Inside Dainty Maid Food Hall sits Chef Alain Helfrich’s newest concept, The Breakfast Club, questioning our midwestern American understanding of the meal and inviting us to cross dividing lines to experience the first meal of the day from another’s perspective.

My name is Kath, and today I’m launching a digital publication called Food Belt where I will share stories of the people behind the growing food scene here in South Bend, Indiana.

In 2020, Seth and Rachel Parker purchased a plot of land twenty minutes outside of South Bend with ambitious plans of becoming vegetable farmers. Here’s a look inside a day in their life.

The pandemic should have meant the death of the South Bend food and beverage scene, but somehow we’re seeing new life.

When I moved to South Bend I was eager to transition from a large and disconnected city to a smaller community. When asked if I would miss Nashville, the answer would be: “No, but I will miss the food.”