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Is Any Indiana Breakfast Better Than The Sour Cream Pancakes At Le Peep In Valparaiso?
Some breakfast debates in Northwest Indiana get settled over coffee refills, and some never get settled at all. One of the loudest starts with a single stack of sour cream pancakes in Valparaiso. Fans claim no plate in the state can top it, while others point to biscuits, Benedicts, and...
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Upscale breakfast meets Greek-inspired dishes at the Morning Mule
GRANGER — To Morning Mule customers, the grinning mule logo might seem out of place in the upscale breakfast restaurant, but to its owner, Kat Anagnos, it’s a reminder not to always take everything so seriously. “I wanted it to be fun. Just because it’s upscale doesn’t mean it has to be so serious, and that was kind of my goal [to be] where people felt welcomed,” Anagnos said. “I wanted to diversify it.” The Morning Mule Breakfast Boutique, 1213 E. University Drive, is Anagnos' passion project after spending 26 years working for corporate restaurants, including McAllister’s Deli and Olive Garden, she said. “After a while, I decided maybe I should start doing my own thing now,” Anagnos said. “I always had a love for hospitality. We’re Greek, so taking care of people is kind of our natural [instinct]. And we feed people. It’s what we do.” Nearly a year ago in December, Anagnos’ new restaurant, the Morning Mule, opened its doors for the first time and quickly became a sanctuary for cherished family breakfast and boozy brunch dates. Greek breakfast flare The first weekend the Morning Mule was open could only be described as a slaughter, according to Anagnos.
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Viral post sparks Union pizza shop’s Meal Wall feeding neighbors in need
UNION, Mich. (WSBT 22) — A small-town pizza shop in Union is helping people in need through its Meal Wall, an effort that began with an unusual phone call and caught the attention of people around the world. It was the middle of the dinner rush at Rosco’s Pizza...
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Rising food and fuel prices impact locally owned food trucks
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Rising grocery and fuel prices are impacting everyone, and food trucks are no different. Burrito Mafia is a South Bend based food truck that opened in 2023, operated by friends Jose and Eric Estrada, no relation, during the warmer months of the year. "We wanted to...
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Folks Coming Through Small-Town LaGrange Keep Stopping At This Cash-Only Indiana Diner For Pancakes And Homemade Gravy
Some breakfast spots in northern Indiana never bother with fancy signs or card readers. One of them sits on a main road in LaGrange, opens at 6 AM every single day, and still asks for cash at the register. Travelers keep pulling off the highway anyway, and plenty of them...
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Homemade for the Holidays event set for Saturday in Goshen
GOSHEN, Ind. (WNDU) - The Elkhart County Extension Homemakers will host “Homemade for the Holidays” from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Maple Hall (the old Home & Family Arts Building) at the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds in Goshen. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m.
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This Tiny Indiana Bread Shop Grew Into One of the State’s Most Beloved Italian Bakeries
The cannoli here get filled by the hour, with fresh ricotta mixed right in the building. That’s not a slogan. That’s a schedule built around one perfect crunch. The story started when a young mom from Calabria couldn’t find the Italian flavors she missed. So she decided to bake them herself.
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This Hidden Indiana Polish Joint Makes Hundreds of Pierogi by Hand Every Single Day
Hundreds of pierogi do not make themselves, and at Kolasa’s Restaurant in Michigan City, that daily ritual is part of the appeal. Also known as The Polish Peasant, this downtown spot keeps Polish comfort-food traditions alive with dumplings shaped by hand and a menu rooted in hearty, familiar flavors.
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Six Indiana Fish Fry Spots Where Friday Night Means Walleye And Coleslaw
In Indiana, Friday night has a menu all its own, and it usually starts with a plate of fried walleye and a scoop of cold coleslaw. Some of the best versions are not in fancy dining rooms but in small-town taverns, lakeside decks, and busy fish markets with paper menus.
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Mimmo's Pizza shows tale of hard work and familial support
MISHAWAKA — “Mangia, mangia.” Blake Schirripa’s nonna constantly repeated that phrase to him while he was growing up as a first-generation Italian American , despite him not knowing how to speak his family’s native tongue. He may not have been able to hold long conversations with his grandmother, but he never second-guessed when it was time for dinner. “She would always make sure there was a table full of food, and she’d always bring the family together, even though we couldn’t necessarily talk the language,” Schirripa said. “She’d always say, ‘Mangia, mangia,’ which means 'Eat, eat' in Italian.” His nonna’s favorite saying to call the family to the dinner table is just one of many pieces of Schirripa’s family’s legacy that he would eventually weave into his restaurant, Mimmo’s Pizza , when it opened in 2018. Dishboy to restaurant owner Before he became a restaurant owner, Schirripa started off as a dish washer for Bruno’s Pizza . It was his first job as a baby-faced 17-year-old, who had just gotten his license, he said. “My dad and Bruno [Cataldo] grew up in Italy together, so in high school, when you get your car, you gotta get a job. It [Bruno’s]