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Motown soul stew: Isabelle Gaddie’s east-side eatery Full Belly serves up Southern-style supper from scratch

If ever a restaurant deserved to make a go of it, it’s Full Belly. Owner Isabelle Gaddie, a former jazz, blues, Motown, R&B, and gospel singer, opened the cafe on Halloween 2011, between Ryan and Mound on the east side, just north of the Mound Correctional Facility. As Lady Novella, she’d fronted a nine-piece band, […]

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