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SOUTH BEND — After what he describes as the hardest year in his three decades of business, the owner of LaSalle Grill is turning the restaurant over to his daughter. Mark McDonnell, the founder of LaSalle Hospitality Group, which oversees fine-dining restaurant LaSalle Grill and its catering services, announced Tuesday that he will no longer be the majority owner of the business, which is an institution in the South Bend dining scene. His daughter, Laurel Marnocha, has taken over. The 70-year-old restaurateur said he has been contemplating taking a step back for years, noting that his ag...

It had been two and a half months since Sean Kelley had worked in a kitchen. The former Temper Grille owner and chef was feeling beaten down from a busy night and from months of hearing from angry customers who spewed hateful comments about his decision to close Temper last December. Near the end of dinner service, he stepped out of the kitchen and on his way back, diners started to stand and clap. Kelley got a standing ovation. “I met a lot of people over 10 years, a lot of friends,” he said Wednesday. “The people that were here last night were showing some love, and that was ...