Hamilton County Food: From Casual Grub to Gastropubs

Hamilton County Food: From Casual Grub to Gastropubs

by Karen Kennedy
Hamilton County Food: From Casual Grub to Gastropubs

Hamilton County Food: From Casual Grub to Gastropubs

by Karen Kennedy

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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
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

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