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Overview
The food scene in Hamilton County, Indiana sprang from humble roots and evolved into a dynamic culinary community.
Early restaurateurs made modest livings at mom-and-pop joints like Aunt Bea's Chicken in Noblesville and Brown's Drugstore in Carmel. Teen romances bloomed at the Blue Ribbon Dairy Drive-In and Burger Chef. Then Chef Dieter Puska's elegant eatery the Glass Chimney took dining to a whole new level. Local chefs carry on his legacy with new farm-to-table restaurants featuring ingredients from a multitude of growers and farmers' markets. The craft beer scene is booming, too, with exceptional breweries like Four Day Ray, Mashcraft, Books and Brews and Barley Island. Take a trip down memory lane and embark on a modern-day culinary adventure with local food writer Karen Kennedy as she presents the hardworking restaurant owners and culinary superstars who built and continue to grow Hamilton County's vibrant food culture.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781467139625 |
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Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing SC |
Publication date: | 05/06/2019 |
Series: | American Palate |
Pages: | 160 |
Sales rank: | 1,119,929 |
Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d) |
About the Author
Indy-based writer and foodie Karen Kennedy was born in a small town in northern Indiana where tuna casserole and Jell-O® salads were de rigeur. She's come a long way. In addition to her long career in the restaurant business, she has made her living as a cabaret singer, actress, hand model, newspaper reporter, event planner, gameshow host and, most recently, ad copy writer. When she decides what she wants to be when she grows up, she will get back to you. Karen is happily married to a brilliant, cello-playing optometrist, her beloved "Peach," Dr. Abigail David.
Table of Contents
Foreword Brenda Myers 9
Acknowledgements 11
Introduction 13
1 From Longhorn to Food Porn: How Restaurants in America Came to be 17
You'll Eat It and You'll Like It: The Late 1700s 17
Trains, Taverns and Tipplers: The 1800s 17
Wartime Rationing: The Early 1900s 18
Jazz, Gin and Canapés: The Early 1920s 18
Prohibition: The Party's on Hold (Even More So in Indiana), 1920-1933 19
The Great Depression: 1929-1939 20
The World War II Effect: If It's Fast and Cheap, We'll Eat It, Late 1930s-Mid-1940s 21
Ed Sullivan, Ford: The 1950s 21
Forget Jell-O®, I Only Eat Gourmet: The 1960s and 1970s 24
The Farm-to-Table Movement Is Born: Mid-1970s 25
Conspicuous Consumerism and Celebrity Chefs: The 1980s 25
The Pendulum Settles in the Center, and Farm-to-Table Comes to the Midwest: The 1990s to Today 26
2 Conners, Quakers and Corn Pone: A Brief Look at the History of Hamilton County 28
The Birth of the County: The Early 1800s 29
Natural Gas Booms and Commerce: The Late 1800s 30
Axes and Alcohol, White Cappers and Wild Women: The Late 1800s 31
Depression, War, Fire and Flood: Dark Times in the Early 1900s 31
The 1960s to Today 32
Noblesviile 33
Fishers 35
Westfield 36
Carmel 38
Atlanta 39
Cicero 40
Sheridan 40
Strawtown 41
In Summary 41
3 Hamilton County Food of the Past 43
Noblesviile 43
Aunt Bee's Chicken 43
Beanie's Cafeteria 46
Blue Ribbon Dairy Drive-In 46
Burger Chef 47
Clancy's 47
Classic Kitchen 48
Fryberger's Tea Room 49
Lagoon Lodge 50
Louie's Bakery 50
Lute's Steakhouse 51
Ramsey's Drive-In 51
The 500 Bar 52
The Hamilton Restaurant 53
Wimpy's Grill 53
Fishers 53
Fionn McCool's 54
Persimmons 55
Carmel 55
Barbieri Coast 55
Brown's Drugstore 57
Dairy Queen 58
Don's Place 58
Illusions Restaurant Magical 59
MCL Cafeteria 59
Steckley's Olde House 60
The Glass Chimney 60
Tin Star Jail 63
Toot's Drive-In 63
Whittaker's Steakhouse 63
Westfield 63
Pickett's Cafeteria 63
Other Hamilton County Communities 64
Fletchers of Atlanta 64
The Anvil Inn: Cicero 65
4 Noblesville: Can't-Miss Destinations and Culinary Superstars 67
On the Courthouse Square 67
Off the Square 72
5 Fishers: Can't-Miss Destinations and Culinary Superstars 75
Microbreweries and Wine 76
Fine Dining 78
Casual Eats 79
Ethnic Delights 83
A Little Something Sweet 86
The Future of Fishers Dining 86
6 Carmel: Can't-Miss Destinations and Culinary Superstars 87
The Arts and Design District 87
The City Center 94
Beyond the Confines of Downtown 97
7 Westfield: Can't-Miss Destinations and Culinary Superstars 104
8 Other Hamilton County Communities and Beyond: Can't-Miss Destinations and Culinary Superstars 110
Cicero 110
Sheridan 111
Arcadia 112
Atlanta 112
Just Beyond 113
9 A Foodie's Perfect Weekend in Hamilton County (With and Without Kids) 118
Your Foodie Headquarters: The Prairie Guest House 118
Conner Prairie Interactive History Museum 120
Saturday 121
Sunday 123
10 Summary 125
Appendix A Made in Indiana: A Short List of Local Growers, Food Artisans and Farmer's Markets in Hamilton County and Beyond 127
Appendix B Hamilton County Map 131
Appendix C Hamilton County Food Establishments Listed by City 133
Bibliography 137
Index 141
About the Author 144