Before I begin my journey to discover all the nooks and crannies that make eating in Michiana such a great experience, I wanted to take the opportunity to create a moment to reflect on what home means to us.
We all have a certain kind of love for our home, no matter how much we travel or how we may grow apart from it over time. Home is something that we miss when we are gone, no matter if it has changed or given us reason to leave it in the first place. There’s a certain familiarity and an identifiable connection with home that always welcomes us back with that sense of belonging, whether we would like to feel it or not. Home is unique to us, our past, our personality, and who we are. Most of all, home is ours.
When many of you see this picture you may recognize it as your own hometown. Others may see a picture of a place that resembles, or reminds them of their hometown. I chose this photograph to post because home has a lot to do with this blog. For anyone who loves food and loves making breakfast, lunch, or dinner a social event either with a date, friends, or family, they will instantly be able to think of a handful of places in their hometown that they consider unique to their own home and keep returning week after week because it is their spot, and always has been.
That’s what I want to make this blog different from the average restaurant write-up session, the comfort of home and the sense of ownership that comes with it. The places I want to find in our area should be establishments with great food that are homegrown (for the most part), and add to a unique and local flavor that makes home home to us, and absolutely unique to anyone who visits. Home is ours, and our favorite places around here to eat and drink… well those are ours too.
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