Tag: #MidwestFoodie

• Dana’s: French inspired, Fort Wayne accessible…

  

  It was a Friday afternoon in Fort Wayne and I knew exactly what to order. Volchy scooped me up at my doorstep and ushered me downtown. We found parking faster than usual: because sometimes things just work out. With no reservation, we showed up at Dana’s mere minutes after opening. Still–it was far from a…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  March 17, 2024

  Uncategorized

  #Carboniste, #CotesDeBeouf, #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #FrenchFood, #FriedOlives, #Fries, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #Nduja, #olives, #petnat, #Steak, #SteakFrites, #SupportLocal, #TallowFries, #Wine, #WinePairing, dinner, food, restaurants

• Venturi Pizza: pizza is the glue that temporarily holds a broken heart together…

  

  Some people love Valentine’s Day. They yearn all year long for the annual return of February 14th–bringing with it a storm of cheap chocolates and polyester rose petals. But when the corporate-constructed pink and red haze sets in on my city, something inside me screams to get out of dodge. So, I listen to that…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  February 14, 2024

  A Love Story, Pairings, Reviews, Wine & Food

  #DOC, #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #Neapolitanpizza, #pizza, #SupportLocal, #Wine, #WinePairing, food, italian, italy

• Johnny OX: a sacred journey through the prowess and expression of a culinary virtuoso…

  

  I’ve written a lot about pizza. Scan through previous blogs and you’ll find that I’ve penned that pizza is “more reliable than any lover.” To quote myself, “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.” I’ve made questionable choices in…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  February 10, 2024

  A Love Story, Reviews

  #Chef, #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #pizza, #SupportLocal, food

• Junk Ditch Mardi Gras Pairing Dinner: pass a good time…

  

  Monday nights used to be for starting the work week, steeling yourself for the slog ahead, and mentally preparing to not punch that one really tedious coworker in the face–no matter how much they maybe might have deserved it. Mondays aren’t like that anymore since Junk Ditch started hosting hella hype-worthy monthly Monday night dinners.…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  January 30, 2024

  Pairings, Reviews, Wine & Food

  #bananasfoster, #bigeasy, #Bread, #chianti, #Creole, #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #NOLA, #redbeansandrice, #SupportLocal, #Wine, #WinePairing, dinner, food, soup

• Savor Tolon: the Steak Frites is iconic…

  

  Certain things are simply “iconic.” They define a cultural moment. They epitomize a person, place, thing. Nothing is born iconic, but everything is born with iconic potential. If the stars align and the zeitgeist is right, anything can become “iconic.” But, ultimately, to be considered an icon, something must be celebrated, revered, or idolized in…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  January 28, 2024

  Reviews

  #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #iconic, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #Mollydooker, #Shiraz, #Steak, #SteakFrites, #SupportLocal, #Wine, #WinePairing, food, restaurant

• Savor Solbird: food so good you’ll wish you could stay all night…

  

  Solbird is delicious fusion food for the soul. With a name inspired by The Doors song Soul Kitchen, this restaurant has something in common with The Doors: they’re both amazing and, in my opinion, timeless. This place has fantastic food, eclectic ambiance–say hello to the giant colorful portrait of Jim Morrison hanging on the wall,…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  January 25, 2024

  Reviews

  #Cava, #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #Fusion, #HotCheetoBurrito, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #Quesadilla, #SupportLocal, #tacos, #Wine, food, mexican, mexican-food

• Paella Night at Bravas: a taste of romance…

  

  Food is erotic. If that phrase shocks you, you’re probably new here. If that phrase somehow insults you or makes you feel uncomfortable, maybe I’m not the writer for you. If you know food (or me) intimately enough, you probably read that first sentence and thought to yourself, “No shit; tell me something I don’t…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  January 10, 2024

  Pairings, Reviews, Wine & Food

  #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #Paella, #Pintxo, #SpanishWine, #SupportLocal, #Tapas, #Wine, #WinePairing, food, spain, travel

• Junk Ditch Brewing NYE Tasting Dinner: the perfect playground for a courageous odyssey of the palate…

  

  New Year’s Eve is full of magic. It’s the one night of the year where humanity shares in the biggest “goodbye” and also the “hello” that holds the most potential. We collectively countdown the last ten seconds of the year while, at the speed of light, we are catapulted into the next. For a solitary…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  January 1, 2024

  Pairings, Reviews, Wine & Food

  #2024, #Chef, #doughnut, #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #MushroomSoup, #NewYearsEve, #Steak, #SupportLocal, #TastingMenu, #Wine, #WinePairing, cabernet-sauvignon, food, wine, wine-pairing, wine-tasting

• Rocksteady Pizza Parlour: there is passion in these pies…

  

  I’d like to believe that those who faithfully read my writing can tell the difference between when I write with passion and when I’m just phoning it in. Passion makes all the difference: because it’s the apples and oranges of genuinely being emotionally impacted by a dining experience versus feeling obligated to write nice things…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  December 27, 2023

  Reviews, Wine & Food

  #brickovenpizza, #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #Neapolitanpizza, #pizza, #SupportLocal, dinner, food, italian, lunch

• Bistro Nota Italian Wine Dinner: all my Christmas dreams have come true…

  

  I’m a simple girl. I don’t want much for Christmas. Maybe a few bottles of wine under the tree, some yummy things tucked in my stocking, and–if I’ve been a particularly good girl–maybe some fancy cheeses in the fridge as a Christmas morning surprise. My Christmas list most resembles a grocery list: an oddity for…

  Plonk&Pleasure

  December 22, 2023

  Reviews, Wine & Food

  #FoodandWine, #FortWayne, #FortWayneBlogger, #FortWayneFoodie, #FreshPasta, #Italianwine, #MidwestBlogger, #MidwestFoodie, #OssoBucco, #Secco, #SupportLocal, #Wine, #WinePairing, food, restaurant, seafood, travel, wine