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Best Week Ever starts in South Bend on Monday, May 28, which means you're going to have a lot of opportunities to eat some incredible local food! What is Best Week Ever? What food events do you need to make sure you don't miss? Jackie Appleman from South Bend's Venues, Parks and Arts Department came to the Flavor 574 studio this week to tell us all about it. Get more info about BWE2018: www.bestweekever2018.com Follow Flavor 574 on social media: www.facebook.com/Flavor574...

This week, Michelle Blandford from All Over Creations returns to the Flavor 574 studio to talk about her new food truck: The Sugar Shed. Plus, check out our brand new website! www.Flavor574.com Check out All Over Creations on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allovercreationsbakery/ Follow us on social media too! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Flavor574 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Flavor574 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Flavor574

Looking forward to getting Rise N Roll doughnuts, pies, dry goods and other delicious items in Elkhart? We are too. This week, Krystal chats with Russ Crawford, Executive Director of Rise N Roll, about the grand opening in Elkhart planned for April 27. Follow Rise N Roll on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/risenrollelkhart/ Follow Rise N Roll on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/risenroll/ For more details, call the Rise N Roll Elkhart location at 574-333-3663.

In the corner of Linton's Enchanted Gardens in Elkhart, you'll find one of the best kept secrets in Elkhart County... the Garden Cafe! The cafe offers a wide variety of menu items, including an authentic Belgian waffle, homemade soups and veggies grown by the folks at Linton's. This week, we sat down with Mark Linton to talk about the cafe. Follow Linton's Enchanted Gardens: http://www.lintons.com/ https://www.facebook.com/LintonsEnchantedGardens/...

It's Opening Day for the MLB, and the South Bend Cubs will begin their season next week. Flavor 574 went on the road to Four Winds Field to talk new stadium food with Executive Chef Josh Farmer and Director of Media and Promotions Chris Hagstrom. Get the full season schedule at www.southbendcubs.com. Follow the Cubs on Facebook at www.facebook.com/southbendcubs Follow the Cubs on Twitter at www.twitter.com/sbcubs Follow the Cubs on Instagram at www.instagram.com/sbcubs

What are your family food traditions? That's the topic of this week's episode. Krystal chats with Jim Mackey of the B100 Morning Show and What's Cooking with Jim about learning to cook growing up, favorite family recipes and the recipes he's sharing with his kids now. Check out the recipes and previous episodes of What's Cooking With Jim at www.b100.com/jimcooks Follow Flavor 574 on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Flavor574 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Flavor574...

Elkhart has a lot of great pizza... and the town is about to get even more. Pizo & Foz Urban Pizza Kitchen is opening this month on the northeast side of Elkhart. Owners Zach Lucchese and Cory Marlow stopped by the Flavor 574 studio this week to tell us all about it. Check out Pizo & Foz on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pizoandfoz/ Follow us on social media too! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Flavor574 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Flavor574 Instagram:...

And we're back! Flavor 574's new season kicks off with an interview with Michelle Blandford, owner of All Over Creations. It's wedding planning season, so we talk about what couples should think about when deciding on their wedding cake. And yes, dragons and outer space are involved! Check out All Over Creations on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allovercreationsbakery/ Follow us on social media too! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Flavor574 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Flavor574...

It's the holiday season... so we're taking vacation! Listen to find out what to do while you wait for Flavor 574 to return in 2018.

It's Christmas cookie season, so we're talking cookies with Pamela Derr, owner of Chips and Doodles in Mishawaka. We chat about our favorite Christmas cookies and get the scoop behind Derr's cool local cookie business. Follow Chips and Doodles on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChipsandDoodles/

Edible Michiana, the food + drink magazine, is releasing its winter issue this week. Krystal sat down with Edible Michiana co-publisher and editor-in-chief Katie Carpenter to talk about the issue's theme, the restaurants featured and all of the magical things you can do with garlic. Listen in! Find a copy of the magazine: http://ediblemichiana.ediblecommunities.com/about-us/find-copy-edible-michiana Follow Edible Michiana on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ediblemichiana/ Follow Edible...

Thanksgiving is almost here, which means it's time to examine the best and worst Thanksgiving traditions. Joining Krystal this week is Tommie Lee, host of the Item podcast and friend of Flavor 574.

And we're back! Flavor 574 is back after a long vacation. You can now find us downloaded right to your phone every Thursday... all you've got to do it hit 'subscribe'! This week, we chat with Amanda Kulwicki of Glazed and Confused Artisinal Donuts. She's making creative and unique cake doughnuts out of her Mishawaka home and selling them to people hungry for a sweet treat. Check them out on Facebook! www.facebook.com/donutsbyglazedandconfused/

This week, we talked with Jenny Weaver, who co-owns The Moringa Tree in Elkhart with her husband Andy. The Moringa Tree has been serving up healthy, organic and non-GMO food for vegans, vegetarians and meat-eaters alike since 2013. Now they're moving to a new home. Listen to find out where they're moving and how you can help! Find The Moringa Tree on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HNLMoringaTree/ The Moringa Tree's GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/savemoringatreecafe

This week, we chatted with Erick Holmes of Erick's Popcorn, South Bend's local gourmet popcorn maker. Listen to get Krystal's reviews of the popcorn and find out where you can get some yourself!

This week, we head to downtown Mishawaka to find out about the newest local coffee shop in town, LBD Coffee 101. It's owned by the same family that runs Morgans and Little Black Dog Tavern in the 100 Center. Follow Morgans and Little Black Dog Tavern on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MorgansandLBD/ Follow LBD Coffee 101 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LBDCOFFEE101/

Bare Hands Brewery is hosting its annual Double Thai Day on Saturday, Aug. 26. Never been? It's when they release their unique Double Thai IPA beer and five variants. We chat with Eric Foust of Bare Hands about what to expect at the event... plus find out how you can still get your hands on bottle allotments for Double Thai IPA and its variants. Get more info + purchase tickets at www.doublethaiday.com

What's the difference between a vegan diet and a plant-based diet? And if you eat one of those, where can you grocery shop in the 574? Where can you go if you have questions? Rama Ganesan joins us this week on the Flavor 574 podcast to answer these questions. She runs the Facebook pages Michiana Vegan Living and Plant-Based South Bend — check them out!

On this episode of the podcast, Krystal talks to Patrick and Megan from The Well, a nonprofit coffee cafe in South Bend. Find out what makes their space so special and how you can help them continue this mission. Get more details on The Wishing Well event series at the Facebook pages below: https://www.facebook.com/events/412335712500215/?ref=br_rs https://www.facebook.com/events/899529590185335/?ref=br_rs https://www.facebook.com/events/1386308854771109/?ref=br_rs...

Want fresh, organic, GMO-free food for lunch? Check out Cubicle Gourmet, a new meal delivery service recently launched in Mishawaka. Tune in to the episode to find out where the food comes from, what delicious items are on the menu and how you can get a bite.