Food & Drinks

Spanning over 25,000 square feet, with spacious aisles stocked with kim chee, spices, sauces, and other Asian-dinner staples, Viet Hua opened just over a month ago.

Including Taste Cafe & Marketplace’s grilled bacon chop.

From the tomato soup–red brick exterior to the landscaped patio, the cafe has brightened a once-blighted block.

A pierogi parade kicks off the weekend, and a full schedule of cooking demos, live bands, and dance troupes provides the entertainment.

Sixteen competitors manned their grills and put their best beef forward at Saturday’s Bull Burger Battle.

Including the crisp, fragrant veggie fritters at The Bosphorus Istanbul Cafe.

Great dishes—from salads to main courses—at Bluebeard, Topo’s 403, and Delicia.

Try this adapted Mexican recipe using Indiana corn—smothered in mayo, crumbly cheese, cayenne pepper, and lime.

While The Libertine has featured daylight hours in the past, this is its first attempt at a selection of elevated lunch offerings unique from its dinner menu.

Including halo halo, a doubly sweet parfait of taro-soaked shaved ice over jellied fruits, coconut gel, and sweet red beans—a classic Filipino treat that somehow makes perfect sense at Wyliepalooza’s Ice Cream Emporium.

A self-proclaimed workaholic, Kornmeyer spends a minimum of 70 hours a week experimenting with creative ways to rework the expected American classics.

If not for the chance discovery of a dusty notebook two decades ago, “Indiana’s most beloved beer of all time”—as beer geeks, historians, and CV cultists call it—might have been lost forever.

Including the Cheese Brioche from Sweet Claire Gourmet Bakery in Bloomington (309 E. 3rd St., 812-333-6000), a fluffy, cheddar-infused roll that makes for a fine bagel substitute at breakfast time.

The “cronut” (a portmanteau of croissant and doughnut) has a sophistication—and a quasi-French pedigree—that makes it a tad classier than the deep-fried Snickers bars and Twinkies

The plump, sweet blueberries at Michigan Road’s Driving Wind Blueberry Farm are ripe and ready for picking.