Several years ago after I had taken over mornings at the radio station, I started something I called Feed Your Face. It was a way for my listeners to win free lunch for themselves and 9 coworkers. It served two purposes, one was to give away free lunch and make someone VERY popular at work.
The other was to showcase a local restaurant. I think for most restaurants you’d just like for people to try your food and if it’s good they’ll be back. That’s what happened with Feed Your Face first with Bellacino’s and then Cadena Brothers Pizzeria, lots of happy listeners and repeat business. After I had to come up with a new restaurant for Feed Your Face I chose Cadena Brothers because they started advertising on the station. So myself and Mrs LT tried their pizza one night and it was great.
Then I met one of the owners Nick Cadena, a local boy who grew up in Fruitport and then decided to open a restaurant in his hometown. After Nick graduated from the Culinary Institute in Muskegon (yes we have one and it’s amazing) he went on to open Cadena Brothers in 2023. Not everyone who opens a new restaurant immediately looks for ways to give back to the community that supports them, but that’s exactly what Nick did. The first Thursday of every month is ” Shettler Elementary Day”. 50% of proceeds from the day go to the school to help with supplies etc. Check out the video and learn more about Cadena Brothers…and maybe stop in for a slice!
