New Day Meadery

Can do spirit(s).

Downtown’s recently opened Nesso makes a major staff change.

Goodbye to a Meridian-Kessler cafe-society favorite.

The other avenue in Fountain Square: Shelby Street.

The former Cerulean spot gets a new tenant.

Raising a tiki glass to The Inferno Room and welcoming Cunningham’s new venture, Livery.

An Indiana-set Heartland movie, a bestselling author reading, and spooky music.

Says Tia Agnew of New Day Meadery, “Of all the things I enjoyed this past year, I loved the bourbon-smoked pork chops with bacon polenta that I had at Chef JJ’s Backyard in Broad Ripple as much as any dish.”

“Our big push right now is to get our product into shelf-stable bottles,” says Agnew, who uses one of their top sellers in this recipe.

Including the Apple Scrappy from Kim’s Kakery.

Tickets for Winterfest, Saturday’s beer event at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, sold out quickly, and scalpers with extras were scarce at the event. Along with the snaking lines outside of the Fairground’s Agriculture and Horticulture building and inside at the more popular tents, signs point to this being one of winter’s most popular Indy events. Proceeds benefited Joy’s House.

Seventeen outstanding new reasons to love the city, everything from a music-video bar to a trampoline park.

Pick up the December issue of Indianapolis Monthly for the complete list of this year’s Best of Indy winners.

March 31 marks the opening day of the second annual Indiana Artisan Marketplace, and we’ve been doing our research to find out what to sample and who to meet. Here is what to expect from the shopping event featuring 100 artists and food artisans, including New Day Meadery, Chocolate for the Spirit, Pierogi in a Pinch, Capriole Cheese, and Chateau Thomas Winery.