On Sunday August 29th 2010, The Oliver Inn will be open to the public for a Breakfast Buffet.
You will need to make reservations since seating is limited. First Seating is at 9:45am last seating Noon.
Call 574-232-4545 We look forward to seeing you here! Menu: Breakfast Strudel Carmel Pecan French Toast Vegetable Quiche Assorted Pastry including Alice’s Famous Cinnamon Rolls Fresh Fruit Platter Sliced Ham and Italian Breakfast Kabobs Coffee /Tea and Juice Selections included in the price
Cost is $11.95 pp + tax
Come this weekend for a Mother’s Day getaway, either Friday or Saturday. All Mothers receive one Dozen Roses and one Dozen Dark Chocolate Truffles from South Bend Chocolate. Mention our Mother’s Day Special when you make your reservation!
South Bend has so much to offer for a weekend getaway! Check out the ARTSEVERWHERE link and see what you can find to do. Drive here and walk to everything for a “green” relaxing weekend!
The Lily’s of the Valley and the lilacs are making our gardens smell so wonderful right now! Just like Jimmy Johns, we offer free smells stop by our gardens!
This Sunday April 25th the South Bend Symphony presents its concert with 600 area high school and college students.
The event will be held at the Joyce Center at 4:30pm. Tickets are 5$-15$ call 574-235-9190
or go to South Bend Symphony.
Life is so busy for all of us these days! Why not have a 3 day weekend and still go to work on Monday! If you live within 90 miles of the inn, you can arrive on Friday and stay until Monday am. I’ll pack you a special gourmet breakfast for your drive to work ( or you can still have our candlelight breakfast before you leave. If you are in the Central Time Zone you gain an hour going to work, so you can be there in no time!
Plus with our blog special you can stay for 3 nights and only pay for 2! Good through April 30th. Call the inn for specific details.
Save even more by adding our Tippecanoe Dinner package!
Coming to town to see the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament ( 1st and 2nd rounds)? Come and stay with us this coming weekend. For information about tickets for the tournament und.com and click tickets!
The Road to San Antonio begins at Notre Dame!
Well, at the beginning of February, I challenged myself to write every day about Food and Love. I made it to the end (with the help of my best friend, Kathy!).
Here at the Oliver Inn, we are all about food and love. We try to create a relaxing environment with great food, a special place for you to take the one you love for a great getaway. Remember to keep looking for ways to share food and love with your friends and family every day.
Keep following us for recipes and events as well as our restoration project here at the Inn. I will still be blogging—just not every day. See you in March!
Flourless Chocolate Cake
1 stick plus 2 tablespoons butter ¼ cup sugar 1 1/3 cups semisweet chocolate chips 3 tablespoons coffee 4 eggs ½ teaspoon vanilla ¼ teaspoon salt powdered sugar for dusting
Grease 6 half-cup ramekins with the 2 tablespoons butter and sprinkle the inside of each one with 1 teaspoon of the sugar. Place ramekins in a 9×13 baking dish.
In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the chocolate chips, stick of butter, and coffee. Microwave for 90 seconds and then stir until smooth and creamy.
In a mixer combine the eggs, remaining sugar, vanilla, and salt. Mix until frothy and almost doubled in volume, about 5 minutes. Fold 1/3 of this mixture into the chocolate. Repeat 2 more times, until all the egg mixture has been folded into the chocolate.
Portion the batter into the 6 ramekins. Add enough water to the pan to come up halfway on the sides of the ramekins. Bake about 20 minutes. The edges will just be setting and the cake will have risen slightly. Cool slightly and the loosen the edges with a dull knife. Invert each cake onto a plate and then flip back over so the top is facing upwards. Cover and refrigerate.
Just before serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Many people think everyone in South Bend is Irish, since Notre Dame is known as the Fighting Irish. Well, I don’t know about the rest of the year, but of course we’re all Irish for St. Patrick’s Day!
South Bend hosts many festive events that weekend, including the annual St. Paddy’s Tent Party, to be held this year on Friday, March 12. Then on Saturday, March 13, we have a big parade that ends with the Greening of the East Race.
We have some great Irish pubs in town, including Fiddler’s Hearth, just a few minutes’ walk from the Inn. Start making your plans to come and spend St. Patrick’s Day weekend here in South Bend. It’s only a couple weeks away!
I’ve been catering large and small events for over 20 years. Some of that time I had my own business, and some of that time I worked as the head baker for a small college. All that planning, cooking, and serving was great experience for me. Now I cook for guests nearly every day. And believe it or not, I still enjoy it!
Today we are hosting a private breakfast for a group of local bankers. Our beautiful dining room is a popular location for business meetings over breakfast, lunch, or dinner. We also often serve private dinners for groups of guests who are staying at the Inn. Many people love the convenience of hanging out together for a weekend with friends or extended family, while someone else does all the cooking and cleaning.
Next time you’re looking for great food, an elegant setting, and a relaxing time, give us a call!
