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This Indiana All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Is Worth The Drive For Old-School Dining
Generous portions, big plates, and a welcome for everyone that’s really all this place ever needed. This Indiana buffet has built its reputation around exactly that old-school approach to dining. Trays stretch across the room, refilled consistently throughout busy meal hours. Nothing sits under heat lamps long enough to...
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This Sprawling Indiana “Amish Carnivore Heaven” Is Hiding Hundreds of Hand-Cut Steaks and Old-School Wholesale Prices
The cooler is empty on purpose. It has to be. Because walking into this Indiana meat market with no trunk space is like showing up to a buffet with one plate and calling that a strategy. The meat counter is stacked with hand-cut steaks, bacon, sausages, cheeses, and enough freezer-ready...
South Bend Tribune
Cam Snyder adds Toasted Turtle Tavern to restaurant repertoire
ELKHART — Cam Snyder spent 20 years in the car business. At the time, he’d spent half his life in a career that he loved and cherished. Until one day, at the age of 40, he woke up and didn’t feel that same passion anymore, he said. “It got to the point, honestly, where I woke up and I wanted to have the mindset that I get to do what I get to do, not I got to do what I got to do,” Snyder said. “My life became a series of gottas.” Instead of allowing an unfulfilling career to diminish his excitement for life, Snyder decided to pivot, he said, toward a new industry that had always intrigued him — the restaurant industry. Over the span of more than 20 years, he’s became the owner of the Flippin' Cow , Chubby Trout , Smokin’ Fattys and now his newest business venture, the Toasted Turtle Tavern . Ask and they shall receive The Toasted Turtle Tavern was, in a way, a request from the community, Snyder said. “Everything that I’ve ever done has been, what’s missing on the north side of Elkhart?” Snyder said. “In any business you’re in, you
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Chili Cook-Off kicks off Mishawaka’s fall events, drawing crowds to Ironwood Plaza
MISHAWAKA, Ind. (WSBT) — Fall flavors filled Ironwood Plaza this weekend as the 28th annual Chili Cook-Off brought the community together for food, music, and seasonal fun. The event featured more than 20 chili booths, giving attendees plenty of options to sample different recipes and enjoy the competition. Visitors...
WNDU
CAVA opens new location on Eddy Street in South Bend
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - CAVA held its grand opening on Eddy Street today, one of more than 400 locations nationwide and the second in Michiana after a location opened in Mishawaka in June. The restaurant’s concept allows customers to build their own greens and grains bowl or build their...
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The apple cider slushie takes over as most popular snack at Four Flags Apple Festival
NILES, Mich. -- Apples were king this weekend in Niles and a longstanding festival there is showing there's no shortage of ways to enjoy the crispy fruit. From apple pie to fritters and cookies, the 54th annual Four Flags Apple Festival was giving every sweet tooth their fix. This event...
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This Humble Michigan Restaurant Has A Cult Following And People Drive From Everywhere To Eat Here
Nobody wakes up and says “I’m going to drive three hours to Niles, Michigan for breakfast,” and then they eat at Prime Table Restaurant once and suddenly that sentence makes complete sense. That’s the kind of place this is. Prime Table Restaurant sits in Niles, a...
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28th Annual Michiana Chili Cookoff serving up the heat
MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- The 28th annual Michiana Chili Cookoff brought over 20 contestants serving up the sweet, the heat, and the sour for hundreds of attendees. Hosted by Unity Gardens, the strip on Ironworks Plaza lined up with tents, where chefs like Joel Wendel served his favorite style of chili.
WNDU
Two new restaurants coming to Eddy Street Commons in October
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Two new restaurants are opening at Eddy Street Commons in October: CAVA, a Mediterranean spot, and Osteria Amici, a Northern Italian eatery. CAVA opens on Sunday and will be operating from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Osteria Amici opens later in October. It will operate...
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Michiana Chili Cook Off returns for its 28th Year!
MISHAWAKA, Ind-- October 4 marks the 28th Michiana Chili Cook Off where there will be over 20 different chili recipes going head-to-head to see who has the best chili!. ABC57's Sidney Moore spoke with Bret Spring, Chef and American Culinary Federation Organizer along with Crystal Hallwood with Real Services ahead of the event.
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The Small-Town Bakery In Indiana Where Locals Say The Long Wait Is Worth It
You are standing in a line that stretches toward the parking lot. Ahead of you, someone is explaining to a first timer which donut to order. This is normal here. The bakery sits on a back road in Indiana Amish country, where the fryers start early and the good things sell out fast.
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This Local Amish Restaurant In Indiana Serves Prime Rib That Feels Next Level
Forget the Michelin-starred restaurants and the overpriced downtown steakhouses. The best prime rib in Indiana is being served by people who still travel by horse and buggy. There are no reservations, no dress codes, and no sommelier suggesting the perfect wine pairing. Just honest, unhurried cooking rooted in tradition that has been passed down through generations.
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Indiana Has A Small-Town Diner Where Breakfast Comes In Portions You Won’t Expect
The menu says breakfast. The plate says you may want to clear the rest of the morning. That is the kind of math this little Indiana diner is working with. You order eggs, potatoes, maybe biscuits and gravy, and then the food starts arriving with the confidence of somebody who assumes you skipped dinner too.
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Lake City Bagels Offers A Variety Of Bagels, Muffins, Cream Cheeses From Scratch
WARSAW – Lake City Bagels offers fresh-baked bagels daily, jumbo muffins and a variety of cream cheeses. Becky Wall, owner of Lake City Bagels, 2616 Shelden St., Warsaw, said they’re all made from scratch. “We’ve added things to our menu, but that’s kind of our core base. We...
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Callahan's Family Restaurant Reopens in Elkhart, Daughter Carries On 42-Year Legacy
Six months after Callahan's Family Restaurant served its final meal on Cassopolis Street, the beloved Elkhart diner is back in business — this time under new ownership and at a new address, but with the same worn booths and familiar faces that made it a neighborhood fixture for four decades. Miranda Lambrou, the daughter of the restaurant's founders, has taken over the family brand and reopened it at Starlight Square on State Road 19, a bit more than a mile north of the original spot.
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This Michigan Restaurant Keeps Things Simple But Its Loyal Fans Will Travel Miles For A Meal
Road trips feel a lot easier when there is a dependable meal waiting somewhere along the way. In Niles, Michigan, Prime Table Restaurant keeps things comfortable with a spacious dining room and a menu that covers breakfast, burgers, pasta, and hearty dinner plates. The appeal comes from how easy it...