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VIDEO: Smoothies, Crêpes & Coffee Interview

Last week, South Bend Voice featured the new East Bank neighborhood destination Smoothies, Crêpes, & Coffee as part of our new “South Bend Eats” series, which looks at local restaurants. We spoke to Khoa Huynh, the Director of New Business Development for Matthews LLC, about the new restaurant and future plans for the area. (Editor’s…

South Bend’s East Bank Village Redevelopment is Decidedly Urban

South Bend’s East Bank Village Redevelopment is Decidedly Urban

Yesterday, we looked at a new downtown South Bend restaurant that is part of a bigger project to reinvigorate the East Bank neighborhood along Niles Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard. Smoothies, Crepes & Coffee is the creation of Dave Matthews, a local developer and owner of Matthews LLC. Matthews is a lifelong resident of the area,…

South Bend Eats: Smoothies, Crêpes, & Coffee
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South Bend Eats: Smoothies, Crêpes, & Coffee

It was a quiet Saturday in mid-September. The sun was shining on the eastern banks of the St. Joseph River. Notre Dame’s bye week meant that locals — who might have been consuming alcohol at a tailgate, or barbequing at home in anticipation of the Fighting Irish — instead looked for entertainment elsewhere. Several bikers…