Michael Rubino

Reporting for duty: I tracked down a long-lost IM recipe.

With soaring ceilings, inlaid wood trim, and industrial garage-door windows, the FDR taproom is one of the most beautiful in Central Indiana.

Now in its fourth year, the Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational supplies a behind-the-scenes, face-against-the-fence view of racing.

Don’t expect to score a parking spot in the attached lot. And don’t get creative with the unmarked areas on the outer edges. Stick with your chosen seat at the community table, even if a more desirable end spot becomes available. It says it right there on the menu: “Modifications politely declined.” Free refills on […]

Almost a decade ago, I wrote a profile of Martha Hoover—she of the Patachou empire—and interviewed an up-and-coming chef for the story, an accomplished toque who seemed genuinely annoyed and perplexed by Hoover’s success and diners’ cult-like devotion to her menus. “What’s so special?” the chef sniffed. “It’s just a bunch of omelets.” Let the […]

Where to establish your superior intellect (or just win fried pickles) at bars and restaurants all over town. BROKEN BEAKER DISTILLERY Hosted by Rocket Doll Revue burlesque troupe, this Mass Ave trivia night’s tagline says it all: “Silly games, silly prizes, sexy ladies.”8 p.m. second Tuesday of every month  MASS AVE PUB Some of us […]

While watching all 92 episodes of Mad Men will certainly teach you something about life, consuming them twice more will teach you something about a lack of one.

The Gallery Pastry Shop Make some pretty and delicious things. Eat them. Go to bed happy. Can’t hang like you used to? Consider trading in half-price martini nights for macaron-making classes. That’s just one of the courses the European-inspired eatery offers; others include croissants, pies and tarts, and breads. Most take place at 6 p.m. […]

The liquor retains the essence of woodsmoke. But, says beverage director Tyler Burns, “The show of creating the drink is half the reason people order it.”

“Regarding the chicken-egg question of clinginess, I’ll ruffle some feathers: Overprotective parents are to blame.”

I suffer from crippling bouts of anxiety. I’m also a procrastinator. This may explain why I haven’t visited a doctor in 15 years.

It’s a story as old as time: Boy meets girl on reality TV show, gets dumped and sent home, comes back to star on his own show, meets another girl, gets engaged, and gives birth to a Bachelor spin-off.

As a writer-editor, I thought I might be able to ascend the family pecking order. And when I recently became editor-in-chief of this magazine, I figured the top spot was all but mine.

Ted Green’s latest documentary for partner WFYI spotlights Crispus Attucks High School and examines our complicated history with race, showing how a school born of segregation grew into the pride of Indianapolis.

On the brick-lined streets of sleepy suburbia, news of Noble Order Brewing Company pouring its medieval-themed brews in Zionsville issued a clarion call to the town: Bring out yer dead.