Get your tickets to IndyStar Food & Wine Experience in Carmel to try area's hottest restaurants
The Indy area's hottest chefs host cooking demonstrations, serve samples and share their kitchen secrets at the IndyStar Food & Wine Experience on Oct. 7 at Clay Terrace in Carmel.
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Advance tickets to the 1-4 p.m. Food & Wine Experience cost $85. A $120 VIP ticket puts you inside at noon and grants access to a VIP lounge; private wine, beer and spirits tastings; and preferred parking. Special packages offer meet-and-greets with celebrity chef Graham Elliot and exclusive access to the Martha Stewart Experience, a showcase of all things Martha.
No matter which ticket you choose, you'll treated to unlimited samples of food and wine. Here's a list of participating restaurants so far. Check back. More will be added:
- Milktooth, one of Indy's most famous restaurants. Food & Wine magazine named chef/owner Jonathan Brooks one of America's best new chefs thanks to his creative breakfast/brunch/lunch fare.
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- Hedge Row, an American bistro by Kimbal Musk, brother of Tesla-famous Elon Musk, brings wood-fired, farm-to-table dishes to Mass Ave. in fall 2017 with notable Indy chef Brad Gates at the kitchen's helm.
- Provision, Indy's newest restaurant, opened Sept. 12 inside the north side's new Ironworks Hotel. Chef-driven with a focus on local ingredients, the restaurant features a chef's table where head toque Layton Roberts dishes out one of the city's most creative menus.
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- Rook, one of IndyStar food writers favorite Indianapolis restaurants. "Expect boom-pow flavors and plenty of textures," Biro writes in her review of Rook.
- Cerulean, a true fine-dining experience in Downtown Indianapolis. "Chef Alan Sternberg and team put so much thought into every dish, from the beautiful local ingredients they choose to the artful presentations," Biro says.
- OAKLEYS Bistro, creative fine dining on Indy's north side. The restaurant's famous shrimp corn dog appetizer won the Food Network contest show "Beat Bobby Flay."
- Gallery Pastry Shop, open less than a year in SoBro, this dessert bar has become a hotspot for some of Indy's most refined sweets. Pastry master Ben Hardy "produces European-style pastries, meaning delicate, beautiful and not-too-sweet things all made from scratch," Biro says in her review of the shop.
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- Late Harvest Kitchen, on Indy's north side near The Fashion Mall, is the go-to for local ingredients in chef Ryan Nelson's always impressive New American dishes, Biro says.
- Pizzology, a place for hand-tossed pies topped with seasonal Indiana ingredients in traditional and creative combinations.
- Red, the Steak House, a new Downtown Indy steakhouse that also serves Italian food.
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- DeBrand Fine Chocolates of Fort Wayne. "Oh those truffles. They're huge with such silky centers and so many wonderful flavors," Biro says.
- Biaggi's Ristorante Italiano in Carmel has earned an impressive list of accolades including best Italian and best service nods from Consumer Reports.
- Meridian Restaurant & Bar where chef Allen Smith recently took over the kitchen. "This chef has a way with sauces," Biro says. "He recently wowed me with blackberry jalapeno sauce, a lightly sweet, mildly zippy partner to perfectly seared duck breast."
- The Loft at Trader's Point Creamery, a true farm-to-table experience thanks to a garden and dairy farm on site.
- Shoefly Public House at Indy's Fall Creek Place is always casual but always surprises with its blend of Hoosier comfort food and international flavors.
- FoxGardin Kitchen & Ale in Fishers.
- Kizuiki Ramen & Izakaya in Carmel.
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- Local Eatery & Pub in Westfield.
- Bent Rail Brewery in SoBro.
- Mimi Blue Meatballs on Mass Ave. and in Carmel.
- Repeal in Flether Place.
- Salt on Mass seafood restaurant on Mass Ave.
- The Melting Pot, a fondue restaurant on Indy's north side.
- Prime 47 steakhouse in Carmel and Downtown Indianapolis