Celebrating Hoosier Hospitality
at the Culinary Crossroads of America

Popcorn

A Culinary Crossroads initiative to create and sponsor innovative events for young professionals that promote Indiana chefs, restaurants, farmers and food artisans.

Popcorn

A Culinary Crossroads initiative to create and sponsor innovative events for young professionals that promote Indiana chefs, restaurants, farmers and food artisans.

Why Popcorn?

We love the classic popcorn brainstorming technique to generate ideas, so we’ve applied that to creating events! Feel free to toss out some ideas to us – we’re open to creating meetups and networking opportunities or sponsoring unique events that showcase the culinary arts.

These events help position Indianapolis as a destination for young professionals, creatives and allied businesses by drawing on the culinary arts and creating a community for lovers of food, art and entertainment to come together.

Harder Brunch hosts, from left, Thaddaeus McKee and Dyke Michaels interview chefs Jonathan Brooks, center, and Esteban Rosas at a Popcorn young professionals event at Milktooth.

Our Popcorn kick-off event in August 2022 brought together young professionals and sparked great conversations about food and community.

With the help of Popcorn honorary co-chairs Heather Brogdan and Gwen Marcantonio, we spotlight both established and up-and-coming chefs and restaurants to connect them to a new community, drive awareness and expand their reach.

We welcome input and ideas from local food fans of all ages. Drop us a line at info@culinarycrossroads.org.

Culinary Crossroads has also sponsored these events