Duos Kitchen

A tour of the city’s best dining.

Vegetarian favorite Three Carrots shoots for a December opening on Virginia Avenue.

These new restaurant spin-offs are serving up a second course.

Here, the veteran chef divulges her go-to salad recipe, which will appear on menus this spring.

If you loved The Patio Nightclub, do try The Hi-Fi Murphy Building, this year’s Best of Indy New Concert Venue.

More than 4,000 foodies and followers of the Indiana farm-to-table restaurant scene braved the humidity and intermittent sprinkles Sunday for the annual Dig IN food festival at White River State Park.

Get to know eight couples operating some of Indy’s favorite restaurants and food services.

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

Including the luscious filet mignon soaked in the richest bordelaise and propped up on roasted green onions over a mound of truffled mashed potatoes at The Butcher Shoppe Bar & Grill in Batesville.

A double-decker BLT spilling over at the edges with crisp oven-cooked bacon—one of the specialties of the house at Just Judy’s. …

The glazed tofu and jicama slaw sandwich on crusty baguette—a fine vegetarian approximation of the banh mi—from Duos Kitchen (2960 N. Meridian St., 317-508-8614). Recommended side: the spicy collared greens.

A homey, stick-to-your-ribs rustic chicken pie from Duo’s Kitchen (2960 N. Meridian St., 317-508-8614), with plenty of chunky veggies and a crisp square of puff pastry on top. Hearty and completely vegan vegetable curry with coconut and just the right amount of heat at

The Perfect Protein Salad from Duos food truck. Crispy/chewy (chewspy?) fried Pretzel Dunkers at Fox and Hound (4901 E. 82nd St., 317-913-1264; 14490 Lowes Way, Carmel, 317-844-0075), served frites-style in a paper-lined basket with creamy queso for dipping. (Tip: Ask for mustard as well.) The adorable Cheesecake in a Jar at

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Based on what we know about Madonna’s eating habits (no dairy, nothing processed, and easy on the spices) the Material Girl probably won’t be swinging by Virginia Kay’s Doughnuts on her way to (fingers crossed!) perform in the Super Bowl halftime show at Lucas Oil Stadium a few months from now. Gracious hosts that we are, IM assembled this quick Madonna-friendly guide to culinary Indy. What did we miss?