A Recipe for Success: Janowsky and Cataldo Team Up for Isola

Two of Elkhart’s culinary titans join forces to bring a fresh Italian concept downtown.

It’s taken more than a decade, but Kurt Janowsky finally convinced Paul Cataldo to open a second restaurant.

Janowsky is the primary owner of Navarre Hospitality Group. He’s operated restaurants in the South Bend - Elkhart Region for more than three decades and now has nine, plus a vibrant catering business.