By Brian Garrido Richmond, Ind., a small town bordering Ohio and a quick 70 miles from Indianapolis, offers a sweet experience for chocoholics. The route, dubbed the Chocolate Trail and featuring 15 shops to explore, provides a semi-walkable tour through the area’s...
Indiana State Fair features plenty of new foods for 2023
The 2023 Indiana State Fair returns July 28 through August 20 with plenty of deep-fried deliciousness ready to be discovered! Fairgoers wait annually for the announcement of all the new fair foods, and this year’s items won’t disappoint. In addition to tasty new...
Whimsical New Albany restaurant features creative sandwiches and sci-fi decor
By Brian Garrido With a rich history, an array of global dining experiences and many attractions for all ages, the walkable downtown of New Albany offers a great example of ever-evolving small-town America, where history and creativity coincide. The eye-catching Lady...
Tiny Indiana town features authentic Sicilian pizza
By Brian Garrido Two and a half hours from Chicago and an hour outside of Indianapolis, pizzaiolo Damiano Perillo tosses freshly made dough into the air at his pizzeria in North Salem, Ind. He opened the shop in 2011 to make pies like those he had at home in Sicily,...
Welcome to Little Burma: a bit of Asia in Central Indiana
Welcome to Little Burma: a bit of Asia in Central Indiana By Brian Garrido Travel south of Indianapolis to Greenwood and visitors will notice – next to the donut shops and popular restaurant chains – at least a dozen restaurants serving Burmese food. According...
More than chicken and noodles: Elkhart County serves up global fare
By Brian Garrido When considering North Central Indiana’s culinary scene, you might cook up thoughts of Amish dishes such as roast chicken, pot pies and apple butter. It’s true that in northern Indiana, horse and buggies provide transportation for the nearly 23,000...
Italian Street Festival features food, culture and pageantry in downtown Indy
Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Indianapolis will once again host its popular Italian street festival June 9 – 10 from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the historic Catholic church at 520 Stevens St. in downtown Indianapolis. During the event, the area will transform into an...
Explore Kosciusko County’s Eggs-cellent Breakfast Trail
By Brian Garrido Northern Indiana's Kosciusko County boasts almost 100 lakes of various sizes. All that freshwater makes for a thriving agricultural community, which includes Maple Leaf Farms, the world’s largest producer of duck products. With such an epicurean item...
Greencastle bakery and wine bar showcases European breads and patisserie
When the late philanthropist, Disney exec and jazz musician Judson Green moved to Greencastle in 2005, he and his wife Joyce donated $15 million to the DePauw University School of Music, creating the Judson and Joyce Green Center for the Performing Arts and donated...
Find old-world craft and new world flavors at Smoking Goose
Indianapolis natives and high school sweethearts Chris and Mollie Eley opened their neighborhood butcher shop and specialty food shop, Goose the Market, in 2007. Based on the relationships with farmers and the recipes that Chris developed behind the butcher counter,...
Discover global ingredients at international grocery
Foodies, international ex-pats and creative home cooks all got a much-anticipated holiday present when Saraga International Grocery opened in Indianapolis just before Christmas. And since then, they’ve flocked to the massive grocery, located in a former Target at 8448...
Small-town Indiana restaurant honored with James Beard award
A restaurant in the small Southern Indiana town of Oldenburg got a big surprise recently. When the owner of Wagner’s Village Inn, well known for its fried chicken, began receiving congratulatory phone calls about a very prestigious award, he thought it was a prank....
The Story Inn features live music, comedy shows, and the Indiana Wine Fair
One inconvenient location since 1851. It was true then, and it’s still true today. And that’s how the Story Inn, situated on Ind. 135 south of Nashville, Ind., identifies itself, although the restaurant and inn are definitely worth the effort it takes to get there. It...
Indy creamery features milk, cheeses and farm-to-fork restaurant
Just off of West 86th Street in Indianapolis, a turn to the north on Moore Road, and you’re truly off the beaten path. The surroundings quickly change from suburban shopping centers and interstate highways to rolling farmland where historic barns dot the landscape....
Reimagined former factory includes food hall, market & more
The former General Electric plant in Fort Wayne, which closed in 2015, has been brought back to life in spectacular fashion as Electric Works, a sprawling multi-use development that now houses a food hall and market featuring fresh and prepared foods, a bar, a...