Real Food, Real Indiana
Welcome to the Indiana Foodways, a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to the celebration, promotion and preservation of the authentic food culture of Indiana. We are a membership organization of inquisitive eaters, good cooks, culinary historians, chefs, food journalists, restaurateurs, culinary tourists, artisans and manufacturers.
Our membership encompasses a field to table spectrum from agriculture to fine dining, with emphasis on all the specialty foods, farm markets, diners and hands-on restaurants in between that are so dear to the hearts of Midwesterners who love real food.
Pasta...Antipasto...Pasta...Antipasto... Decisions, Decisions
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One of the biggest decisions you will have to make when dining at Eugenia’s is what extraordinary dish to delight in for your dining experience. My dilemma was between the Pasta Bar Extravaganza and the equally appealing Antipasto Salad. My way out of the delicious difficulty was to choose both!
I started with the Pasta Bar Extravaganza, really that is the name, not some name I gave it, but the real ‘on the menu’ name, even though I probably would have named it something just about as amazing. The Pasta Bar Extravaganza is the most popular lunch item, but you had better be prepared for making some decisions when you belly up to this bar. First you have to choose from five different pastas; macaroni, cheese filled tri-color tortellini, spinach noodles and more, followed by the veggies and stuff decision. The veggies and stuff decision includes olives, peppers, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, broccoli, just to name a few. This quickly brings up the next big decision…..meats. Which meats do you want to add? Pepperoni, chicken, bacon, ham, meatballs….oh sooo many choices! Finally you have to press yourself to make yet more decisions…..which cheese to add and then onto sauces…ackkk….the pressure! I bowed to the pressure and went with the Sharon Special. Sharon is the pasta bar chef who prepares your choices and then cooks them right in front of your eyes. The Sharon Special consists of tri-color cheese filled tortellini, broccoli, chicken, mushroom, pepperoni and fresh homemade alfredo sauce. Dazzling would be my word of choice for this dish and served with a warm fresh garlic roll.
Spring Mill State Park’s Pioneer Village
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 21:17 | Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 May 2012 21:21 | |
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The unique – and very tasty – cornmeal pie is made from cornmeal freshly ground at the restored 1816 gristmill at Spring Mill Pioneer Village. The persimmon pudding is a revered fruit in Lawrence County and for the last 65 years each fall the county hosts a persimmon festival which includes a persimmon cooking contest hence the persimmon puddings served there made from freshly fallen persimmons -- they’re not ripe if they don’t fall from the tree and trust me, you don’t want to bite into an unripened persimmon. Where Friends Meet Friends
Monday, 30 April 2012 15:58 | Last Updated on Thursday, 03 May 2012 19:44 | |
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The Main View Inn has been a gathering place for over 60 years in North Manchester. The tradition of food, friends and fun has been in place over the years and generations have come to make the Inn there family “go-to” for lunch, dinner, or just to come and hang out and watch the game. The Main View Inn is a very comfortable dining environment and one instantly feels comfortable and at home here. Kenapocomocha
Monday, 30 April 2012 15:27 | Last Updated on Monday, 30 April 2012 15:54 | |
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Say What? Kenapocomocha? Huh? Trust Me, Just Eat!
Friends Don't Let Friends Eat at Chain Restaurants
Friday, 23 March 2012 12:57 | Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 21:01 | |
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Great service is as important to an impressive dining experience as is exceptionally prepared food. Timbers Casual Dining & Lounge found on US 20 in Angola, Indiana offers that perfect mix of fine food and superior service. One is a little surprised to find Sashimi Tuna on a menu in the middle of Indiana, but the incredible beer and wine selection should not surprise anyone who dines around the state, as Indiana has a multitude of award winning wineries and breweries. Owner, Don Marquardt, also embraces the German heritage with his seasonal offerings during Germanfest in April. He also shows his sense of humor, offering Timbers T-shirts for sale with the quote, "Friends don’t let friends eat at chain restaurants". |
In the spring, when the redbud and magnolia trees are in bloom, I love to wander into the past at Spring Mill State Park’s Pioneer Village, once a thriving village back in the early 1800s located on one of the first stagecoach roads in the state – so of course there had to be a tavern and a distillery there too. All these buildings have been restored as has the 1816 gristmill. And the grain from the mill is used to make several of the great desserts at the historic Spring Mill Inn. Many of the desserts served there have their own special story.
Where friends meet friends, when I asked how my foodie contact, Scott Carlin would describe the 
Crazy name, amazing community owned coffee shop, Kenapocomocha, once you learn how to say it, it just rolls off the tongue. Before opening the coffee shop in 2008 they had a contest to pick a name for the shop. The winning name was based on the Native American name for the Eel River (which happens to flow through North Manchester), "Kenapocomoco", and Mocha…..hence the winning name, Kenapocomocha. The name aside, you have to walk in the restored 1888 Victorian and enjoy delicious, locally-sourced, homemade food.