Food & Drinks

Sixteen choices of beef, chicken, lamb, and pork speak for themselves, minimally seasoned and cooked to melt-in-the-mouth succulence.

Jonathan Brooks credits his playful palate to the 12 foreign exchange students his family hosted while he was growing up. Here, he imparts a hearty take on arepas, glorified flatbreads that were an ancient Venezuelan staple.

Every pizza is a carefully crafted concoction from head chef Scott Herold and his staff, who collaborate on multiple taste tests before a creation makes the bill of fare.

Including the pretzel flatbread topped with pepper-Jack and crab at Shoefly Public House.

Bembenick built upon her skill set at companies such as Frito-Lay, where she worked as a third-shift production manager. “Twice a shift, we had to taste all of the products. At first, that sounded like a wonderful idea.”

The focal point of the deli is a floor-to-ceiling chalkboard mural of an Irvington street scene and a chalkboard menu drawn by Sun King Brewery’s in-house artist, Shane Brown.

The World Cup comes just two months after the debut of the Indy Eleven. While the world’s game has long struggled to find permanent footing stateside, interest in the sport has been rekindled.

Including the crab-topped salmon at Harry & Izzy’s.

A host of Hoosier dairies are producing some elegant handcrafted varieties garnering attention beyond our borders.

Erica Caputo started baking at a Bloomington-based vegan/vegetarian restaurant and learned catering to that ingredient-conscious niche allowed for passionate followers and gluten-free sweets-lovers to truly enjoy a cake.

Including the Carolina wreckfish on Recess’s Chow Down Midtown menu.

Martha Hoover’s middle child, a graduate of the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Italy, is readying the family biz’s next addition for a summer opening.

Highlights of the food included un-sauced St. Louis-style ribs and others with a sticky, tangy-sweet Carolina sauce, as well as expert Carolina pulled-pork sandwiches with some good crisp edges on the meat.

Including the jumbo Thunderwings at Thunderbird.

Canines at dinner, lifeguard credentials, and cricket mentors. Ask The Hoosierist.