Fort Wayne's Brooklyn Pints Microcreamery dispenses frozen heaven for ice cream enthusiasts, offering handcrafted flavors scooped by Culinary Institute of America grads Trisha Tran and Brian Therkildsen. Housed on the ground floor of the 1920s-built Sheridan Court, a...
Q&A with Evansville chef Jeremiah Galey
Born and raised in Wadesville, Ind., just outside Evansville, Jeremiah Galey cut his teeth in the industry, starting as a dishwasher at 17. Nineteen years and a lifetime of experience later, he finally ventured into ownership at Bad Randy's Hot Chicken and BBQ Lounge...
Talking tacos and inspiration with Fort Wayne chef Sean Richardson
An Indiana native, chef Sean Richardson became obsessed with food in his late teens while working his first high-volume line cook job in Fort Wayne, Ind. Richardson eventually opened The Golden in Fort Wayne with chef Aaron Butts and was a James Beard Award...
Around the world and back home again with Chef Daniel Orr
Columbus, Ind., native Daniel Orr left Indiana for culinary school, and his career took him around the world, from Michelin-starred restaurants in Europe to some of New York City’s top fine-dining establishments. In 2008, he came home, embraced his “inner Hoosier,” as...
Pandemic pizza hobby became Indy’s popular Sam’s Square Pie
Former NFL Skycam operator and cameraman Jeffrey Miner began crafting Detroit-style pizza as a hobby during the pandemic and selling them at various pop-ups throughout Indianapolis. Quickly, he amassed a following for Sam's Square Pie, creating lofty, doughy pies with...
Commission Row Chef Corey Fuller on pizza, corned beef and where he’d like to travel
Native Hoosier chef Corey Fuller began working at 13 in his hometown of Carmel at Ye Olde Library Restaurant, now known as Woody’s. During his senior year of high school, he was the sous chef at the now-closed Villa Inn in downtown Indianapolis. Fuller then headed to...
Local food advocate Twinkle Van Winkle on a new supermarket that will spotlight local products, classes and more
Indy’s Twinkle Van Winkle has worn many hats: pastry chef, recipe developer, food writer. When the new Niemann Harvest Market opens soon in Carmel, she’ll be directing efforts at community engagement and presenting classes and demos at the store’s teaching kitchen,...
Lafayette chef Haley Garrity on cookies, travel and a favorite Indy destination
Graduating in 2016 from the International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Indianapolis with a bachelor's in culinary management, Chef Haley Garrity began a line cook job at the then recently opened East End Grill in her hometown of Lafayette, Ind. Now chef de...
Wine advice from Spring Dinner Series sommelier Ashlee Nemeth
It’s time for the Culinary Crossroads Spring Dinner Series, four weeks of collaborative chef dinners that run April 8-29 at Highland Golf & Country Club, and once again sommelier Ashlee Nemeth of Tinker Street restaurant in Indianapolis will be choosing the wine...
Cooking is who I am, says Southern Indiana chef Roza Segoviano
One of the most prominent executive chefs in Southern Indiana, Rozalind "Roza" Segoviano owns six restaurants with her Mexican-born husband, Juan. Together, they oversee a growing regional restaurant empire, Viva Hospitality Group, that includes Sleepy Rooster Kitchen...
Charter school CEO on teaching kids to cook and supporting the community
Tommy Reddicks, CEO of Paramount Schools of Excellence, launched an innovative middle school cooking program in Indianapolis last year, and a team of his Jr. Chef Academy students won first place at the World Food Championships in Dallas in November. But that’s not...
Smokin’ Barrel BBQ launches second location in New Palestine
Representing the newest generation of Indy barbecue pitmasters, Evansville native Mike McFarland is earning acclaim for his barbecuing and smoked meat skills. After graduating from Pennsylvania Culinary School, he and his wife, CJ, opened their first Smokin’ Barrel...
Travel and dining are inspiration for Indy chef James “Mackie” Jones
His Place Eatery, the popular soul food restaurant on Indy's Eastside, started as a catering business with chef James "Mackie" Jones and his mother, Jackie. During that time, he also worked for an area broadcaster in corporate sales but felt a change in his career...
Catching up with Indy chef and James Beard semifinalist Thomas Melvin
Indiana native Thomas Melvin, executive chef at Vida in Indianapolis since 2017, just received his second nod from the James Beard Foundation for Best Chef: Great Lakes. The restaurant, located in Indy’s historic Lockerbie Square neighborhood, has received AAA’s Four...
Cookie company founder dishes on baking, inspiration and downtown Indy
Salamat Cookies founder Michael Williams II started baking sweets to pay his rent when his photography career came to a pandemic standstill. He enlisted his Filipina mother, Odie, and the two began an Indianapolis-based bakery using traditional ingredients from the...