• Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser, 4 to 6 p.m. April 22, Buchanan Area Senior Center, 810 Rynearson St., Buchanan. Spaghetti, meat sauce, garlic toast, salad, and cookie. Pop and water available for $.75. Dine-in or carryout. Cost: $12/meal or $40/4 meals. Purchase tickets at BASC to help in determining number of meals. Walk-ins welcome.
• Soup Supper, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. April 23, East United Methodist Church, 1621 E. Third St., Mishawaka (behind Beiger Elementary School). Soup, salad, and desserts. Cost: Free will donation.
• Thursday Burger Night, 4 to 8 p.m. April 23, Galien American Legion Post 344, 402 N. Cleveland Ave., Galien. Burgers, hot dog, shrimp, chicken strips, or sloppy joe baskets. Cost: $9 to $5. Baskets include fries and slaw. The menu may vary except for hamburgers.
• Fish, Chicken or Shrimp Fry, 4:30 to 7 p.m. April 24, Ryan A. Balmer American Legion Post 161, 133 E. Mishawaka Ave., Mishawaka, 574-255-8319. Cost: varies. Dine-in or carryout.
• Bonneyville Pancake Breakfast, 7:30 to 11 a.m. April 25, Feedlot Shelter, Bonneyville Mill County Park, 53373 County Road 131, Bristol. Cost: $8/person. Cash and credit accepted.
• Tyner Fish Fry, 4 p.m. until sold out, April 25, Tyner Community Building/Fire Station in Tyner, IN. Sit down dining and drive-thru carryout available. Cost: adults and all carryout, $13; children (ages 10 and under), $6.
• Taco & Tequila Trail, 5 to 9 p.m. April 30, Downtown South Bend. Tickets include: 1 taco at each stop, 1 cocktail tasting, and souvenir tasting glass to take to each stop. Event is rain or shine, no refunds. Cost: $45 full experience + tasting glass; $25 food only. Purchase ticket based on your first Trail stop at eatdrinkdtsb.com/taco-tequila-trail-2026/.
• Fish Fry, 5 to 7 p.m. May 1, Knights of Columbus, 61533 S. Ironwood Road, South Bend, 574-291-2740. All you can eat. Dinners include baked potato or French fries, coleslaw, applesauce. Cost: adults, $15; children (ages 5 to 13), $7; children (ages 4 and younger), free. Chicken nugget and shrimp dinners available. Dining room seating and carryout available.
• Pancake & Biscuit Breakfast, 8 to 11 a.m. May 2, Galien American Legion Post 344, 402 N. Cleveland Ave., Galien. Cost: Pancakes/sausage/drink, $8; include scrambled eggs, $10; biscuit/gravy/drink, $4; Combo meals of 2 biscuits/gravy/sausages/scrambled eggs/drink, $6-$8; add hash browns to any meal for $2.
• Cinco de Mayo Festival, noon to 8 p.m. May 2, St. Adalbert Church, 2505 W. Grace St., South Bend. Enjoy food, music, and fun.
Submit your event to Cheryl Morey, Newsroom, South Bend Tribune, 635 S. Lafayette Blvd., Suite 138, South Bend, IN 46601; or email cmorey@gannett.com. Deadline is the Thursday prior at noon. Please check with the venue for any cancellations.
This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: What’s Cooking: Community meals this week
Reporting by Cheryl Morey, South Bend Tribune / South Bend Tribune
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