Bloom Archives
Michael Cassady
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Bloom Community Awards Honor Local Leaders In Business, Arts, Diversity, and Volunteerism
uring the Bloom Holiday Party in the Tudor Room at the Indiana Memorial Union on December 2, Editor and Publisher Malcolm Abrams presented the…
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The Uptown Cafe: A Bloomington Icon Since 1976
Michael Cassady supported himself through earning a political science degree at Indiana University by cooking, and at age 26 was still at it when…
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Alchemy the Bar: Where Cocktails Are King
At Alchemy, graduated cylinders and Erlenmeyer flasks get as much use as traditional shakers, strainers, jiggers, and spoons. “I’m always reading about the science…
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Victor Kaposonore Manager, Uptown Cafe
As daytime manager, Victor Kaposonore is the face of the Uptown Cafe for breakfast and lunchtime diners. “We want it to be a casual…
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100 Reasons to Love Bloomington (August Cover Story)
BY CARMEN SIERING WITH BARB BERGGOETZ & ELISABETH ANDREWS, ILLUSTRATIONS BY MIKE CAGLE It’s a wonderful town. It was no easy task honing down the…
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The ‘Reborn’ Uptown Café Old Favorites + Hip New Dishes
BY CHRISTINE BARBOUR Michael Cassady has caught his second wind. When Bloom last profiled the venerable Uptown Café five years ago, Cassady sounded like…
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Logan Hunter: Actor/Bartender
BY ADAM KENT-ISAAC Logan Hunter, a bartender at The Uptown Café, defies the stereotype of the struggling artist stuck in a bad job. Hunter,…
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Michael’s Uptown: The Iconic Café Adds a Bar
BY TAYLOR SMITH When Michael Cassady opened The Uptown Café in 1976, it was a snug 30-seat dive on North Walnut. In 1984 Cassady…
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Like an Old Favorite Song, Patrons Can’t Get Enough of Breakfast at Uptown Café
BY CHRISTINE BARBOUR It was 1976, Bloomington, Indiana. The food scene was just heating up, and 26-year old Michael Cassady was in the thick…