An absolute Bloomington institution, Upland Brewing Company has been known for inventive brews and made-from-scratch food for over 25 years. Joining us to shed some light on how they've managed to innovate and keep things fresh after all these years is Head Brewer Matt Wisely, and Executive Chef Ryan Whetham. From their award winning burgers, to their world renown sours program, we cover everything from fermenting to Fischer Farms. From beers to brats. From production to poutine. You get the point. It's all beer and food, baby!

A staple of the Bloomington square, Malibu Grill has been serving us savory steaks, succulent seafood, and delectable desserts since 1993. General Manager Elliott Green walks us through his journey working his way up in the restaurant over the past 12 years, his high school industry experiences, and how they've been able to execute such a large menu to perfection over all these years.

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Original theme song by Lew Bruno

After moving to Bloomington from Venezuela in his early 30's, Juan Guerra began working at La Charaeda and Casa Brava as a dishwasher. After long days washing dishes, he would go sell slices of pizza at Rockit's until the wee hours of the morning, sleep for four hours, and go do it all again. He now oversees six restaurants between Marian, Bloomington, and Bedford in his role as Operations Manager and is living proof that hard work pays off. Learn more about his incredible story, and the differences between La Cha and Casa Brava on the latest episode of No Dishes!

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Original theme song by Lew Bruno

Mentioned more than any other restaurant on the podcast, Uptown Cafe has a well deserved reputation as one of the best, most consistent dining experiences in Bloomington. A big reason for that is Executive Chef Adam Noffsinger and Assistant General Manager Vivi Szalavari. After having Michael and Galen Cassady on the podcast back when we were audio only, we're now covering the other key players that make Uptown so special. From Adam's journey traveling the world working in Michelin star restaurants, to Vivi's realization she enjoyed the artistic expression restaurant/bar work allowed her more than what she was doing with her Neuroscience degree, it's safe to say the well of talent is overflowing at one of Bloomington's marquee restaurants.

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Born in Afghanistan, and raised in Germany after stops in India and Pakistan, Hamid Ali has had quite the journey that ultimately brought him here to Bloomington. With only $100 in his pocket when he arrived, he has built a successful food truck business over the last eight years through care, passion, and consistency. Doner Kebab is known for their delicious meat, eye-popping presentation, and their homemade falafel. Always set up in Kirkwood, or at Switchyard Park for Food Truck Friday, Hamid is one of the hardest working men in town. As much care as he puts into each kebab, it pales in comparison to how much he cares for each and every guest that visits his truck.

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Original theme song by Lew Bruno

In this presidential episode we have Chris Martin, President of Finney Hospitality Group, which includes The Tap, Social Cantina, Yogis, SmokeWorks, and Kind Car Wash in Columbus. Join us and we discuss their expansion over the years into Lafayette, Mishawaka, Carmel, Downtown Indy, and soon in Nashville, Tennessee. We also dive into Chris’ long resume of opening restaurants all across the country, his time running Scotty’s Brewhouse, balancing the old Yogis brand with something new, and their new initiative to give back with proceeds from sales of their Social Lager. Chris was also the first ever Macris employee, and we spend quite a bit of time reminiscing on the Bloomington of old.

Jeff Mease joined us as the first ever guest on the No Dishes Podcast on September 1st 2020. Almost four years later, gone are the masks and social distancing, Bloomington Brewing Company and Lennies have been sold to new owners, and Jeff continues to plow ahead with One World Enterprises, consisting of Pizza X, Hive, One World Catering, One World Kitchen Share, and Loesch Farm. How does Pizza X get hot, fresh pizza to your door so quickly? What was it like hosting hundreds of visitors from all over the country at the farm for the Eclipse? How is One World Kitchen Share such an integral part of Bloomington Food Truck Friday's success? Watch/listen to find out all this and more!