Upcoming Events
South African Wine Tasting
Thursday, May 15, 2025 6:00PM - 8:00PM
623 Venue & Events
623 Lyon St. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
We are excited to welcome our friends from Eagle Eye Brands, along with several South African producers and winemakers, for a very special, very limited wine tasting event !
MEET THE WINEMAKERS :
Reenen Borman, Owner and Winemaker of Boschkloof from Stellenbosch.
Christelle Groller, Owner of La Brune from the cool climate of the Elgin.
Jolandie Fouche, Owner and Winemaker of Wolf & Woman Wines of Swartland of the Western Cape Province.
Small bites will be provided, alongside plenty of great conversation.
LIMITED SEATING IS AVAILABLE !
Doors open at 5:45PM - we look forward to seeing you there!!
Masa Dinner
Saturday, June 21, 2025 6:00PM - 10:00PM
623 Venue & Events
623 Lyon St. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
We are excited to welcome Chef César Becerril to 623 Venue & Events. César’s culinary career began at a very early age, and originated in his family’s kitchen. His father taught César basic culinary and knife skills, the same skillset that César utilizes today. He started working in an elevated kitchen at the former Reserve Wine & Food prior to COVID, under tutelage of Chefs Luke VerHulst and Miriam Geenen. He was formerly the Sous Chef at Donkey Taqueria in Heritage Hills / East Hills, and then transitioned to assist Chef Stephen Kolavo open Eastern Kille Distillery in Rockford, and then transitioned to Gin Gins off of Bridge Street. César currently resides on the west side of the state, and works for the iconic Event Venue Farrand Hall, in Colon, Michigan.
Tickets will be available for purchase beginning in May, under the EVENTS page! This event will run from 6:00 - 10:00pm.
Masa is a dining experience rooted in Mexican Heritage, bringing communities together through ancestral flavors, stories, and meals. The concept and origin of Masa was created as an expressive culinary outlet for César, and has been his pop-up style brand for the last several years. He is excited to share this culinary vision in a seated, coursed, progressive dinner, the first of it’s kind! We hope to taste and share this space numerous times with Masa in the future!
Stephen Kolavo Dinner
Friday, June 27, 2025 & Saturday, June 28, 2025 6:00PM - 10:00PM
623 Venue & Events
623 Lyon St. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
We are excited to welcome Stephen Kolavo to 623 Venue & Events for a very special 5-course dinner. This menu is inventive & seasonally inspired, and showcases Chef Stephen’s playful character. It’s going to be an incredible night, and we can’t wait to host this Event!!
Tickets will be available for purchase beginning in May, under the EVENTS page! This event will run from 6:00 - 10:00pm.
Stephen Kolavo is a locally renowned chef that is currently working within the shared, commercial Cloud Kitchen, ChefShack. As a Chicago native, Stephen has worked for some incredible hospitality groups in the greater Chicago area - including Publican Quality Bread, and the formerly open Quiote in Logan’s Square. Stephen helped open Anemel in Benton Harbor, Michigan, as well as the new Eastern Kille Distillery location in Rockford, Michigan. Stephen resides in Midtown Grand Rapids community with his wife, Megan, and their newborn daughter, Lila.
KNCO Dinner
Saturday, July 12, 2025 6:00PM - 10:00PM
623 Venue & Events
623 Lyon St. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
We are excited to welcome Chef Kiel Nickerson, owner / proprietor of KNCO Private Dining and Event Catering into 623 Venue & Events for a very special, collaborative 5-course wine dinner.
Tickets will be available through Eventbrite in early June - stay tuned!
After over 15 years in the hospitality industry, both in chef and service roles, [Chef Kiel] began mentally developing the idea of KNCO as a brand. The concept of this started as & remains under one umbrella; using our refined skills in personal service to create a deserved feeling of tranquility, as well as culinary preparation & execution as a medium to stimulate and satisfy your senses of both scent & taste… By using the freshest & highest quality products available in our dishes as well as the most effective & cutting edge culinary techniques, we are able to give our clients a 100% satisfaction guaranteed on any and all dishes served.
Green Fork Foods Dinner
Friday, August 1, 2025 6:00PM - 10:00PM
623 Venue & Events
623 Lyon St. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
We are elated to host our new friends at Green Fork Foods ! We are elated to introduce Chef John - Culinary Director, Owner & Executive Chef, alongside Chef Tiphani - Creative Director, Co-Owner & Executive Sous Chef. As two friends who shared a passion for food, and bringing people together with cooking a good meal for their friends and family wanted to expand on their core values and wanted to give more than the industry was able to give.
The name Green Fork Food represents the core values of what John & Tiphani wanted to bring to the table with their company.
Food that is locally-sourced, health conscious and as environmentally conscious as possible. Menu's that fit everyone's palette as well as exploring the creative side of food. Their end goal is to bring a Farm-to-Table experience with a twist of fine dining.
You can find them working out of their mobile kitchen or at @chefshackgr in East Grand Rapids.
Song Bird Dinner
Saturday, August 16, 2025 6:00PM - 10:00PM
623 Venue & Events
623 Lyon St. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
We are thrilled to welcome Song Bird to 623 Venue & Events for a very special 6-course dinner. Come taste Grand Rapids summer’s finest ; sourcing thee very best West Michigan produce, working through the lens of West Michigan’s abundant harvest. This event is special, folks.
Tickets will be available for purchase beginning in June, under the EVENTS page! This event will run from 6:00 - 10:00pm.
Song Bird and Song Bird Market is a working market-style pop-up shop, curated and driven by Chef Daren Palacios. Daren now resides in Detroit, and is working for the renowned culinary powerhouse, Backbone Hospitality Group, which owns Marrow, Marrow Provisions Detroit, The Royce, and Mink.
FOOD TRUCK VENDORS
FOOD TRUCK VENDORS
623 Venue & Events hosts several rotating Food Truck Vendors in front of our Venue space. See who to expect - when to expect them - and what deliciousness they are cooking up for the Midtown Neighborhood!
Saturday, May 10, 2025 Saturday, May 24, 2025 Saturday, May 31, 2025 5:00PM - 9:00PM
Meet Tony and Sara Nevarez! Owners of The Food Truck, they both have extensive experience in the restaurant and catering biz, both with degrees in culinary arts.
Tony is the Executive Chef for Martha’s Catering!
The Food Truck
thefoodtruckllc616@gmail.com
The Food Truck
Friday, May 9, 2025 Friday, May 23, 2025 5:00PM - 9:00PM
We are a small Grand Rapids business with a passion for spreading our love for the Caribbean! Our mission is to deliver our customers a taste of tradition and culture through our authentic Caribbean food. We have a diverse menu that promises to satisfy every customers palate.
Gilma De La Cruz is the Chef and CEO
El Caribe Food Truck
elcaribefoodtruck@gmail.com
El Caribe Food Truck
UPCOMING POP-UPS
IRIE KITCHEN SUPPER CLUB PRESENTS : BRUNCH @ 623
Irie Kitchen is an authentic, chef-crafted Jamaican Restaurant in Caledonia, MI that serves up iconic Caribbean flavors. The IRIE Experience is Evolving - and their limited SUPPER CLUB & Catering Events have been an iconic success in the greater Grand Rapids food scene! It’s an honor for us to host them for a FIRST EVER BRUNCH POP UP!
Irie Kitchen will be serving BRUNCH at 623 Venue & Events on Saturday, June 14 and Sunday, June 15 from 9:00AM - 2:00PM [while supplies last] : follow our social media for more updates!
