Hopscotch Coffee & Kitchen, celebrating 10 years in Bloomington, began with former owner Jane Kupersmith and the husband-and-wife-team of Erin Tobey and Jeff Grant. Today, Tobey and Grant run the operations; he primarily oversees the back of the house and...
Catching up with Hopscotch Coffee’s Erin Tobey
Hopscotch Coffee & Kitchen, celebrating 10 years in Bloomington, began with former owner Jane Kupersmith and the husband-and-wife-team of Erin Tobey and Jeff Grant. Today, Tobey and Grant run the operations; he primarily oversees the back of the house and...
Bloomington coffee shop owner Jeff Grant on French Lick, favorite pairings and what’s in his fridge
Bloomington’s Hopscotch Coffee & Kitchen celebrates 10 years as an Indiana business with owners Jeff Grant and Erin Tobey. The creative couple, who both moonlight as musicians throughout the area, saw a need for a locally owned roastery, and that’s essentially how...
Talking family, French fare and fried chicken with chef Ryan Nelson
Chef Ryan Nelson, proprietor of Indianapolis’ acclaimed Late Harvest Kitchen, has made the restaurant a must-visit dining destination for the past 14 years. Alongside his wife, Laurie, chef Nelson draws on a deep family tradition of culinary excellence, learning from...
Talking food, family and travel with Borage chef Josh Kline
Chef Josh Kline and his wife, baker Zoe Taylor, opened Borage at the start of summer 2024 in Speedway, about a 10-minute walk from the track. The culinary couple met while working at Milktooth, where he was the head chef, and she handled pastry. Together, they...
Baker Amanda Gibson on favorite foods and farmers’ market finds
Social media sensation Amanda Gibson of Indy Dough, who has nearly 11,000 Instagram followers, landed her first baking job while living in Florida. She took the opportunity to learn the professional kitchen trade before returning home to Indiana and the Circle City...
Artisan baker Cuylor Reeves on potatoes, chicken wings and inspiration
Bake Sale Indy, the dream of 36-year-old artisan baker Cuylor Reeves, sits at 62nd Street and Allisonville Road, wedged between a bar and pizza shop. Before opening, Reeves plied his trade at the local outdoor farmers’ markets near his new brick-and-mortar; now the...