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Patachou ownership announces Fishers restaurant, new corporate name

November 21, 2022

Patachou Nickel Plate is expected to be the third Patachou location to launch in 2023, joining spots in Zionsville and the Stutz complex in downtown Indianapolis.

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IBJ Podcast: Martha Hoover (Part 2 of 2) on how the restaurant industry is broken

November 22, 2021

Hoover—known for restaurants including Cafe Patachou, Public Greens and Napolese—tells host Mason King that the industry has historically put too much emphasis on quantity and price at the expense of quality, as well as the people making the food.

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IBJ Podcast: Patachou’s Martha Hoover on surviving the pandemic, prepping to expand (part 1 of 2)

November 15, 2021

Hoover tells host Mason King—in the first of a two-part interview—that Patachou is now “very healthy,” in part because she and her leadership team started making some tough decisions pre-pandemic to streamline and become more efficient.

Citing slow business, Patachou closes downtown’s Napolese restaurant

August 4, 2021 |

Susan Orr

It first closed in March 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic and didn’t reopen until March of this year, in advance of the NCAA’s men’s basketball tournament, which took place mostly in Indianapolis.

Business leaders say focus must remain on racial inequality for years to come

December 3, 2020 |

Lindsey Erdody

During IBJ’s Engage Indiana 2020 virtual event Thursday morning, Eli Lilly & Co. CEO Dave Ricks said he always believed enhancing diversity and inclusion was important, but this year showed him how serious a problem racial injustice is and fueled his motivation to do more to address it.

Indoor dining resumes for Marion County restaurants, but owners see tough road ahead

June 1, 2020 |

Susan Orr

On Monday, Marion County entered Phase 3 of its COVID-19 reopening plan, which among other relaxed restrictions included allowing restaurants to serve patrons indoors, up to 50% of their dining-room capacity.

Patachou restaurants sue insurer over COVID-19 claim denials

May 21, 2020 |

Susan Orr

Patachou, which operates 12 restaurants in Indianapolis and Carmel, is among a growing number of local companies that have sued their insurers for claim denials related to COVID-19 business losses.

Patachou cooking up burger-and-fries concept while ramping up carryout for existing eateries

April 27, 2020 |

Mason King

Apocalypse Burger—a name that came to Patachou founder Martha Hoover during a recent Sunday night Zoom call with family—would be based in the former location of the chain’s Crispy Bird eatery.

Four from Indianapolis named James Beard semifinalists

February 26, 2020 | IBJ Staff

A chef, a restaurateur and two restaurants were named as semifinalists for the James Beard Awards, which are often referred to as the Oscars of the restaurant industry.

Crispy Bird fried-chicken joint by Patachou closing after departure of founding team

January 6, 2019

Instead of trying to continue operating the Meridian-Kessler eatery, Patachou leaders say the space is needed to temporarily house the operations of the company’s fast-growing, not-for-profit foundation.

Patachou Foundation expanding rapidly, feeding more children in more places

September 26, 2018

It has grown from serving 180 children at three schools in the Indianapolis Public Schools district in 2013 to serving 1,200 children at eight schools and five summer camps this year.

Public Greens plans to open downtown restaurant late this year

July 2, 2018

The restaurant in the Cummins building will boost Patachou’s roster of central Indiana restaurants to 14.

DINING: Patachou’s latest takes wing

January 3, 2018

Crispy Bird packing them in for fried chicken in ‘Hooverdale.’

Indy-based restaurants to open new locations in Fashion Mall

May 30, 2017

The additions to the food court will include a concept from Cafe Patachou founder Martha Hoover.

Hoover steps up Patachou expansion

December 16, 2016

Running 11 restaurants keeps Martha Hoover hopping. But the matriarch of the Patachou family is adding even more to her plate.

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May 28, 2015

IBJ picked the brains of Indianapolis-area firms and organizations known for liquid thinking to discover how they open the spigot on innovation.

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