One Stop Shopping in Northern Indiana

The American Countryside Farmers Market is your one stop destination in Northern Indiana for “living well” and enjoying every moment.  The farm fresh produce, hormone free meats, fresh baked Amish goods, buffalo meat, cheeses, spices, ice cream, and even dog biscuits offer you the kind of “living well” you can take home with you.  The Market is also a meeting place for family, friends, businesses and shoppers.  The Food Court brings people together over a variety of steamy, hot, delicious choices.  Shoppers can find gifts and items of interest for every taste and desire from on the premises artisans.  Clothing, fine jewelry, woodworking, antiques, quilts, doll clothing, purses, wall hangings and special gifts make the Market the perfect Michiana shopping experience.

Bus tour groups from all over the country and local folks alike are “living well” at the Market!

Countryside Kitchen

You should visit this magnificent state-of-the-art demonstration kitchen & fully equipped commercial preparation kitchen, located on the second floor of the Market.

The kitchen is also available for your corporate, group or private special events! Catering is available for your bridal or baby shower, birthday party, small family gathering or company meeting or ladies’ church group event.  Plan a girl’s night out at our beautiful Countryside Kitchen.

One Stop Shopping in Northern Indiana

The tradition of small and medium-sized family farms runs deep in this area. From the fields of Northern Indiana to the orchards and vineyards of Southwest Michigan, fresh fruits and vegetables are produced in abundance. In addition, local artisans and craftsmen produce high-quality products in the tradition of their immigrant ancestors. The Market provides businesses an opportunity to bring their wares directly to market in an attractive and exciting setting

American Countryside Farmers Market TV commercials with some of our premium vendors

Pumpkin Patch Market, Friendship House Toy’s & more, Carols Confections, Homestead Quilts & Fine Furnishings

Shipshe Casuals, Noble School of Music, The Grove, Virginia’s Designs

Buffalo Pete’s, Wakarusa Dime Store, Molly’s Bark-ery, CR Magnets, Rainy Day, Candlestick Maker, Bea’s Doll Shop, Sacs & Co.

ClearSpring Acres, Touch of Chocolate, Abes Clock Shop, Sirloin Tips, Sew Cute, Elsie’s Curiosity Shop, Jerry’s Soft Pretzels

Message from Molly

I am a 6 1/2 year old Golden Retriever named Molly. About 6 years ago my mom made me some dog biscuits, all natural and very good for me. At first she made me only a couple of different kinds, Peanut Butter and Cheddar Cheese. I loved them so much that she experimented on different “favors” and was I glad cause now I get to taste all of her biscuits.

Mom says if I don’t like certain biscuits, she won’t make them, so I guess it is up to me dog friends on what biscuits that she makes. I went to doggie school when I was about a year old, about the time she started to make my biscuits. Well guess what, she took a bunch of biscuits to my graduation class and shared them with the other friends of mine and the biscuits were a big hit. So now at every graduation class we go and treat other puppies and dogs to my moms biscuits. This is fun cause I meet new friends and they like moms biscuits.

In the past 3 years mom and dad have been sharing my homemade dog biscuits with a lot of other dogs far and near.

I hope to share them with you also.

Please look over our store. Well, I best go, mom just took some biscuits out of the oven and I have to go back to work taste testing them. ( Hard job but someone has to do it) oh yea, my biscuits are so good that my mom opened up a new place at the Elkhart American CountrySide Farmers Market.. wow what a place, come and see us.

Thanks

Molly

Great food, that’s good for you!

“Oh my God, we love breakfast for dinner!”

We welcome you to the Uptown Kitchen and invite you to experience and enjoy a mouth-watering array of high quality, all-natural foods.

Each item on our menu features fresh ingredients that are prepared for you daily.

Our vegetables come from certified organic sources, when available.

Our turkey and ham are freshly roasted, and our organic, all-white chicken breast is marinated in our house recipe and then grilled.

We use no processed meats which have preservatives, coloring agents or chemicals.

Our goal is to provide you with an extraordinary experience you’ll want to enjoy again and again.

A warm welcome from our family to yours.

About Us

My mother is a gourmet cook and she taught me how to cook when I was 7 years old. Food and cooking have been a passion of my life, throughout my entire life.

I’ve been talking about owning a restaurant since I was 10.

The goal when we started designing this restaurant was to create something that has a little bit more of a colorful funky urban type atmosphere that you would find in a bigger city like Chicago, where I am from, or San Francisco which is one of my favorite eating cities in the world.

So we wanted to create something that was bright and happy and had a fun energy to it that when people walk in, they kind of say “Wow, we haven’t seen something like this in the area before,” and I think we’ve achieved that.

It’s still a bit of a work in progress but we’re almost there, but we’ve got really a cool combination of colors and things for the eyes to see. It’s definitely something that’s a little bit more funky than we’ve seen in this area.

I tend to think that the ‘breakfast for dinner’ concept is NOT a trend because everyone I talk to that hears about it says “Oh my God, we love breakfast for dinner!” So it seems like it’s a very popular thing and that just not a lot of restaurants do it. Most of the breakfast places close for dinner and so I think there is a void in this community that we are hoping to fill.

My long-term plan is to have somewhere between seven and ten restaurants in this area that will all be underneath a company that I created called the Clean Plate Club Incorporated.

So the Uptown Kitchen is the first one I chose because we have three young children at home and we try to live a fairly healthy active life and when we go out for dinner with our

kids, if we’re not going out for pasta, its very difficult in this town to get them to eat something that’s not deep fried.

Eat well. Be happy.

Now that the local weather is here……let’s enjoy some great golf at beautiful Christiana Creek.

In 1916 Christiana Creek Country Club was erected on over 200 acres of beautiful land conveniently located in the heart of Elkhart.  Eighteen beautiful holes are laid out through picturesque Christiana Creek. Designed by Tom Bendelow (Medinah Country Club and Olympia Fields Country Club designer) Christiana Creek Country Club has the distinction of being one of the top 1% of the oldest golf courses in the United States and is the oldest golf course in Elkhart County.  The course features tall mature trees, George Lankford designed bunkers, head-scratching greens, and its namesake Christiana Creek, which meanders its way through the course. Christiana Creek Country Club is dedicated and a value oriented private club offering our members and their guests a superior golf and recreational experience with excellence in dining and social events. Choose from 3 exquisite restaurants, play 18- challenging holes, or indulge in our gorgeous 25-yard Swimming Pool equiped with plenty of seating to catch some rays.

Christiana Creek’s Banquet Rooms are a cozy and elegant place for your wedding celebration and or reception. Besides the finest staff and exquisite service, enjoy beautiful panoramic views of our courtyard and golf course surroundings to truly create a memorable experience of a lifetime.
• Suitable for intimate dinner receptions anywhere from 20 to over 200 guests for spirits, dining, and dancing.
• Spacious dance floor, corner stage available for band or disc jockey.
• Unbelievable food quality, variety, buffet and plate presentations provided by our award-winning chef.

(Wedding receptions, class reunions, birthday party’s, business functions or any special private event bookings welcome to non-member’s of the club.)
Contact Matt Wilson at 574-264-3060 ext. 113 to book your special event today!

Golf Tips #1 from Christiana Creek Pro John Swan

Golf Tips #2 from Christiana Creek Pro John Swan