Devour Downtown

Five things we’re craving right now.

Three “restaurant week” events have combined into one. Here’s a playbook.

Rocket 88 Doughnuts closes, Rooster’s Kitchen opens and David Tallent hosts a Restaurant Tallent Redux.

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.

Use this interactive map to narrow down the 70-some restaurants participating in Devour Downtown to the best of the best.

January 9th marks the first day of this winter’s early Devour Downtown (pushed up because of that little event you might have heard about … The Super Bowl), and we’re closely watching restaurants post their menus. Here is what to expect from a few of the 54 restaurants participating in the $30/three-course eating frenzy that runs through Jan 22.

The Guinness chocolate cupcake at Creation Cafe (337 W. 11th St., 317-955-2389), rich (but not too), with a perfectly piped cap of semi-sweet chocolate icing. The trifle-style tiramisu at Iozzo’s Garden of Italy (946 S. Meridian St., 317-974-1100