When the World Food Championships come to Indianapolis in November, the local culinary community will be well represented. Two more Golden Tickets to the Nov. 8-12 event were awarded at recent culinary competitions. Pitmaster Dave White of Great White Smoke in...

Indy chef Steven Amore took top honors in a recent “tapas throwdown” in downtown Indianapolis at the Market Table at the Alexander hotel. Sponsored by the Kelly Wensing Community Fund, the event featured five Indianapolis chefs vying for a spot at the World Food...

As we continue to count down to the World Food Championships in November, we’re happy to have more local competitors to root for. The WFC recently provided Golden Tickets to the winners of two local food competitions, Zoobilation and the Eastside Games culinary...

Have you noticed our countdown clock at the top of our Culinary Crossroads website? If you haven’t visited our site, please check it out. Our “countdown to the throwdown” clock shows that it’s less than 150 days until the World Food Championships begin in Indy! The...

As the school year wraps up, all of us here at Culinary Crossroads would like to congratulate our first two Hardesty Scholars on a great year! Working with the Hardesty family and Ivy Tech Community College, Culinary Crossroads awarded the first Chef Greg Hardesty...

Culinary Crossroads will be back in Southern Indiana for the third time on May 21 for a collaborative chef dinner at Huber Winery. Presented by Go SoIN with support from Ivy Tech Community College, these collaborative, multi-course dinners bring the local community...

The Taste of America Recipe Contest Series is now open! This fun, virtual Taste of America series event is an official 2024 WFC qualifier, presented by Sam's Club and using their exclusive, private label Member's Mark brand products. Through this contest, participants...

Culinary Crossroads is heading back to Southern Indiana for our third On the Road Dinner in the New Albany area. The collaborative chef dinner, which begins with a complimentary cocktail hour, is scheduled for May 21 and takes place at Huber Winery’s Plantation Hall...

After a successful debut in 2023, Ramp Fest is back for its second year, promising another unparalleled culinary experience at Kan-Kan Cinema & Restaurant located in Indy’s Windsor Park neighborhood. Building on the success of the inaugural Ramp Fest, this year’s...

The Culinary Crossroads Spring Dinner Series returns for its fourth year and kicks off April 8 at Highland Golf & Country Club in Indianapolis. Launched in 2021, the dinner series has become our centerpiece event as we raise funds for the Greg Hardesty Scholarship...

Chefs honored at ACF awards galaCulinary Crossroads was honored to attend the recent Presidents Gala of the Indianapolis chapter of the American Culinary Federation. The event, held at the Hotel Carmichael in Carmel, recognized the talent and dedication of numerous...

It’s time to hit the road! Culinary Crossroads is gearing up for more On the Road collaborative chef dinners around the state in 2024. In March, we head north to Elkhart County, where three of the area’s top chefs will come together for one fabulous meal. Chef Sylvia...

INDIANAPOLIS – Culinary Crossroads, a statewide branding initiative focused on spotlighting the people, products, places and services of Indiana’s culinary community, recently revealed the World Food Championships (WFC) will be moving to Indianapolis in November 2024....

The “long list” of semifinalists for the James Beard Foundation Restaurant & Chef Awards was released Feb. 24, and two Indiana chefs made the cut. Chef Thomas Melvin of Vida in Indianapolis and chef Sal Fernandez of Bridges Craft Pizza & Wine Bar in...

Yes, the holidays are over and spring is still months away, but here in Indiana at the culinary crossroads of America, there’s just too much great dining out there to stay home. And since January can be a bit slow for our local restaurants, wineries and breweries, now...