The Mug

Indianapolis is way kinder to canines than it was just a decade ago—just look at the plethora of places you can now bring your pooch. Who’s ready to go for a walk?

Five things we’re craving right now.

Baggott’s early years were marked by the kind of pain, frustration, and failure that would wreck anyone not equipped with his tenacious belief that better things are around the corner.

Kids-at-heart, check out this grown up pop tart from a Bloomington coffee shop.

“Once the connection is made to the east, bike commuting to downtown Indianapolis from Greenfield and Cumberland will increase,” says Scott Irons, owner of Indy Cycle Specialist. “It’ll also be a boon to Irvington, as riders explore our shops, restaurants, breweries, and the beautiful neighborhood.”

One of Irvington’s original arteries makes a comeback.

The second incarnation of entrepreneur Chris Baggott’s farm-to-curb concept that started in Greenfield checks every box for a successful run.

Carbs in every form, from sandwich to Czech pastry, load up this week’s Swoon List.

Irvington gets The Mug, and Ohio gets Shapiro’s.

There’s nothing delicate about eating The Mug’s breaded tenderloin, a sandwich so proportionately out of whack that it makes no sense as a hand-held meal.

Slowly and steadily, the Hancock County center is coming into its own—without losing its rural character.

Indy dining news this week includes Bru Burger’s next location, the opening of Griggsby’s Station, and Black Market’s annual barbecue month.

What kind of wrinkle in the time-space continuum must occur for an online order of food to arrive, hot and fresh at my curb, barely 20 minutes after clicking on the “place order” button, which is faster than I could walk to City Market?

The five dishes you must try this week, including The Mug’s buttermilk-breaded tenderloin.

A handful of contenders for Top 25 inclusion didn’t open their doors before our deadline. Here, the places we’re keeping a close eye on this year.