Behind the Mitten

John Gozalez from"Behind the Mitten" appeared on WOOD Radio's "West Michigan Live" with Neal Dionne to talk about this weekend's show. Gonzo reveals TWO Beer Festivals for this weekend...and Oktoberfest for for September 25 and 26! Visit: http://www.oktoberfestwestmichigan.com Behind the Mitten airs: *8 a.m. Saturdays on Mix 1049 on WBXX in Battle Creek http://mix1049online.com/ *Noon Sundays on T...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman co-host "Behind the Mitten," a radio show and podcast about all things Michigan. On this show (which aired Sept. 12-13, 2015), John and Amy broadcast from Sundance Grill in downtown Grand Rapids While at Sundance, they talked to owner Jeff Lobdell, general manager Trudy Billow, and Justin Ewald from Hops for Hope --about all about the great things happening at Sundanc...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman co-host "Behind the Mitten," a radio show and podcast about all things Michigan. On this show (which aired Sept. 12-13, 2015), John and Amy broadcast from Sundance Grill Downtown Grand Rapids While at Sundance, they talked to owner Jeff Lobdell, general manager Trudy, and Justin Ewald from Hops for Hope --about all about the great things happening at Sundance Grill At...

Amy Sherman of "Behind the Mitten" appeared on WOOD Radio's Morning Show this morning with some things to do for this weekend. ...and once again John Gonzalez joined Jennifer Pascua from WZZM 13. See it here: http://www.wzzm13.com/media/cinematic/video/72032456/behind-the-mitten-bells-brewery-anniversary-and-more/ Behind the Mitten airs: *8 a.m. Saturdays on Mix 1049 on WBXX in Battle Creek http:/...

Amy Sherman of "Behind the Mitten" appeared on WOOD Radio's "West Michigan Live" with Neal Dionne to talk about this weekend's show. Amy announces their upcoming promotion at Kingma's Market. The first 60 people that join Amy Sherman and John Gonzalez on September 14 from 5pm-6:30pm can score a FREE Growler! Plus...Sundance Grill supports Hops for Hope! Behind the Mitten airs: *8 a.m. Saturdays on...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman co-host "Behind the Mitten," a radio show and podcast about all things Michigan. On this show (which aired Sept. 5, 2015), John and Amy broadcast from North Peak Brewery in Traverse City. While at North Peak, they talked to Chief Financial & Chief Operating Officer Tony Grant, general manager and partner Mike Lloyd and brewer Dave Hale -- all about the great things ha...

Amy Sherman of "Behind the Mitten" appeared on WOOD Radio's Morning Show this morning with some things to do for Labor Day Weekend ...and not to be outdone John Gonzalez said it with pictures as he joined Jennifer Pascua from WZZM 13. See it here: http://www.wzzm13.com/story/news/local/2015/09/03/behind--mitten/71672664/ Behind the Mitten airs: *8 a.m. Saturdays on Mix 1049 on WBXX in Battle Creek...

Amy Sherman of "Behind the Mitten" appeared on WOOD Radio's "West Michigan Live" with Neal Dionne to talk about this weekend's show. Amy announces their promotion with Hops for Hope. This week they visit North Peak Brewing in Traverse City for the big Kick off. Visit: http://purplecommunity.vai.org/events/hops4hope Learn more about the North Peak Family at: http://www.northpeak.net/np.html Behind...

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...