ENJOY A BEER AND A MOVIE IN NILES
The latest expansion at Wonderland Cinema in Niles is geared toward the 21+ crowd.
Beer and cocktails are now being sold in a separate line at the movie theater’s concession stand.
Prices start at $3 for domestic and craft beers and cocktails. Moviegoers are limited to two drinks per person.
Get all the details in the full Flavor 574 story from Danielle Waldron.
ZING JAPANESE IN MISHAWAKA ENDS PROMOTION EARLY AFTER TRIPLING BUSINESS
Zing Japanese Fusion celebrated three years in business with a 50-percent off promotion that was so successful the business had to end it early.
Business tripled in the first week of the promotion, and owner Jeremy Young said he needed to let his staff recover. The second half of the promotion will be offered again in the near future.
Read more in the full Flavor 574 story from Geoff Lesar.
CELEBRATE FOURTH OF JULY WITH A TASTY COOKOUT TREAT
Hot dogs and potato salad are cookout staples, but you can really wow guests at your Fourth of July cookout with a more unique offering without too much extra effort.
Flavor 574 has several delicious ideas, including a do-it-yourself hot dog bar, avocado pasta salad and grilled sweet corn-on-the-cob with a honey-lime butter. Mmmm!
Get inspired by the full Flavor 574 story from Danielle Waldron.
CROOKED EWE DOES VEGAN EATS WELL, BLOGGER SAYS
For many vegetarians and vegans, finding something to eat at a restaurant often doesn’t go past the ’salad’ section of the menu. But that isn’t the case at Crooked Ewe, according to Crystal Hallwood, who blogs at Vegan at the Bend for Flavor 574.
In fact, South Bend’s newest brewery has a dedicated vegan menu in addition to its full omnivore-friendly menu.
Offerings include wing chokes — breaded and fried artichokes that mimic buffalo wings and have a smokey flavor — marinated olives and cashew butter ice cream with strawberry jam.
Find out which dishes Hallwood recommends in her blog post from Flavor 574.
THE WOODEN PEEL, IECHYD DA TAKE HOME PIZZA WARS AWARDS
After six weeks and more than 100,000 votes, the best pizza in northern Indiana has been chosen.
The Wooden Peel in Bremen (Marshall County) won the Pizza Wars crown, earning 51 percent of the vote in the final round to beat Cafe at the Bowling Alley in Warsaw (Kosciusko County).
Iechyd Da Brewing Company in Elkhart (wild card, Elkhart County) won the Critic’s Choice Award from Kate Silver, a Chicago journalist and food critic chosen by the Northern Indiana Tourism Development Commission.
Get more details in the full story from Flavor 574 by Danielle Waldron.
