It tastes good to tour Fort Wayne! Recently Fort Wayne Tour arranged lunches for two different tour groups at two different locally-owned restaurants that feature their own special beverages: Trubble Brewing (2725 Broadway), and Three Rivers Distilling Company (224 E. Wallace Street). Participants of both groups were mostly Baby Boomers or older, while the proprietors of the businesses are Millennials and younger. The experiences proved that friendly hospitality, good food and drink, and entrepreneurial pride bridge generations.
Visitors love experiencing something new and unique that they don’t have at home. At Trubble Brewing, co-owner Keli Hankee took the time to explain how their food options are sourced as often as possible from local farmers with sustainable operations. Keli’s passion for hard work and getting-it-right food service was obvious.
Lunch at Three Rivers Distilling Company was proceeded by a tour. Folks got to see “the production of small batch spirits from grain to glass.” They even got a sniff of a soon-to-be-bottled first run of a popcorn-flavored whiskey. With lunch, they had their choice of a flight of 4 spirits, or a specialty cocktail. Since this was a ladies group, we kept the menu light – a half panini sandwich and salad. Three Rivers Distilling made it fresh, and the portions were plenty.
When local people put their passion on the plate or in a glass, the results prove that touring Fort Wayne never tasted so good!