Spotlight 219: 9/3/26

🎙️ A brand new episode of SPOTLIGHT 219 Sponsored by Horseshoe Casino Hammond is here! This week, we're talking incredible local food, one of the Region's biggest end-of-summer celebrations, and some award-winning BBQ! 🐷🎶🔥 🐷 Meraki Culinary Director Michael Lanzorette joins us to preview the Inaugural Full Hog Invitational, a unique culinary competition bringing together five local chefs to see who can create the best dish using pork from Howe Farmsand locally sourced produce. The best part? YOU get to help decide the winner! Michael gives us the story behind the event and what attendees can expect when these chefs go head-to-head. 🍻🎶 Then, Michigan City Special Events Director Terry Greetham gets us ready for Oktoberfest this weekend, featuring an incredible lineup of more than 50 bands and 70 vendors! We talk about everything happening throughout the weekend and why Michigan City is the place to be. 🔥 And finally, Josh Verbish of Blue Collar Bros joins us to talk BARBECUE! Josh shares how Blue Collar Bros got its start, the work that's gone into perfecting their BBQ, and what earning a coveted golden ticket to the World Food Championships means for their team. Great food. Live music. Local stories. And another HUGE weekend of things to do around Northwest Indiana. 🎧 Watch or listen to the full episode now! SPOTLIGHT 219 Sponsored by Horseshoe Casino Hammond 🎙️