Popular watering hole teds beerhall at the corner of Coldwater and Union Chapel roads took to social media recently to announce their last day of operations will be Saturday, Sept. 14.
As the business winds down, they are offering specials and sales to liquidate inventory and merchandise.
The business started in 2015 as teds market, a small grocery in a vacant church. A few years later, the business transitioned to the restaurant that is teds beerhall.
It was a popular destination for live music, ample varieties of beer, and other beverages, and live music and weekly food trucks during the summer. Also at the Royville location, teds beercade, a combination bar and arcade, will close.
The company also operates teds snack + bar at Promenade Park in downtown Fort Wayne, which will continue to stay open on weekends through the end of the month.
Do it Best bring back Cookin’ fundraiser
A longtime fundraiser is coming back, reinvented and rebranded.
For more than 20 years, Cookin’ Men was a favorite event. That was before the pandemic ended the celebration.
Now, under the leadership of the Do it Best Foundation, it has become Cookin’ Fort Wayne and will expand to spotlight community leaders.
The event returns May 21 at Electric Works and will feature 125 chefs preparing their favorite entrées, appetizers, desserts, and other culinary creations. Tickets are expected to go on sale after the start of the year.
Proceeds will benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Northeast Indiana.
Hummus Republic moving into town
Signage has gone up, letting us know a Hummus Republic franchise is preparing to launch a Fort Wayne location in the Orchard Crossing Shopping Center.
The menu features a build-your-own meal with a base of garbanzo beans, kale, spinach, and couscous. Top it with hummus, feta, or tzatziki sauce, then mix in proteins such as chicken, falafel, beef, and lamb in pitas, bowls, or wraps.
The concept combines good taste and healthy options with the Mediterranean tradition of its founders.
There are currently two other locations in Indiana, one in Indianapolis and another in Avon.
Bluffton, Huntington apply for DORAs
Momentum for Designated Outdoor Refreshment Areas is gaining steam around northeast Indiana.
Bluffton and Huntington are the latest to draft plans in their communities.
Under Indiana law, municipalities can allow the sale and consumption of alcohol by adults 21 years and older from approved vendors when it is contained within specific boundaries.
Bluffton’s early plan would span roughly through downtown north from the Wabash River to Cherry Street, in the south and from the east and west of Scott to Marion Street.
Huntington’s proposal is based downtown and would stretch from Park Street in the north to just past the Wabash River. Warren Street would be the eastern boundary with Cherry Street on the west.
The proposals still need public feedback before city government and the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission can consider them.
Rune adjust hours of operation
Rune Restaurant, 2725 Broadway, has announced they are adjusting their hours in October, adding dinner services, while dropping Sunday brunch.
Beginning Tuesday, Oct. 8, hours will be 5-10 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, with the final Sunday brunch being Sept. 29.
Ivy Tech hospitality students stay busy
September is Classical Cuisine Month for Ivy Tech hospitality students.
Every Thursday, students put their skills to the test, creating a different menu, cooking it, and preparing it each night. The series continues Sept. 12, Sept. 26, and Oct. 3 at their Coliseum campus in Room 1640.
On Friday, Sept. 20, they will also host their A Reason to Taste, a $125 fundraiser that raises money for international trips for students. It features cocktails at 5:30 p.m., followed by an Italian dinner with risotto, flatbread, and gelato stations.
City Barbeque open at Jefferson Pointe
City Barbeque has opened at Jefferson Pointe Shopping Center in the space formally occupied by the Subway/Hardee’s hybrid.
The restaurant features slow-smoked meats such as pulled pork and brisket.
King Gyros host hot dog contest
And just for fun, there’s still time to join the King Gyros hot dog-eating contest at their 814 Goshen Ave. location at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5.
To be named champion, all you have to do is be the first competitor to chow down 10 dogs. There is also a cash prize.
The deadline is Oct. 1 and there is a $20 entry fee.
New ethnic food options in Summit City
- Ichiddo Ramen is now open at 5608 Coldwater Road, the space that once housed DeBrand Fine Chocolates. The national chain has more than a dozen locations around the country. Ichiddo features beef, chicken, seafood, char siu, stir-fried ramen, spicy miso, kimchi, steamed pork gyoza, fried shumai, sake, and bubble tea. It’s the first store in Indiana.
- Indian Market opened last week at 4175 Lima Road, formerly the space for Loving Hearts Childcare, across from Don Ayres. They feature Indian food and other staples.
- Sunshine Market, 3105 N. Anthony Blvd., has added a new section featuring Indian treats. You can find delights such as baked goods and sweets from Vina Kitchen, including rasa malai, Gulab Jamun, rasgulla, kulfi, and barfi. They have also added Indian candy.
Off the Eaten Path is the Whatzup weekly column that covers Northeast Indiana’s restaurant and food news. Send your news items to info@whatzup.com.
