Lansing's Best Menu Item: A Champion Is Crowned

We did it, everybody! It was a long and arduous road, but we've reached the Final Four and title matchups for the Greater Lansing Food Championship podcast as we sought to find the city's best restaurant menu item. We started with 32 foods in eight regions and to quote the movie "Highlander," ther…

Lansing's Best Menu Item: Elite Eight

The 2021 Greater Lansing Food Championship podcast started with 32 entrants. When you're finished listening to this newest episode, we'll be down to the Final Four.  The matchups: (1) The Cosmos/Zoobie's - Trust Us.... vs. (2) Deluca's - House Special (4) Pancho's Taqueria - Birria Tacos vs. (6) M…

Lansing's Best Menu Item: Sweet 16 - American Foods and Pizza

Both the American and Pizza regions were thrown into complete disarray! So what happened? Well, you'll have to listen to get the full answer as we pick the Sweet 16 winners in the final two regionals. Host Phil Friend is joined by sportswriters Graham Couch and Nate Atkins, and photographer Nick Ki…

Lansing's Best Menu Item: Sweet 16 - International and Mexican Foods

The first round is complete and we're now down to the final 16 competitors! We're doing the first half of the bracket today as host Phil Friend is joined by Krystal Nurse and Kara Berg to pick the two winners in the International Region, and then by Mark Johnson and Craig Lyons to determine the fin…

Lansing's Best Menu Item: International Food - First Round

We're on to the final four matchups in the first round of our 2021 Greater Lansing Food Championship tournament as we stretch our boundaries into international food. It's a four-person pod as host Phil Friend is joined by reporters Rachel Greco, Mark Johnson and Nate Atkins as we determine the firs…

Lansing's Best Menu Item: Pizza - First Round with Graham Couch and Brian Calloway

We're halfway through the first round in the 2021 Greater Lansing Food Championship tournament and today's first-round matchups consist of everyone's favorite food - pizza! It's a full sportsball podcast as Phil Friend is joined by sportswriters Graham Couch and Brian Calloway as we pick the first…

Lansing's Best Menu Item: American Food - First Round

The Greater Lansing Food Championship tournament for 2021 moves on to its second batch of first-round matchups with the American food region. State Journal reporters Phil Friend, Craig Lyons and Kara Berg determine the first-round victors in the following matchups:  (1) Meat BBQ - Meat Mountain vs…

Lansing's Best Menu Item: Mexican Food - First Round

Let it begin! The Greater Lansing Food Championship tournament for 2021 begins with the first round in the Mexican food region. State Journal reporters Phil Friend, Nate Atkins and Krystal Nurse determine the first-round victors in the following matchups:  (1) El Oasis - Breakfast Burrito vs. (8) …

Coming soon: Lansing’s Best Menu Item

The Greater Lansing Food Championship, hosted by Lansing State Journal sportswriter Phil Friend, will be an annual food tournament determining the best of what Greater Lansing has to offer when it comes to food. In 2020, we did the best restaurant, won by Soup Spoon. In 2021, we’ll pick the best me…