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In this 6-episode special series, No Dishes goes on-location to the PrimeTime Expo, presented by The Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, and chats with 6 local restaurants to learn more about the people behind the grub. Follow us on instagram and tiktok @nodishesbtown and on Facebook: No Dishes: Bloomington Join The Clean Plate Club on Facebook and discuss the latest episodes of the podcast with other fans: https://www.facebook.com/groups/833028944651314 Join our Patreon for exclusive merch, perks, and content: patreon.com/nodishes  Original jingle by Lew Bruno

In this 6-episode special series, No Dishes goes on-location to the PrimeTime Expo, presented by The Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, and chats with 6 local restaurants to learn more about the people behind the grub. Follow us on instagram and tiktok @nodishesbtown and on Facebook: No Dishes: Bloomington Join The Clean Plate Club on Facebook and discuss the latest episodes of the podcast with other fans: https://www.facebook.com/groups/833028944651314 Join our Patreon for exclusive merch, perks, and content: patreon.com/nodishes Original jingle by Lew Bruno

In this 6-episode special series, No Dishes goes on-location to the PrimeTime Expo, presented by The Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, and chats with 6 local restaurants to learn more about the people behind the grub. Follow us on instagram and tiktok @nodishesbtown and on Facebook: No Dishes: Bloomington Join The Clean Plate Club on Facebook and discuss the latest episodes of the podcast with other fans: https://www.facebook.com/groups/833028944651314 Join our Patreon for exclusive merch, perks, and content: patreon.com/nodishes Original jingle by Lew Bruno

In this 6-episode special series, No Dishes goes on-location to the PrimeTime Expo, presented by The Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, and chats with 6 local restaurants to learn more about the people behind the grub. Follow us on instagram and tiktok @nodishesbtown and on Facebook: No Dishes: Bloomington Join The Clean Plate Club on Facebook and discuss the latest episodes of the podcast with other fans: https://www.facebook.com/groups/833028944651314 J oin our Patreon for exclusive merch, perks, and content: patreon.com/nodishes Original jingle by Lew Bruno

In this 6-episode special series, No Dishes goes on-location to the PrimeTime Expo, presented by The Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, and chats with 6 local restaurants to learn more about the people behind the grub. Follow us on instagram and tiktok @nodishesbtown and on Facebook: No Dishes: Bloomington Join The Clean Plate Club on Facebook and discuss the latest episodes of the podcast with other fans: https://www.facebook.com/groups/833028944651314 Join our Patreon for exclusive merch, perks, and content: patreon.com/nodishes Original jingle by Lew Bruno

In this 6-episode special series, No Dishes goes on-location to the PrimeTime Expo, presented by The Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, and chats with 6 local restaurants to learn more about the people behind the grub. Follow us on instagram and tiktok @nodishesbtown and on Facebook: No Dishes: Bloomington  Join The Clean Plate Club on Facebook and discuss the latest episodes of the podcast with other fans: https://www.facebook.com/groups/833028944651314 Join our Patreon for exclusive merch, perks, and content: patreon.com/nodishes  Original jingle by Lew Bruno

Food Truck Friday, returning April 7th, would like to think it’s found it’s forever home at Switchyard Park. Learn about what makes it such a perfect fit for this large community event as Hsiung Marler explains all the park has to offer. One of the best things about FTF having its home at Switchyard Park is partnering with the Performing Arts Series put on by the Bloomington Parks and Rec Department and ran by Crystal Ritter. Two amazing people who have such a positive affect on our community and it was such a joy sotting down with both of them. Join our Patreon for exclusive merch, perks, and content: patreon.com/nodishes  Original jingle by Lew Bruno

Born in the Philippines and coming to the US at the age of 9, Chris Mansala is serving up his home cooking to hungry mouths far and wide. Pinoy Garden Cafe truly is a family run operation and we got to learn about their story, what you can expect to see from them this year at Food Truck Friday, and their recent acquisition of Ube Love. Join our Patreon for exclusive merch, perks, and content: patreon.com/nodishes  Original jingle by Lew Bruno

Looking for burgers made to order with an international theme, all served with a retro diner vibe? Look No further than Bloom Burger! Owned and operated by Hallie Baumann, we sat down with her to find out how the idea came to be, what she’s most looking forward to with the return of Food Truck Friday, and what trucks besides her own she loves to frequent. Join our Patreon for exclusive merch, perks, and content: patreon.com/nodishes  Original jingle by Lew Bruno

Retro. Radio. Pam Thrash. They’re synonymous. Not only is Pam a local radio legend, she’s been working with One World Enterprises in Community Relations for the last four years on top of running the Retro Lunch Hour on B97. We talk everything from her time in California, training for a marathon, and her upcoming Retro Prom at the Fairfax Bar & Grill. Join us for a uproarious good time!! Join our Patreon for exclusive merch, perks, and content: patreon.com/nodishes  Original jingle by Lew Bruno

Pinball, trivia, live music, karaoke, and the best damn hot dogs you’ve ever had are all tucked away in a small, underground room on the west side of the square. Sandwiched between Inkwell and BloomingThai you’ll find a small sign and stairs leading you down to this entertainment and culinary gem in the heart of downtown. Michael Klinge, aka TV Mike, opened the Orbit Room five years ago with his wife Katie and it’s quickly become a must visit for visitors and locals alike. Learn about their unique beer offerings, rip dips, pinball league, and quite possibly the world’s youngest door guy on this newest episode of No Dishes. Join our Patreon for exclusive merch, perks, and content: patreon.com/nodishes  Original jingle by Lew Bruno

