DINING: Neal Brown’s latest, Stella, shines
Mediterranean magic is happening in the former Pizzology spot on Mass Ave.
Mediterranean magic is happening in the former Pizzology spot on Mass Ave.
Greg Hardesty will serve his last patrons Feb. 18 at the popular bistro south of Broad Ripple. He will turn it over to another high-profile local restaurateur, who will open a Japanese-inspired concept in the space.
Neal Brown is looking to open the restaurant in Fletcher Place. The area’s renaissance also continues with plans to renovate a building for commercial use a few blocks away.
When you think about entrepreneurship, your mental scenery might be the suburban garage, where visionaries like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs started their journey to become tech titans. Or maybe a state-of-the-art laboratory, where biotech breakthroughs transform the business of health.
Airy atmosphere and friendly service, combined with relatively simplistic combinations built from largely farm-fresh ingredients, help keep this pizzeria from being intimidating.
On top of that, upstart specialty grocer Fresh Thyme sets opening for its first Indiana store, while 100-year-old Brenner Luggage prepares to close one of its northeast-side locations.
The two restaurants are among four new offerings that have either recently opened or will be coming to the Mass Ave area this spring.
After a sales slowdown during the recession forced him to close the high-end eatery L'explorateur, Neal Brown mulled
a move into Neopolitan-style pizza with friendlier price points. The result—Pizzology Pizzeria & Pub—is off
to a profitable start.
I’ve often said that if I had to pick one food to eat every day, it would be pizza. After a couple of visits to restaurateur
Neal Brown’s new place in Carmel, I feel compelled to revise that statement: If I had to pick one food to eat every
day, it would be Pizzology pizza.