![A chef “out of necessity” returns home to lead award-winning restaurant](https://culinarycrossroads.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/CC-newsletter-11-29-Logan-Hostettler.jpg)
A chef “out of necessity” returns home to lead award-winning restaurant
Chef Logan Hostettler grew up in Nashville, Tenn., but was born in Clark County, Indiana, in the...
![Local ingredients and global travel inspire Noblesville chef](https://culinarycrossroads.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CC-Q-A-Samir-Mohammad-1080x675.jpg)
Local ingredients and global travel inspire Noblesville chef
Chef Samir Mohammad, a native of Taos, N.M., who studied at Le Cordon Bleu in San Francisco and...
![Candymaker Carrie Abbott on favorite foods, cooking for family and what’s in her fridge](https://culinarycrossroads.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CC-Carrie-Abbott-10-11-newsletter-QA.webp)
Candymaker Carrie Abbott on favorite foods, cooking for family and what’s in her fridge
In 2012, Carrie Abbott, then a caterer, tried to create a homemade Butterfinger candy bar for a...
![Vintner Nicole Kearney on wine, food and celebrating every day](https://culinarycrossroads.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CC-newsletter-9-28-Q-A-Kearney-1080x675.jpg)
Vintner Nicole Kearney on wine, food and celebrating every day
By Brian Garrido It was the gift of a wine refrigerator that led vintner Nicole Kearney to...
![Indiana chefs win golden tickets to World Food Championships](https://culinarycrossroads.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CC-newsletter-9-28-update-chefs-1-2-1080x675.jpg)
Indiana chefs win golden tickets to World Food Championships
Three more Indiana chefs received a golden ticket to the World Food Championships recently and...
![Inspiration comes from friends and family for Indy chef Carlos Salazar](https://culinarycrossroads.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CC-Carlos-Salazar-1.jpg)
Inspiration comes from friends and family for Indy chef Carlos Salazar
By Brian Garrido Indianapolis chef Carlos Salazar’s culinary journey began in his family’s...
![Coffee questions for charter school instructor – and barista – Dan Goldblatt](https://culinarycrossroads.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/q-a.jpg)
Coffee questions for charter school instructor – and barista – Dan Goldblatt
He fell in love with coffee in Italy, but when media literacy instructor Dan Goldblatt was tasked...
![The back story on Indy’s popular Burgeezy vegan burgers](https://culinarycrossroads.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cc-qa.jpg)
The back story on Indy’s popular Burgeezy vegan burgers
By Brian Garrido In 2021, Chicagoans Kadeesha and Antoine Wiggins opened Burgeezy, a vegan burger...
![New Albany chef Ming Pu on his favorite food, what’s in his fridge and where he eats in Indy](https://culinarycrossroads.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_9246-1000x675.jpg)
New Albany chef Ming Pu on his favorite food, what’s in his fridge and where he eats in Indy
By Brian Garrido A native of Taiwan, Chef Ming Pu credits his mother for instilling a lifelong...
![Fort Wayne pastry chef Grace Kelly May dishes on rhubarb, salt and St. Elmo](https://culinarycrossroads.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/grace-kelley-800x675.jpg)
Fort Wayne pastry chef Grace Kelly May dishes on rhubarb, salt and St. Elmo
By Brian Garrido Executive pastry chef and owner Grace Kelly May opened GK Baked Goods in 2015...