When I moved to southeastern Hamilton County eight years ago, it was largely a culinary wasteland. Sure, my husband and I found a couple of good local eateries and a bar or two with decent food, but it didn’t take long for us-and our out-of-townguests-to grow weary of the limited options. “Sahm’s? Again?” So we […]
“How is your unwritten book coming along?” Myra Mariachi asks. “How do you know I have an unwritten book?” I respond. “Because you’re the type of person who might write a book but not the type who is writing a book,” Myra says. “A genuine author is secluded for hours at a time, doesn’t answer […]
People will always make the case that Indianapolis doesn’t need any more chain or franchised restaurants. I understand the big-picture argument. I understand the desire for a greater regional culinary identity and the wish for a more adventurous restaurant clientele. To be honest, though, a good meal can temporarily dismantle my regional pride. It happened, […]
People will always make the case that Indianapolis doesn’t need any more chain or franchised restaurants. I understand the
big-picture argument. I understand the desire for a greater regional culinary identity and the wish for a more adventurous
restaurant clientele. To be honest, though, a good meal can temporarily dismantle my regional pride.
Restaurant diners, spooked by the recession, have never been more tight-fisted. Restaurateurs are responding to this challenge, be they the proprietors of fine-dining establishments or burger joints, by offering low-cost dining deals. It’s an effort to preserve their customer base and, just perhaps, poach a few hungry mouths from their competitors. But according to some […]
The Indianapolis Museum of Art’s Design Center opened last October as a complement to the museum’s 20th century design collection,
which curator R. Craig Miller expects to grow exponentially.
Fritz King pines for a $65 dish rack. It isn’t just any dish rack. This is bright orange polypropylene filled with green-tipped dish-holding fingers. The punchy, futuristic houseware calls to King from a high shelf at the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s Design Center. “Look at this wonderful, sculptural piece,” King said. A self-described “design freak,” […]
It wasn’t the buzz that finally got us to Siam Square, the Thai restaurant in Fountain Square we’ve heard so much about. No, we were led there by the luck of the draw. Or the spin, as it were. This month, we threw caution-and dining preferences-to the wind and employed the help of the Urban […]
It wasn’t the buzz that finally got us to Siam Square, the Thai restaurant in Fountain Square we’ve heard so much about. No, we were led there by the luck of the draw. Or the spin, as it were. This month, we threw caution-and dining preferences-to the wind and employed the help of the Urban […]
Michael Swolsky probably will never again respond to a workplace food drive the way most of us do. The retired sales executive decided he needed to do more this past holiday season, when the Stutz Business Center, where he has his metal-working studio, became a collection point for Gleaners Food Bank. As co-manager of a […]
CT scanners have been used for decades to peer inside humans. Now a Purdue University researcher is training the technology on hardwood trees to help lumber mills get the most value from logs.
To survive in an uncertain future, Eli Lilly and Co. needs drugs that develop faster and cheaper and that perform better. Biotech drugs, Lilly executives insist, fit that bill. That’s why Lilly shelled out $6.5 billion to buy the biotech fi rm ImClone Systems Inc. in November, six months after it opened its own $1 […]
As restaurant locations go, Tomato Pie’s is far from ideal, tucked away in an aging strip mall in the shadow of Interstate 465 (9611 College Ave., 815-0011). But the pizza menu at this locally owned bistro aims to be noticed, with an ambitious array of unusual toppings like boiled eggs, linguine noodles and lentil beans […]
As restaurant locations go, Tomato Pie’s is far from ideal, tucked away in an aging strip mall in the shadow of Interstate 465 (9611 College Ave., 815-0011). But the pizza menu at this locally owned bistro aims to be noticed, with an ambitious array of unusual toppings like boiled eggs, linguine noodles and lentil beans […]
The menu at Hal’s Fabulous Bar & Grille, is ambitious, but doesn’t deliver consistently tasty items. Best bet is the lemon
pepper chicken with penne.
Noble Roman's Inc. wrote an impressive comeback story by selling its home-grown pizza and subs concepts to hundreds of
gas stations, bowling alleys and food courts. But the Indianapolis company’s push to add stand-alone restaurants across the
country isn’t going as smoothly.
Less than two years after New Sunshine LLC was bought by a group led by former Conseco Inc. CEO Stephen Hilbert, its Australian Gold division has acquired its top two competitors, amassing 80 percent of the indoor suntan lotion market.
Passage to Bangalore Hoosiers seek outsourcing and investment opportunities BANGALORE, India-The deal was falling apart. Despite a week of flirtation and friendly negotiations, the two young Indian entrepreneurs rejected the offer from the group of Hoosier investors. Frustrated, the investors walked out of the hotel conference room. The chance to speculate on an Indian software startup called Picsquare.comhad fizzled. But none of the six Indiana business leaders was demoralized. After all, they’d crossed the globe to pursue business opportunities in…
Two retailers in the early stages of national expansion efforts are eyeing Simon Property Group Inc.’s Circle Centre and Fashion Mall for new stores. Clothing retailer Hennes & Mauritz plans to open an 18,000-square-foot store in Circle Centre this fall, and local retail experts say Williams-Sonoma Inc. is considering the Fashion Mall for one of its first Williams-Sonoma Home stores. Better known as H&M, Hennes & Mauritz is to clothing what IKEA is to furniture: hip, Swedish and budget-friendly. Since…
