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Chef Erin Gillum named ‘one to watch’ by Indianapolis Star

Chef Erin Gillum named ‘one to watch’ by Indianapolis Star

by | Chefs, News

After winning the 2019 Indy Burger Battle and competing with Team Indiana in the World Food Championships, Indianapolis Star food writer Liz Biro has highlighted Chef Erin Gillum of Spoke & Steele as one of her 8 chefs to watch in 2020.

Erin’s distinctly Asian flavors and incredible craft shine through her menu. She competed in the World Sandwich Championships this year in Dallas, her first foray into the world of food sport.

Read The Indianapolis Star piece and learn more about Indy chefs worth checking out in the new year.

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