Tag: #MidwestFoodie
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Plonk & Pleasure: a manifesto
Well, baby, it’s been a year. Happy Birthday, blog. I haven’t even come close to reaching the goals that I set for myself when I started this venture. By the one year mark, I was really hoping to have at least 1,000 Instagram followers, some sort of income associated with my writing, and a local…
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Monday Night Tasting Dinner at Junk Ditch: Mondays have never tasted so good…
Sometimes I feel like the world is my oyster–and it’s rotten. My life hasn’t been all peaches and cream. I’ve had many moments that were starved of joy. Haven’t we all? I suppose that’s why when life is truly delicious, with whipped cream and a cherry on top, I try so desperately to savor the…
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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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Hungry Dog Farm: feeding community through urban farming
Have you ever found yourself on the wrong side of a debate? Said the wrong thing, though your heart was in the right place? Maybe you tried your best, but still found yourself embarrassed by your apparent shortcomings–falling short in ways you never expected you would, because you’re a pretty good person, generally speaking. (Though…
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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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Wes Anderson & Wine: you can’t drink wine if you don’t open the bottle…
My favorite director is Wes Anderson. Never ask me why, I’ll either say too little or too much. The whimsy, the symmetry, the style, the color palettes, the soundtracks heavily influenced by the 1960s, and the understated yet heartfelt performances speak to me. I understand that it’s polarizing–people tend to either love or hate this…
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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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