The MCACN show is normally held indoors every November just outside of Chicago, but Bob and Josh worked together to bring the first-ever summer show to west Michigan and the Gilmore Car Museum.
This year will be the first annual Grand Rapids Foodie Fest and will be taking place Fourth of July weekend. Kicking off Friday with an early happy hour opening gates at 3pm and running until 10pm, while Saturday and Sunday they open at 11am, and close at 10pm and 4pm respectively.
In 1959, Mike and Marian Ilitch opened the first Little Caesars – which also featured spaghetti, shrimp, chicken, and fish - in a strip mall at 32594 Cherry Hill Road, in Garden City, Michigan (a suburb of Detroit). Mike wanted to call it “Pizza Cheap”, but “Little Caesars Pizza Treat” suggestion won out as the first name.
His shop will be located at 3429 East Main Street in Kalamazoo across the street from the plaza that has a family dollar, with the grand opening coming on Saturday, June 25th.