Starting up your own restaurant, bar, or food truck can be an extremely daunting task. Fortunately there are incredible resources that many people are unaware of. In his roles as Regional Director of the South Central Indiana SBDC and Executive Director of the Ivy Tech Gayle & Bill Cook School of Entrepreneurship, Steve Bryant has helped people in every industry utilize these resources to give them the best possible chance of success and be as efficient as possible when navigating the twists and turns of entrepreneurship. Find out what the biggest mistakes are that he commonly sees, how Steve and I first met many years ago, and even a little bit about some of the local businesses he’s been able to help along the way. Join our Patreon for exclusive merch, perks, and content: patreon.com/nodishes  Original jingle by Lew Bruno

While our main focus is restaurants here at No Dishes, we also love to highlight the people and personalities behind Bloomington’s eclectic nightlife. Coming off their 10 year anniversary celebration, Smoove Gardner and Toby Foster joined me to talk about all things Back Door. From the meanings behind the name (there was one I had never realized that was a really cool homage), to their stacked line up of weekly entertainment, to yes, even food, at their very own ‘Munch Box’!! What did Smoove do before opening the Back Door? What was Toby’s experience like starting and running The Owlery up until a couple years ago? Tune in and find out!! Join our Patreon for exclusive merch, perks, and content: patreon.com/nodishes  Original jingle by Lew Bruno

Kaytee Lorentzen is not only the Marketing & Communications Manager for the Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, but the designer behind the No Dishes logo!! We cover everything from her time working at Outback Steakhouse to owning her own photography business. Join us on the newest episode of No Dishes and discover all of the amazing things the Chamber does in our community as well as where Kaytee enjoys goin out to eat!! Join our Patreon for exclusive merch, perks, and content: patreon.com/nodishes  Original jingle by Lew Bruno

After many years running the local Olive Garden, and a stint running the second largest Olive Garden in the country, Kyle Dahncke has returned home to take on a new challenge in his role as Chief Operations Officer of One World Enterprises. I know Kyle from my O'Charley's days and it was such a pleasure getting some time to chat about our years in the restaurant industry. Learn how many breadsticks the average person eats on an OG visit, what he's excited for in his new position, and what he learned from his time as the franchise owner of the College Mall Luca Pizza.  Join our Patreon for exclusive merch, perks, and content: patreon.com/nodishes  Original jingle by Lew Bruno

In this episode we sit down with the creative mastermind behind the No Dishes theme song, Lewis Rogers. We meander through the nostalgia of old, downtown Bloomington music, comic book and video shops from our childhood, talk about the origins of Lewis's career in music with his brother Addison, and their plans for upcoming shows, touring, and music videos for the recently released "Good Songs" albums. Get the scoop on how Lewis finds the local "spots" while traveling with the band, and his go-to Bloomington favorites when back home again! Join our Patreon for exclusive merch, perks, and content: patreon.com/nodishes  Original jingle by Lew Bruno

Maple bacon donuts might be the last thing you’d expect to find at a vegan bakery but it’s a staple at Rainbow Bakery. Sure the “bacon” is a toasted coconut but it’s a favorite if this carnivore. If you’re a vegan or not, Rainbow Bakery is a must stop for any baked good lover. Erin Toby and Kris Carlson are an integral part of what they do and I thoroughly enjoyed hanging out with them and getting to know about everything from their sister shops at Hopscotch and their 10 year anniversary later this year!! Join our Patreon for exclusive merch, perks, and content: patreon.com/nodishes  Original jingle by Lew Bruno

Every Wednesday at 3:30 I get the opportunity to talk about where I’ve been eating out and highlight all the cool stuff going on in the local restaurant scene on the Glass in the Afternoon program on WGCL. The man behind the name, and host of the show, is the one and only Mike Glasscott. He was kind enough to come on camera for a change and talk about what we try to accomplish on his program, his many, many years in the restaurant industry at Old Yogis/City Grille, and his work with IU Athletics. Grab a seat and join us for a golf old fashioned venting sesh with plenty of banter. Join our Patreon for exclusive merch, perks, and content: patreon.com/nodishes  Original jingle by Lew Bruno

In my opinion there’s only one place in town to get a classic, down home breakfast experience where, if you’re lucky, the server calls you hun. I had the great pleasure of sitting down with two of the wonderful personalities that make Cloverleaf go ‘round, Therese Vernon & Jessica Chandler. Join us as we talk about what it’s like serving and managing at one of the busiest places in town. Therese and I dive into our time working together under the original owners at Sweet Grass and Jessica tells stories from her time at Shoney’s and beyond. After a few minutes of chatting with these two, you’ll quickly realize why Cloverleaf is truly the “Workingman’s Friend"!!   Join our Patreon for exclusive merch, perks, and content: patreon.com/nodishes   Original jingle by Lew Bruno

Few people know what Bloomington has to offer, culinary and beyond, like Visit Bloomington Executive Director Mike McAfee. A tourism industry veteran, Mike has served in his current role for the last 15 years and has played an integral part in showcasing what makes our community special to visitors near and far. His passion for what he does shows through in this sit down and I think you’ll love all the cool stats he has as much as I do. Visit Bloomington is also our Season 4 presenting sponsor and we can’t thank them enough for their support!! Join our Patreon for exclusive merch, perks, and content: patreon.com/nodishes   Original jingle by Lew Bruno.