Building hospitality brands worth coming back to.
We build and operate places people remember, return to and talk about. Each brand keeps its own identity. All of them are held to one standard.
The more life moves onto screens, the more a real table is worth. We build places that are hard to digitize and easy to remember.
Our brands
Every brand keeps its own name, look and voice. We bring the operating discipline behind them.
Private, hands-on cooking experiences where groups make a three-course meal together, alongside a full Italian market and bar. The Grand Rapids location is the original, where the concept was born.
Visit The Local Epicurean
For Crêpe SakeSweet and savory crêpes and specialty coffee, made from scratch in the heart of East Lansing.
Visit For Crêpe Sake
Brown Butter Crêperie & CaféA neighborhood crêperie and café in the historic windmill building, serving handcrafted crêpes from scratch.
Visit Brown ButterPlanning for a group? One inquiry reaches all of our locations.
How we operate
We own and operate every location we run, and we stay close to the floor.
Each brand has its own identity, menu and atmosphere. No house style stamped across the portfolio.
Shared systems for people, operations and marketing let us grow across Michigan without losing what made the first location work.
It started at a breakfast counter in East Lansing.
In 2018, Mike and Gina Mudrey bought a small crêperie a few blocks from the Capitol. Brown Butter followed. Then The Local Epicurean, first a purpose-built location in East Lansing, then the Grand Rapids original where the concept was born.
Read our storyFrom the journal
Mike Mudrey on food, leadership and building something people care about.
Build something people remember.
We're always looking for people who care about the details of hospitality, in the kitchen, on the floor and behind the scenes.
Join our teamLet's talk.
Developing a site, proposing a partnership or working on a story? We'd like to hear from you.
mike@601-group.com