dining

Even if you’re a native of the Windy City, these 25 ideas make it possible to play tourist in your home city.

A hilly spot with a skyline view perfect for watching the Fourth of July fireworks over downtown, and the edge Flat 12 Bierwerks has on Sun King.

The mom-and-pop ice cream stands of small-town Indiana get a lot of love, and rightly so. Often overlooked, though, are the quaint little Dairy Queen stores that dot city neighborhoods around Indianapolis.

Including the grilled Idaho ruby trout at Peterson’s.

Adapted from The Joy of Pickling, with an important note on dill substitution.

A how-to on performing this classic kitchen feat safely and simply.

Here’s a curl-by-curl comparison of which ones give you the most swirl for your cents.

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.”

Question: If you could press a button and make one Indy thing vanish forever, which would you choose?

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.

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