The No Dishes Podcast

Get to know the people and stories behind Bloomington's newest hot spots and established culinary gems. Listen in as we talk with restauranteurs, servers, bartenders, & everyone in between! Learn about their stories in the service industry and their favorite places to go in and around the Bloomington, Indiana foodies scene.

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S4 E16: Steve Bryant - Ivy Tech Entrepreneurship

Starting up your own restaurant, bar, or food truck can be an extremely daunting task. Fortunately there are incredible resources that many people are unaware of. In his roles as Regional Director of the South Central Indiana SBDC and Executive Director of the Ivy Tech Gayle & Bill Cook School of Entrepreneurship, Steve Bryant has helped people in every industry utilize these resources to give them the best possible chance of success and be as efficient as possible when navigating the twists...

Mar 23, 2023•52 min•Season 4Ep. 16

S4 E15: Smoove Gardner & Toby Foster - The Back Door

While our main focus is restaurants here at No Dishes, we also love to highlight the people and personalities behind Bloomington’s eclectic nightlife. Coming off their 10 year anniversary celebration, Smoove Gardner and Toby Foster joined me to talk about all things Back Door. From the meanings behind the name (there was one I had never realized that was a really cool homage), to their stacked line up of weekly entertainment, to yes, even food, at their very own ‘Munch Box’!! What did Smoove do ...

Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 15

S4 E14: Kaytee Lorentzen of the Bloomington Chamber of Commerce

Kaytee Lorentzen is not only the Marketing & Communications Manager for the Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, but the designer behind the No Dishes logo!! We cover everything from her time working at Outback Steakhouse to owning her own photography business. Join us on the newest episode of No Dishes and discover all of the amazing things the Chamber does in our community as well as where Kaytee enjoys goin out to eat!! Join our Patreon for exclusive merch, perks, and content: patreon.com/nod...

Mar 16, 2023•45 min•Season 4Ep. 14

S4 E13: Kyle Dahncke of One World Enterprises

After many years running the local Olive Garden, and a stint running the second largest Olive Garden in the country, Kyle Dahncke has returned home to take on a new challenge in his role as Chief Operations Officer of One World Enterprises. I know Kyle from my O'Charley's days and it was such a pleasure getting some time to chat about our years in the restaurant industry. Learn how many breadsticks the average person eats on an OG visit, what he's excited for in his new position, and what he lea...

Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 13

S4 E12: Lewis Rogers of Lew Bruno (side dish)

In this episode we sit down with the creative mastermind behind the No Dishes theme song, Lewis Rogers. We meander through the nostalgia of old, downtown Bloomington music, comic book and video shops from our childhood, talk about the origins of Lewis's career in music with his brother Addison, and their plans for upcoming shows, touring, and music videos for the recently released "Good Songs" albums. Get the scoop on how Lewis finds the local "spots" while traveling with the band, and his go-to...

Mar 09, 2023•38 min•Season 4Ep. 12

S4 E11: Kris Carlson & Erin Tobey of Rainbow Bakery

Maple bacon donuts might be the last thing you’d expect to find at a vegan bakery but it’s a staple at Rainbow Bakery. Sure the “bacon” is a toasted coconut but it’s a favorite if this carnivore. If you’re a vegan or not, Rainbow Bakery is a must stop for any baked good lover. Erin Toby and Kris Carlson are an integral part of what they do and I thoroughly enjoyed hanging out with them and getting to know about everything from their sister shops at Hopscotch and their 10 year anniversary later t...

Mar 06, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Season 4Ep. 11

S4 E10: Mike Glasscott of WGCL Radio

Every Wednesday at 3:30 I get the opportunity to talk about where I’ve been eating out and highlight all the cool stuff going on in the local restaurant scene on the Glass in the Afternoon program on WGCL. The man behind the name, and host of the show, is the one and only Mike Glasscott. He was kind enough to come on camera for a change and talk about what we try to accomplish on his program, his many, many years in the restaurant industry at Old Yogis/City Grille, and his work with IU Athletics...

Mar 02, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 10

S4 E9: Therese Vernon & Jessica Chandler of Cloverleaf

In my opinion there’s only one place in town to get a classic, down home breakfast experience where, if you’re lucky, the server calls you hun. I had the great pleasure of sitting down with two of the wonderful personalities that make Cloverleaf go ‘round, Therese Vernon & Jessica Chandler. Join us as we talk about what it’s like serving and managing at one of the busiest places in town. Therese and I dive into our time working together under the original owners at Sweet Grass and Jessica te...

Feb 27, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 9

S4 E8: Mike McAfee of Visit Bloomington

Few people know what Bloomington has to offer, culinary and beyond, like Visit Bloomington Executive Director Mike McAfee. A tourism industry veteran, Mike has served in his current role for the last 15 years and has played an integral part in showcasing what makes our community special to visitors near and far. His passion for what he does shows through in this sit down and I think you’ll love all the cool stats he has as much as I do. Visit Bloomington is also our Season 4 presenting sponsor a...

Feb 23, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 8

S4 E7: Darran Mosley of Misfit Toy Karaoke

As the owner of Bloomington’s most popular karaoke company, Misfit Toy Karaoke, and lead singer of quite possibly the most well known band in town, The Dynamics, Darran Mosley has no shortage of stories about his time gigging around the local restaurant and bar scene. We’re going outside the box on the one and getting a different perspective on the local industry. I’ve been fortunate to be friends with D-Mose for quite some time and have always thoroughly enjoyed his company. This episode was no...

Feb 20, 2023•2 hr•Season 4Ep. 7

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