Category: Reviews
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Twist Food Truck: the plot twist in the local food truck scene that nobody saw coming…
I haven’t lived in Fort Wayne for very long by my own standards. I’m just coming up on two years and I still get very lost in this weird, wild city. But, I’ve been here long enough to know that 1) we love our food trucks and 2) we love a good smashburger. I thought…
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For Love of Pizza: I will never know a greater love…
I attended my second pizza night at Hawkins Family Farm and, although it almost felt like I was going against the wishes of the universe by attending, I had a beautiful evening. I invited a friend but she wasn’t able to make it, so I ventured on. Alone. A large section of the road heading…
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Great Breakxpectations: an anarchist guide to a happy breakfast…
You know what I hate? Breakfast foods. Hear me out—y’all know I’m a slut for some pancakes, I think French toast is a love language, and I’m a simp for sausage. So, when I say “I hate breakfast foods,” it’s definitely not that I hate the foods. What I hate is the concept of certain…
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Pizza Night at Hawkins Farm: Chef Rio is a pizza mastermind…
Anyone who’s read any of my blog or done even a cursory stumble around my Instagram can probably suss out: I’m a big fan of pizza. Genuinely, there’s no amount of money I wouldn’t spend, no distance I wouldn’t travel, no obstacle I wouldn’t overcome for the sake of pizza. (It’s easy to say when…
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Junk Ditch Huntington Tap: prioritize brunch…
Pre-pandemic, I was the queen of brunch. On any given weekend, I could walk outside of my apartment and there were at least five different brunch spots that I could choose from within walking distance of my humble abode–with endless possibilities if I was only willing to hop in the car. During my Brunch Queen…
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Junk Ditch Brewing: a good time a long time in the making…
Tonight was a big night for me. You see, years ago before I ever moved here, I visited Fort Wayne and had dinner at Tolon. On this occasion, my rockstar server chatted me up and ended up recommending that I check out Junk Ditch. I didn’t back then, because I was only in town for…
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Apocalypse Burgers: if the world is ending, at least we have good burgers…
Is it just me or have you ever dined somewhere and enjoyed it so thoroughly that you soon fell down a rabbit hole Googling what other food-centric endeavors the proprietors of the restaurant might be up to? This exact thing happened to me after dining at Petite Chou in Indianapolis. If you’ve been following my…
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Spotted Lanternfly Honey: an invasive species has never tasted so sweet
I don’t think it’s particularly divisive of me to say that invasive species aren’t really a good thing. Take the Spotted Lanternfly: after hitching a ride on a delivery of stone, it made its way from its native China to Pennsylvania where it proceeded to cause nearly $43 million in damages. Having previously lived in…
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Rough Draft Taproom Requires No Revision: it’s flawless as is
I’ve had several conversations with friends recently about whether certain establishments in Fort Wayne are safe for women to drink at. I hate that these are conversations we feel compelled to have. It truly makes me sad. Despite my desire to always try to see the best in people, the universe constantly reminds me that,…
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Tacos with Friends: the root of all civilization
As a stoner in my early twenties, I used tacos as currency. In my wild-child years I bought many things using nothing but tacos and charm–some of those things are unmentionable in polite company–but I can share with you that two soft shell tacos once purchased me a beat-up, oversized, striped sweater. (I was going…
Plonk & Pleasure 