Behind the Mitten

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a show about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it happen! Listen to "Behind the Mitten" at 6 p.m. Sundays on News Radio WOOD 1300 & 106.9 FM. http://www.iheart.com/live/wood-radio-1069-fm-1300am-1165/ On this week's show, John and Amy stop at Osteria Rossa, a casual Italian-inspired cuisine in the heart of down...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a show about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Listen to "Behind the Mitten" at 6 p.m. Sundays on News Radio WOOD 1300 & 106.9 FM. http://www.iheart.com/live/wood-radio-1069-fm-1300am-1165/ On this special podcast, John and Amy stop at the Cheboygan Brewery to talk about their upcoming Cinco de M...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a show about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Listen to "Behind the Mitten" at 6 p.m. Sundays on News Radio WOOD 1300 & 106.9 FM. http://www.iheart.com/live/wood-radio-1069-fm-1300am-1165/ On this special podcast, John and Amy talk to Brian Bailey, the GM of the Chippewa Hotel and famous Pink Po...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! On April 30, Amy hosted a Dining Out for Life event at Aperitivo in the Downtown Market in Grand Rapids. John stopped by with his wife, Pam, and they helped raise money for a good cause. While they were there, John and Amy recorded a short podcast...

While Amy Sherman was out celebrating her birthday on April 28 at Founders Brewery in Grand Rapids, her radio co-host John Gonzalez was busy working. He stopped by the West Michigan Whitecaps to hear about a great deal they have on May 1, 2015 where fans will be able to sample Michigan craft beer for 1/2 off. That means beers at the new Founders Craft Clubhouse will be $3.50 (for 20 oz.) and $4.50...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Today (April 28-Amy's Birthday!), they announce their move to radio on flagship station WOOD Radio in Grand Rapids. The show is will debut at 6 p.m. May 3, 2015 and can be heard at 1300 AM and 106.9 FM. There is a chance the show will air at a dif...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! More details about "Behind the Mitten" at https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten On this day, John and Amy are at Osgood Brewing in Grandville, Michigan. They talk to owner/head brewer Ron Denning. More on Osgood at http://www.osgoodbrewing.com/...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! They recorded today's show at Graydon's Crossing, an English-style pub in Grand Rapids. John and Amy talk about the menu, as well as an upcoming Beer Dinner on April 28 with Arbor Brewing. (Listen at 8:45) John also checks in with Paul Starr of I'...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! More details about "Behind the Mitten" at https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten On this episode, John and Amy are that iconic Beltline Bar for a famous wet burrito, chips & cheese and beer, of course. They interview owner Jeff Lobdell of Restau...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! More details about "Behind the Mitten" at https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten On this episode, John and Amy check out the Founders Beer Dinner at the J.W. Marriott in downtown Grand Rapids. They each left with two bottles of KBS!

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! More details about "Behind the Mitten" at https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! More details about "Behind the Mitten" at https://www.facebook.com/behindthemitten

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Today's episode (March 5, 2015) finds John and Amy Sherman at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, where they talk to Carrie Kolehouse about Laughfest GR 2015. The event is from March 5-15. The Amway is hosting a Yellow Up Party at 8 p.m. March 6. (Listen...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Today's episode (Feb. 23, 2015) finds John and Amy Sherman recording at Logan's Alley in Grand Rapids as they prepare for Grand Rapids Beer Week, and later in the weekend the Michigan Winter Beer Festival. They talk about all the events taking pla...

Ready for GR Beer Week!

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Today's episode (Feb. 19, 2015) finds Amy Sherman hanging out with the West Michigan Whitecaps about their new summer menu at the Ballpark. (Listen at 5:00) John and Amy talk about a Fermenta tap takeover on Feb. 23 at Harmony Brewery in Grand Rap...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Today's "special" episode (Feb. 12, 2015) features Amy at The B.O.B., which is getting ready to host a Mardi Gras event Feb. 17, 2015, in downtown GR. She interviews head brewer John Svobod about all the special events surrounding Strange Brew, wh...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Today's episode (Feb. 12, 2015) finds Amy and John starting in Grand Rapids, where they go to Mitten Brewery where the brewers are getting ready for the Winter Beer Festival (Feb, 27-28, 2015 in GR). They also talk to co-owner Max Trierweiler abou...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Today's episode (Feb. 5, 2015) finds Amy and John in two different places. John records with Paul Starr of I'm a Beer Hound at Sleepwalker Spirits & Ale in Lansing. They run down the weekend's biggest events, and also spend time learning about com...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Today's episode finds Amy and John recording at West Michigan FarmLink, a wholesale food hub for professionals. It connects local area chefs, restaurateurs, institutions and schools with Michigan farmers and producers of good food products. Amy in...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Today's episode finds Amy and John at Founders Brewery in Grand Rapids to interview Dan Sippel of the West Michigan Tourist Association. He was recently named executive director. He runs down all the things his membership group provides to those l...

John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are co-hosts of "Behind the Mitten," a podcast about Michigan beer, food, festivals and the people who make it all happen! Today's episode finds Amy and John at Harmony Brewing in Eastown in Grand Rapids. John wanted to make sure to give them their MLive plaque for Michigan's Best Pizza. John and Amy used the opportunity to talk about Harmony Hall, which will be openi...