Ricky Hatfield

Housed in a historic theater, Plainfield’s The Prewitt has a November 18 curtain time.

Customers can indulge in extravagant milkshakes, celebrity-endorsed cocktails, rainbow-colored pancakes, and goldleaf-covered burgers at Indy’s newest sweetheart, Sugar Factory.

Chef Ricky Hatfield knows what locavores say about steakhouses. They’re stuffy. Dark. Chasing an older crowd that’s dressed to the nines. None of which screams sexy or interesting to Indianapolis foodies who prefer their dining experiences low on pomp and circumstance, high on community tables and shareable plates. At CharBlue, the chophouse he helped launch […]

These top local toques may be cooking up some of Indy’s most creative plates, but they couldn’t resist adding a dolled-up burger choice to their innovative menus.

No. 18 – It takes some diligence to maintain a spot on this list after 17 years. Peterson’s, which has been dishing up elegant surf and turf in its clubby, dark-paneled dining room since the dawn of gourmet mac and cheese, also has a lock on consistency.

Executive chef Ricky Hatfield’s experimental concoctions—such as wild-boar Wellington, wrapped in mustard greens and a puff pastry—are catching on among a traditionally risk-averse crowd.

Scott Wise, Lindy Brown, Valerie Vanderpool, Carrie Abbott, and more weigh in on their preferences and favorites.