What started as a simple contribution to a bacon tweetup is now a full on artisan-crafted food and a gourmet retail product. U-Relish Farm is now located in the Indianapolis City Market main house, and has been making a splash since August. Executive Manager Cara Dafforn (@CaraDafforn) brought the barbeque red lentils to a bacon […]
Food & Drink
St. Patrick’s Day in Indianapolis 2012
With St. Patrick’s Day falling on a Saturday this year, there are a lot of options to choose from starting in the morning and rolling on through the wee hours of the morning. Here are some of our top picks. Rock the Shamrock Tent Party: Come party in a 5,000 square foot heated tent with an […]
Bacon Tweetup #2
Come enjoy an evening of bacon & hanging out with the Naptown Buzz crew at Burd Ford. Follow @naptownbuzz on Twitter for more information or to ask questions. All participants* must bring a bacon treat. PRIZES Burd Ford Circle City Spuds Indiana Repertory Theatre The Pork Shoppe Squealears BBQ The Tie Dye Grill U-Relish Farm And […]
Fourth Annual National Maple Syrup Festival
When Indiana’s top ag man taps the ceremonial sugar maple on Sat., March 3 at noon on Burton’s Maplewood Farm, he’ll christen the fourth annual National Maple Syrup Festival. Joe Kelsay, director of the Indiana Department of Agriculture, also will signify the first tree in the U.S. to be tapped for the 2012 maple sugaring […]
First Friday Food Truck Festival
October’s First Friday Food Truck Fest (phew, what a mouthful!) was back on October 7th in the Murat parking lot due to an overwhelming response to the first one in September. Presented by MOKB, Live Nation, Leinenkugel and NUVO, this month’s fest brought in more trucks, activities, art and music for your enjoyment. For a […]
Chef JJ’s New Bistro Boasts Bountiful Variety of Options.
On Thursday, 9/15/11, I had the pleasure in partaking in the opening launch for Chef JJ‘s Big Green Bistro; a unique spin on the emerging food truck culture, as it is aimed to be a high-class mobile catering unit. The restaurant, if one could assign it the moniker, is essentially a tricked-out RV equipped with […]
J.Razzo’s… Take Two!
When you attend a soft opening, you have to remember “It’s a soft opening.” If you arrive at 6 p.m. and you don’t leave until 8:45 p.m., that’s okay. The kitchen is getting in the groove, the servers are learning how to work together, and customers still don’t know how to get to the bathroom. […]
16th Annual Rib America Festival
Downtown Indy will rock this Labor Day weekend, September 2-5, when the 16th annual Rib America Festival presented by Indiana Pork Farmers returns. The 2011 lineup is loaded with the biggest names to date at Indy’s biggest and best BBQ and music event. The Budweiser music stage will rock with REO Speedwagon, The Doobie Brothers, […]
Dig-IN, A Taste of Indiana Food Festival 2011
Dig-IN is a showcase of Indiana chefs, growers and producers. Visitors are treated to two-ounce tastes of unique dishes made with farm-fresh Indiana produce and proteins. More than 30 of the state’s greatest chefs and food minds will prepare the tastes on site while discussing their recipes and the all-Hoosier ingredients with visitors. “Dig IN […]
Flatwater Bloody Mary Bar
The smoothness of vodka combined with the bite of tomato juice and spices make up one of America’s most popular hangover cures: the Bloody Mary. What better way to celebrate a long night of boozing by waking up and taking down this delicious drink. The history of the Bloody Mary is told two different ways. […]