This Seems A Tad Bit Delicious

Right Brain Brewery has two projects in the works. One with the Grand Traverse Pie Company in which they are adding pies to the mash in two steps and the other is a pairing with the Chocolate Den.

See Mlive for more.

The East Side

The east side of Traverse City has the Chocolate Den, The Cook's House, and Jack's Market. Now the Record-Eagle reports on how that end is blossoming.

See: East end of downtown turning into food stop

The Warehouse district is the bohemian center. East Front St. is becoming the culinary center.

What's new:
9 Bean Rows Bakery
Simply Cupcakes
and The Cooks' House is moving into the Wellington Street Market site.

A Chocolate Festival!

The chocolate news in Traverse City keeps getting better.

Via the TCCVB blog: The First-Ever Traverse City Chocolate Festival!

Official site: Traverse City Chocolate Festival

Brown Gold

Downtown Traverse City is gushing with chocolate. I was planning on making a post about it but the TCVCB blog has a post up about the new tasty trend:

Time to Talk Chocolate….

Traverse City is incredibly fortunate to get a Jacques Torres Chocolate store. Five New York City locations and one in Traverse City. This store alone will make Traverse City one of America's best places to live.

Follow Chef Torres in NYT Topics.

[Update 4/6/2009 via UpNorthFoodies] NWI.com: The cherry capital has a taste for chocolate