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From a pile of pork to a chocolate-chip breakfast item, this week’s Swoon List is here to wreck your diet.

Whether you’re participating in Devour Downtown for the first time or the 11th, be sure to take a few friends along to sample as much Indy cuisine as possible.

With a portfolio featuring Mesh, Bru Burger Bar, and Union 50, Mike Cunningham is reimagining the dining experience one restaurant at a time with Cunningham Restaurant Group.

Union 50 has become the coolest place to eat (and be seen eating) in town.

Endangered Species Chocolate makes an exciting announcement, and Bru Burger Bar is breaking ground on a new location.

Some suggestions for Barack Obama’s Indianapolis meal plans.

The ultimate school-cafeteria assortment, with items from Kim’s Kake Kreations & Bakery, Bru Burger Bar, Traders Point Creamery, Shoefly Public House, and more.

Including the skillet blondie at Sullivan’s Steakhouse.

While no one would ever confuse chef Layton Roberts’ menu of dolled-up poutine, charcuterie boards, and fusion comfort creations with the fish fries and chili pots of yore, the Cunningham Restaurant Group has retained the essential charm of those Rust Belt social clubs at Union 50.

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

CRG churns out familiar dishes like pork tenderloin and filet medallions in comfortable, chain-like spaces skirted with padded booths and granite surfaces. But, boy, does it pay to play it safe.

So you’ve munched on corn at the Indiana State Fair and had your mouth set afire by a certain shrimp-cocktail sauce. But what are the modern-day rites of passage? We have answers.

The meat-packed Mac Daddy from Rockstone Pizzeria Pub contains bacon, capocollo, and Smoking Goose City Ham baked in asiago sauce.

Seven local dishes you probably haven’t had, but should.

Featuring the ultra-sugary Pralines from Newfangled Confections (the makers of Frittle).