Greater Lansing Food Championship: A Lansing State Journal Podcast
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 menu item to be found in Lansing’s restaurants via a 32-item knockout tournament. Phil will be joined by different State Journal staffers in each podcast to pick which food advances to the next round until there can only be one. The podcast is just part of the entire package, as we’ll have articles and videos, too, which can be found at lsj.com.
Episodes
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," there can only be one. Host Phil Friend is joined by fellow State Journal reports Nate Atkins, Kara Berg and Craig Lyons as we settle everyth...
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) Maria's Cuisine - Birria Tacos
- (4) Good Truckin' Diner - Music City Hangover vs. (5) Soup Spoon - Lunch Voodoo Pasta
- (5) La Coci...
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 King, as we finalize the Elite Eight.
The matchups:
American:
- (1) Meat BBQ - Meat Mountain vs. (4) Good Truckin' Diner - Music City H...
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 final two foods in the Mexican Region.
The matchups:
International:
- (8) Altu's Ethiopian Cuisine - Spicy Drumsticks vs. (5...
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 first-round victors in the following matchups:
(1) Choupli - Chicken Shawarma vs. (8) Altu's Ethiopian Cuisine - Spicy Drumsticks
(4) ...
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-round winners in the following matchups:
(1) The Cosmos/Zoobie's - Trust Us ... vs. (8) Falsetta's Casa Nova - The Casa Nova Speci...
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. (8) Midtown Brewing Co. - Pulled Pork Sandwich
(4) Good Truckin' Diner - Music City Hangover vs. (5) Saddleback BBQ - Baby Back Ri...
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) El Azteco - Blue Corn Enchilada
(4) Pancho's Taqueria - Birria Tacos vs. (5) Acapulco Mexican Grill - Fajitas Acapulco
(3) Taq...
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 menu item to be found in Lansing’s restaurants via a 32-item knockout tournament. Phil will be joined by different State Journ...
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