Tannin has a new home. Chris Roelofs opened the Italian eatery in Okemos in 2013. He closed the Okemos location in October and reopened the restaurant on Michigan Avenue in Lansing last week.  He said the East Side location offers a more central locale for his customers. 

“We were kind of far outside the main population area," he said. "We wanted to make ourselves more accessible to the population at large.” Roelofs said he wanted to make the East Side spot more inviting than the previous space. The new restaurant includes an open kitchen, deep orange walls and wood furniture.