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.

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This week, Michelle Blandford from All Over Creations returns to the Flavor 574 studio to talk about her new food truck: The Sugar Shed.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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