![Chatting with chocolatier Cathy Brand-Beere of DeBrand Fine Chocolates](https://culinarycrossroads.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cathy-brand-beere.jpg)
Chatting with chocolatier Cathy Brand-Beere of DeBrand Fine Chocolates
By Brian Garrido Growing up in a family involved in the confectionery arts, Cathy Brand-Beere of...
![Talking wine with Indy sommelier Ashlee Nemeth](https://culinarycrossroads.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/featured-photo-blog.jpg)
Talking wine with Indy sommelier Ashlee Nemeth
Born and raised in Terre Haute, Ashlee Nemeth, sommelier at Tinker Street restaurant in...
![Chef Ricky Hatfield on his new Plainfield restaurant, spring ingredients and what’s in his fridge](https://culinarycrossroads.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/rick-hatfield-blog.jpg)
Chef Ricky Hatfield on his new Plainfield restaurant, spring ingredients and what’s in his fridge
With interest sparked by PBS cooking shows, chef Ricky Hatfield knew early on that he would...
Culinary Q&A with Chef Tracey Couillard
After 20 years in the Army National Guard, chef Tracey Couillard headed to culinary school, then...
![Tenderloin Guy Rick Garrett dishes on Indiana’s favorite sandwich](https://culinarycrossroads.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/rick-garrett-1000x675.jpg)
Tenderloin Guy Rick Garrett dishes on Indiana’s favorite sandwich
Comedian, musician and storyteller Rick Garrett is The Tenderloin Connoisseur and has a popular...
![Brunch fest returns to Indy for fifth year](https://culinarycrossroads.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/q-a.jpg)
Brunch fest returns to Indy for fifth year
Indianapolis entrepreneur Ashley Brooks, of A. Rose Hospitality, knows her way around a brunch...
![Daniel Orr, chef/owner at FARMbloomington](https://culinarycrossroads.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/daniel-orr-1080x675.jpg)
Daniel Orr, chef/owner at FARMbloomington
Bloomington chef Daniel Orr on foraging, fine dining and what’s in his fridge Columbus, Ind.,...
![Catching up with Indy chef Erin Kem](https://culinarycrossroads.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/CC-chef-Q-A-Erin-Kem-1080x675.jpg)
Catching up with Indy chef Erin Kem
Indianapolis food fans might know chef Erin Kem from the dozen years she spent at the highly...
![Q&A with Joseph Decuis chef Marcus Daniel](https://culinarycrossroads.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/CC-Marcus-Daniel-1080x675.jpg)
Q&A with Joseph Decuis chef Marcus Daniel
Marcus Daniel is the executive chef at Joseph Decuis, a fine-dining restaurant in Roanoke, Ind....
![Indy pastry chef to compete at World Food Championships](https://culinarycrossroads.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/CC-Cindy-Hawkins-2-1080x675.jpg)
Indy pastry chef to compete at World Food Championships
Indianapolis pastry chef Cindy Hawkins, owner of Circle City Sweets, competed in her fifth World...