Food

PORTAGE LEGALIZES CHICKENS

By Chris Zervos / May 10, 2023

  PORTAGE INDIANA- May 4th, 2023 The Portage City Council made history this week, passing an ordinance allowing for non-commercial personal ownership of chickens within city limits. The prohibition of the practice, thought to date back to local pagan beliefs regarding the chicken as a sacred animal, was brutally enforced by devastating fines, imprisonment, and … Read more

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Top 5 Reasons Crown Point is Never Getting a Trader Joe’s

By Chris Zervos / April 12, 2023

Crown Point social media users regularly state that Trader Joe’s, (the popular grocery chain founded in 1958 in Pasadena California,) would be one of the most desirable additions to their local economy. With 569 current freestanding locations including 17 in the Chicago region alone, we were naturally curious as to why Lake County had not … Read more

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Top Three Essential Thanksgiving Cocktails

By Alan Myszkowski / November 15, 2022

Most families are going to gather this Thanksgiving and drink the classics: beer, whiskey/bourbon, or that stuff one of your cousins randomly bring that they call moonshine. This list is meant to give you a “leg” up on making this Thanksgiving memorable, and help you dominate your family and friend parties. Pumpkin Spice Mules Are … Read more

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DILL PICKLE DIP LEADS ESSENTIAL DIP LIST

By Alan Myszkowski / October 18, 2022

I’m not going to lie to you: appetizers are my jam. Actually, I could probably never eat a meal again and only eat dips if I wouldn’t gain 1000 lbs. Here is my essential list of different appetizers that would be my dream situation at any family, friend or holiday party.  *Hopefully my wife sees … Read more

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Unbearable Sexual Tension Relieved by Opening of New Popeyes

By Chris Zervos / September 28, 2022

Unbearable Sexual Tension Relieved by Opening of New Popeyes   CROWN POINT- Nearly two years after news reports emerged that a Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen was planning to open at Summit and Broadway, the people of Crown Point can finally be said to have ready access to legs, thighs, and sweet sweet honey covered southern style … Read more

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Uneasy Peace falls on Crown Point as Burger King Reopens

By Chris Zervos / August 24, 2022

  CROWN POINT- After nearly two years of civil unrest, open defiance of the law, and disruption of daily life in the wake of the Burger King location on Crown Point’s Main Street closure due to a kitchen fire, local authorities report that a fragile semblance of normalcy has returned to the Northwest Indiana town. … Read more

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Craft Malt Liquor Microbrewery Coming to Crown Point’s Square

By Chris Zervos / July 27, 2022

CROWN POINT- Milosh Cassavettes’ family has owned and operated restaurants in Northwest Indiana since the 1930s, but his newest venture is the family’s first foray into the world of craft beverages. After decades managing The Pythagorean, a family restaurant in Hammond his parents owned along with his aunt and uncle, Cassavettes has set his sight … Read more

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BEST COFFEE SHOPS IN NORTHWEST INDIANA

By Tori Krzyston / May 24, 2022

Northwest Indiana is home to a wide variety of local coffee shops. Here are our top voted shops to try this summer. SIP COFFEE HOUSE Location: Multiple locations across the Region Pictured: “The Yellow Bird” Here’s a google review: “Found this place by chance & I’m so glad I did! It actually may be the … Read more

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Plate of the Morning Wrecker at Brothers in Merrillville, IN

EAT LOCAL – Brothers Breakfast & Lunch

By Alan Myszkowski / February 15, 2022

After we released our “Best Breakfast Places to Eat in Northwest Indiana” list, we received a lot of feedback about who we had left off. One of those places was Brothers Breakfast & Lunch in Merrillville, IN. To find out more we went to meet the Owner Manny Saitis and to find out what makes … Read more

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Recipe of the Month: Birria Quesadillas from Chris Pappas

By Alan Myszkowski / February 8, 2022

Want to win your Super Bowl Party? Then check out this dish for our “Recipe of the Month” where we give you a recipe from a local chef that you can make at home. This month’s feature is Birria Quesadillas from Chef Chris Pappas at Provecho Latin Provisions for your upcoming Super Bowl Party.    

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