Flavor of the Month: Ancient Grains
Make it grain.
Milktooth‘s (534 Virginia Ave., 317-986-5131) savory Welsh rarebit dutch baby with new potato, pickled sweet corn, greens, and ham. Melon caprese from Bluebeard (653 Virginia Ave., 317-686-1580) is the perfect embodiment of summer on a plate: lomo, burrata, watermelon, cantaloupe, heirloom cherry tomato, corn, and pinecone extract. Mu Shu pork soft tacos, stuffed with shredded meat […]
This might be a good time to mention that restaurant workers have never been big fans of brunch, the meal that drags them out of bed on the weekends to serve stuffed French toast to a bunch of perky morning people. In an unexpected twist, the restaurant that ranks as one of Indy’s hottest new […]
• Order a to-go cup of the bottomless drip and one of pastry chef Zoë Taylor’s flaky creations at the front counter. Wander outside and do a Breakfast at Tiffany’s in the window of Lift massage studio (next door). It’s closed on Sunday, but maybe … someday … you’ll come back for some Pfrimmer deep […]
Don’t expect to score a parking spot in the attached lot. And don’t get creative with the unmarked areas on the outer edges. Stick with your chosen seat at the community table, even if a more desirable end spot becomes available. It says it right there on the menu: “Modifications politely declined.” Free refills on […]
Almost a decade ago, I wrote a profile of Martha Hoover—she of the Patachou empire—and interviewed an up-and-coming chef for the story, an accomplished toque who seemed genuinely annoyed and perplexed by Hoover’s success and diners’ cult-like devotion to her menus. “What’s so special?” the chef sniffed. “It’s just a bunch of omelets.” Let the […]
