February 5, 2012

First Friday Food Truck Festival

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October’s First Friday Food Truck Fest (phew, what a mouthful!) was back on October 7th in the Murat parking lot due to an overwhelming response to the first one in September. Presented by MOKB, Live Nation, Leinenkugel and NUVO, this month’s fest brought in more trucks, activities, art and music for your enjoyment. For a [...]

Chef JJ’s New Bistro Boasts Bountiful Variety of Options.

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On Thursday, 9/15/11, I had the pleasure in partaking in the opening launch for Chef JJ’s Big Green Bistro; a unique spin on the emerging food truck culture, as it is aimed to be a high-class mobile catering unit. The restaurant, if one could assign it the moniker, is essentially a tricked-out RV equipped with [...]

16th Annual Rib America Festival

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Downtown Indy will rock this Labor Day weekend, September 2-5, when the 16th annual Rib America Festival presented by Indiana Pork Farmers returns. The 2011 lineup is loaded with the biggest names to date at Indy’s biggest and best BBQ and music event. The Budweiser music stage will rock with REO Speedwagon, The Doobie Brothers, [...]

Dig-IN, A Taste of Indiana Food Festival 2011

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Dig-IN is a showcase of Indiana chefs, growers and producers. Visitors are treated to two-ounce tastes of unique dishes made with farm-fresh Indiana produce and proteins. More than 30 of the state’s greatest chefs and food minds will prepare the tastes on site while discussing their recipes and the all-Hoosier ingredients with visitors. “Dig IN [...]

Flatwater Bloody Mary Bar

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The smoothness of vodka combined with the bite of tomato juice and spices make up one of America’s most popular hangover cures: the Bloody Mary. What better way to celebrate a long night of boozing by waking up and taking down this delicious drink. The history of the Bloody Mary is told two different ways. [...]

The New Holy Cow Cupcakes

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So. I finally got to go–to the NEW place where dreams  [and really good cupcakes] are made…Holy Cow Cupcakes. AAAAAAAAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh  *Insert chorus of angels singing here.* Holy Cow Cupcakes, 64 West City Centre Drive, is now located at the new and quite chic City Center of Carmel—a big improvement from the super small previous locale. [...]

Taste Of The Trucks 2011

Local marketing firm, Intelligent Designs Media, has teamed up with ten of the biggest food trucks in Indianapolis to launch the first-ever food truck festival in the city. The event, “Taste Of The Trucks 2011,” will be held on August 13th from 11:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. at 61st and Broadway Park in Broad Ripple. [...]

The “Viva La Mexico” Tweetup #1

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After having such a great time at The Chocolate Tweetup, we decided to start planning for round 2.  The time has finally come…. On Thursday, June 16th, Burd Ford will be hosting The Viva La Mexico Tweetup!  This is a theme like never before.  We are giving you the freedom to exercise your imagination and bring ANY food or [...]

Chow Down Midtown – $30 Never Got You A Line Up Like This.

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From June 6 to 16, 2011 sample the very best of the eclectic midtown food scene for $30. Participating cafes, bars and restaurants will all have a special value menu – and your job is to see how many of them you can visit. http://www.chowdownmidtown.org This post was submitted by Stacy.

Left Bank Cafe 1st Anniversary Party

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Come help Left Bank Cafe celebrate their 1st Anniversary on Thur. June 9th from 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. National Wine & Spirits & Graybull Wine will be doing a wine tasting. Hoosier Mama Bloody Mary Marker will be doing a tasting as well as Sun King Brewery. Chef Jody is preparing an awesome buffet and [...]