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The Feed: French Food In Carmel, Sushi By Train, Jim Dandy Shutters
A croissant from the second generation of owners at Rene’s Bakery. Credit: Tony Valainis Rene’s is officially back in the game. After a few weeks of cash-only test outings and recipe refinements,...
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Pinch Of Wisdom: Laura Lachowecki
“Don’t stress out on making your Christmas cookies pretty. They just need to taste good. Skip the complicated royal icing and just make a good American buttercream. I’m not gonna spend two hours...
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Senior Scholars Turned Super Students
EVER DREAM of taking a culinary class from a top chef? No need to travel to Le Cordon Bleu or the Culinary Institute of America. Not when you can learn the basics of cuisine and more from several...
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Revisit: A New Chapter
WHEN EVENT company Tinker House took over management of coffee shop Provider in May, the first order of business was to “stay afloat,” owner Brian Willsey says. But Valerie Maldonado, the company’s...
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Taste Test: Speak Of The Devil
Root & Bone deviled Vital Farms eggsPhoto by Tony Valainis Root & Bone The secret-recipe “drunken” deviled Vital Farms eggs (from pasture-raised hens) owe their pretty pink hue and flavor to a...
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Swoon: Sweet Revival
ISAAC ROMAN and Thomas Hays haven’t had a day off in months, but they don’t mind. The new owners of Rene’s Bakery, a 20-year-old Indy institution that shuttered last year after founder Albert Rene...
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The Feed: Beloved Biscuit Shop Shutters, 40-Year-Old Broad Ripple Bar Goes Dark
A sandwich from Big Bear Biscuits. Credit: Tony Valainis/Indianapolis MonthlyPhoto by Tony Valainis Welcome to the first installment of The Feed for 2025! The end of the year and beginning of a new one...
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Foodie: Ronald Jones Of Bar-B-Q Heaven
Ronald Jones, owner and grill master of Indianapolis’ Bar-B-Q Heaven, surveys baby back ribs smoking on an industrial smoker built inside a former 1920s house on Martin Luther King Boulevard. With a...
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The Feed: What Are The Worst Restaurant Tables In Indy?
Some dishes from Borage. Credit: Tony Valainis/Indianapolis MonthlyPhotograph by Tony Valainis A couple new Indy spots are in bloom. One sign of a vigorous business is the addition of services and...
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Cheers: Branching Out
When the owners of Fountain Square–based WildEye Cannabis started looking for a brewery space to manufacture infused mocktails, they didn’t have any intentions of opening a restaurant. But after they...
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