This week’s roundup of Indy’s hottest dining news.
May 11, 2021
Studio C had its last day of service on Saturday. The restaurant project from chef Greg Hardesty has been many things in its short lifetime, from a doughnut pop-up shop for Indy Dough to one of the best little boutique wine shops in the city. Hardesty’s fight against leukemia also continues, and you can show your support by bidding in the silent auction benefiting Hardesty and his family. Prizes range from cheesemaking at Tulip Tree Creamery to a private tour and tasting at 8th Day Distillery.
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As Asian fusion favorite Rook was becoming another victim to the pandemic last summer, executive chef Adam Ditter and his sous chef Jordan Wiler knew they had too many ideas left in their culinary arsenal just to call it quits. So the creative duo, who first met on the line at King Dough, cooked up some ways to keep their pans firing. The result? The Korean street food–inspired pop-up Misfit Indy “As things got tight for the restaurant industry, we were worried about going back into another kitchen that could just as easily close,” Ditter say. “We wanted control of our destiny.” That delicious calling has recently included kimchi fried rice, Korean fried chicken with slaw on scallion pancakes, and their signature puffy, slightly sweet egg bread with a hint of cheddar. Ditter also jars up his own kimchi and chili crisp, a kicky staple Asian condiment. It’s the kind of fare they might not get a following for at a brick-and-mortar, as well as a concept that always keeps fa