ypsilanti. More details at http://www.mibeer.com/summer-festival Ben was a special guest of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast and radio show about Michigan beer, events, festivals, restaurants and more. The co-hosts are Amy Sherm...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a radio show and podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it happen! On this weekend's show (July 18, 2015), they interviewed Laura Green, the owner of Laura's Little Burger Joint, which John declared as Michigan's Best Burger in 2013. Michigan's Best Burger List (MLive.com): http://www.mlive.com/enterta...

John Gonzalez appeared on Neal Dionne's "West Michigan Live" (on July 16, 2015) to talk about this weekend's "Behind the Mitten" show. They talked about an interview with Laura Green, the owner of Laura's Little Burger Joint, which John declared as Michigan's Best Burger in 2013. Michigan's Best Burger List (MLive.com): http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/06/michigans_best_burger_201...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a radio show and podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it happen! Today (July 12, 2015) the show aired in Kalamazoo on Talk Radio 1360 WKMI, but because of technical snafu, local listeners missed out on the segment featuring Paul Beachnau of the Gaylord Tourism Bureau. They talk about Alpenfest in Gay...