Culinary Crossroads IN

05/23/2026

Wishing everyone a safe and exciting 500 and a great Memorial Day weekend — enjoy your cookouts and pitch-ins!

05/06/2026

Looking back at Team Indiana chef and bacon champ Danny McDonald at the WFC’s Final Table!

04/30/2026

Meat Cake is back! Don’t miss this massively meaty competition!

150 tickets. Don’t wait.

04/28/2026

What do cats have to do with a cooking supply store? Here’s a fun Q&A with Bloomington’s Goods for Cooks owner Sam Eibling!

It was just serendipity, says Sam Eibling, who, along with her husband, Doug, and brother, George Huntington, bought Bloomington’s iconic cooking supply store Goods for Cooks in 2017. She had worked in restaurants and also at Pryde’s Kitchen and Necessities in Kansas City, George had run the loc...

04/27/2026

A great tasting experience coming up at Ivy Tech Culinary School’s Courses Restaurant — grab your tix!

04/21/2026

What a great event!
Bourbon and Bites at Courses Restaurant at Ivy Tech is a one-of-a-kind event hosted by the School of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management at Ivy Tech.

Featuring the Social Pour, a tasting experience with small bites produced by students in the Garde Manger Class and the Curated Reserve, featuring the students of the Classical Cuisines Class and the Catering Class.

Proceeds go to the student enrichment fund allowing students to experience all that the city has to offer and to travel the world!

Tickets available at the link below.

https://ivy-tech-foundation.ticketbud.com/bourbon-and-bites

04/21/2026

Congrats, Chef Preston!
After a season of elite culinary competition and a dramatic two-day finale in Northwest Arkansas, the World Food Championships (WFC) has officially crowned Chef Preston Nguyen of Arlington, Texas, as the 13th World Food Champion!
Held at Brightwater: A Center for the Study of Food in Bentonville, Arkansas, the Final Table presented by Sam’s Club brought together ten category champions from the 2025–26 World Food Championships season. Over the course of three demanding culinary challenges, the finalists competed for the sport’s ultimate prize; $100,000 and the coveted title of World Food Champion!

04/08/2026

Great news for the Indy dining scene and the whole Great Lakes region! Michelin will release its first ever Great Lakes guide next year. Those anonymous inspectors are already out in the field — wonder which restaurants will earn a star (or two)?? Even a Bib Gourmand rating would be awesome!