Food & Drinks

The Red Velvet cupcake from Parcha Sweets (2101 Broad Ripple Ave., 317-254-2000). The One-Eyed Jack at The Libertine Liquor Bar (38 E. Washington St., 317-631-3333). A familiar crusty egg-in-the-hole taken up a notch with the addition of garlic confit and fig jam. Mate's Mozzarella at

Seven of Indiana’s top culinary dogs are strutting their stuff as 2013 James Beard Foundation nominees, selected from more than 44,000 online entries in 20 categories. Last week, the foundation unveiled its "long list" (421) of the year's semifinalists—which will be cut down to the final list of nominees on March 18 during a press brunch in Charleston, SC. (NOTE: nominations will also be announced live via the Foundation’s Twitter feed.)

Gorgeous beets of several varieties (the goldens get snapped up fast), ice cream from Lick, crepes from 3 Days in Paris, lettuces of every stripe, fresh eggs, sausages from Smoking Goose (alas, the bacon sold out early, save for the lamb variety), bright Brussels sprouts, bison steaks from Circle L Bison Farm and, oh goodness, just about everything else you might want to eat was on offer this weekend at the Indy Winter Farmers Market, enjoying its inaugural Saturday in the west wing of the City Market. The Star had some great photos of the bin action. But our favorite discovery of the week were the colorful and super-delicious breakfast boxes from Fermenti Artisan: local eggs, veggies, cheese (goat, from Capriole), and sausage griddled up hot, topped with bright Fermenti kraut, and served in a Chinese-food takeout container.

Also in this week's helping of Indy's freshest dining news: A Fountain Square institution shutters, a Pacers boss bakes bread, and Bloomington's outdoor dining might evolve.

Lindy Brown was 9 years old when she first snuck a drink from her mother’s glass of wine. Instead of uttering the ewww her...

What's your poison? Hotel Tango, a new artisan distillery in Fletcher Place, has it.

Pot stickers stuffed with sweet-potato puree, corn, and ginger, and served with a fiery kimchee and sweet miso butter sauce at Mesh (725 Massachusetts Ave., 317-955-9600). It debuted last weekend as a special, but we're told that a similar dish should stick around for a while. The peppery wild boar with wild mushrooms from

A British transplant to Indy has opened an ace fish and chips shop in Fishers.

Loaded with veggies, grains, and proteins, these substantial winter salads prove you can get your greens any time of year.

Seafood manicotti at Augustino’s Italian Restaurant (8028 S. Emerson Ave., 317-865-1099), densely filled tubes of crab and shrimp, tucked under a blanket of molten cheese. Tres Leches cake at Barcelona Tapas (201 N. Delaware St., 317-638-8272), submerged three times &h