After seven years in Fort Wayne, Three Rivers Distilling Company has closed. The craft distillery at 224 W. Wallace St. announced they were closing “effective immediately” on Jan. 24 on Facebook.
In the announcement, the company announced it would exchange gift cards for products from its bottle shop through Saturday, Feb. 3. The shop is open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday and 2-5 p.m. Saturday.
For a few weeks leading up to its closing, Three Rivers’ social media posts were active with a video of their kitchen remodel project and a reminder to reserve space in their enclosed igloos for outdoor dining.
Three Rivers Distillery produced vodka, rum, gin, bourbon, and rye whiskey.
Gnometown exits The Landing
In more news for the 21-and-over crowd, Gnometown Brewing has ended its partnership with the Landing Beer Company, meaning the property at 118 W. Columbia St. will be without a restaurant.
There is no word on who the new tenant will be. Gnometown Brewing says gift cards are honored at their other properties operated by Obi Chi: Baker Street Steakhouse, Proximo, and The Hoppy Gnome.
The original partnership began last March.
Catch Acme on America’s Best Restaurants
Acme by Full Circle, 1105 E. State Blvd., will soon be featured on the online show America’s Best Restaurants.
America’s Best Restaurants were at Acme in November to check out the place as part of their quest to uncover the best eats at the nation’s independent restaurants.
The ACME episode is expected to be unveiled Friday, Feb. 2. You can find it on Acme’s Facebook page.
ChocolateFest benefits children’s programs
The ChocolateFest gala returns for its 10th year from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 9, at Ceruti’s Diamond Room, 6601 Innovation Blvd.
Put on by the John Chapman Kiwanis Club, it’s a chocolate lover’s dream with all-you-can-eat dipping stations featuring white, dark, and milk chocolate, dinner, a sundae bar, other desserts, live music from Al Parr’s Creole Candy Band, a silent auction, and a cash bar.
Tickets are $60 with proceeds benefiting Riley Hospital for Children, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Central City Scouting, Project Read, NAMI Adolescent Mental Health, and other children’s programs in 11 northeast Indiana counties.
Chimney Cakes return home to West Main
After spending much of November and December at Christkindlmarkt in Carmel, Chimney Cakes Bakery and Café, 1202 W. Main, has reopened.
The news of the reopening comes with new ice cream treats on the menu.
Like conventional cones, chimney cakes are topped with custard and ice cream, including sour cherry chocolate, strudel fusion, peachy s’mores, and strawberry cheesecake. The store is also offering turkey hummus and vegan and savory cone chimney cake panini.
Chimney Cakes is open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday.
Dom’s Pie Shop now serving up lunch
Dom’s Pie Shop, the food service provider at Draft Taproom, 1833 N. Wells St., is now serving lunch Wednesday-Sunday beginning at 11 a.m.
The folks behind Shop Two Sixty have been serving up pizza, grinders, salads, and pies for about a month or so. They’ve added bagels to their offerings, including a jalapeño cheddar bagel.
Order your chocolate-covered strawberries
Time is running out to order Valentine’s Day chocolate-covered strawberries from the Spencerville Community Club.
They’ve been a hit for several years and are $2.50 each, a box of six for $12, and a dozen for $24.
Call or text (260) 750-3425 to place your order. Pickup is Feb. 10-12 from 10 a.m. to noon. They are also offering chocolate-covered pretzel rods.
Taste of Roanoke begins March 1
Savor Fort Wayne may have just ended, but Taste of Roanoke is just around the corner.
From March 1-10, restaurants in the small town with plenty of exquisite eats will offer special menus and pricing during the 10-day event.
When menus become available, you will be able to check them out discoverroanoke.org.
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.
