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Week 20: The last Statehouse Market of 2018!

posted by SPD Communications on October 2, 2018 SHM Week 20

All good things must eventually come to an end and the Statehouse Market is no different.

For the last 20 weeks, we’ve been privileged to bring some of the Hoosier State’s finest farmers, artisans and food truck entrepreneurs to Robert D. Orr Plaza each Thursday for a fun time in the sun. And sometimes rain.

We hope you’ve enjoyed the 2018 season as much as we have and we look forward to meeting you for lunch this Thursday!

Saying goodbye is no picnic, but hold back those tears! The market will return in 2019 with amazing street food from an awesome assortment of food trucks, the finest produce in The Hoosier State, and carefully crafted goods that belong on every shelf.

Just thinking about it has us wishing it was already next summer! Until then, stop by Robert D. Orr Plaza between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. this Thursday, Oct. 4, for the 2018 Statehouse Market curtain call.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Vendors:

VanAntwerp’s Farm Market

Poseys and Pumpkins

Chef Bricker’s Brick House Vinaigrettes — Five Questions

Batch No. 2 — Five Questions

Hot Toddy’s — Five Questions

Limelight Coffee Roasters — Five Questions

Groomsville Popcorn — Five Questions

Gluten Free Creations — This week’s items include cookies, brownies, sweet breads, scones, pecan tartlets, paleo items, yeast breads and more!

Food Trucks:

Citizen Hash

The Twisted Sicilian

Brozinni

The Flying Cupcake

Backyard BBQ

Edwards’ Dashboard Diner — Five Questions

BoxBurger — Five Questions

Serendipity — Five Questions

5280 Bistro

Chef Dan’s Southern Comfort — Five Questions

Der Pretzel Wagen

Nicey Treat

General American Donut Company — Five Questions

Nacho Mama’s — Five Questions

 

 

Market hosting ‘DNR Wildlife Science Day’ this Thursday!

posted by SPD Communications on September 24, 2018 DNR

Every Statehouse Market is something special, but we think Week 19 is especially, um, special.

You might say it’s “super special.” Or “ultra special.” Or “stupendously super-duper special.”

No matter what adjectives you choose to use to describe it, the second-to-last Statehouse Market of 2018 is packed with fun thanks to the good folks at the Indiana Department of Natural Resources!

Thursday, Sept. 27 is officially (drum roll, please) “DNR Wildlife Science Day” at the Statehouse Market!

Start the morning off right by stopping by conference room 19 of IGC-South for the series “Cookies, Coffee and Conservation.” The talks, which are conducted by DNR experts, run from 9 to 9:50 a.m. and will cover wildlife disease management, the Hoosier State’s diverse duck population, conservation funding, coyotes’ relocation to urban areas, an analysis of car-deer collisions from the past five years, and a peek at Indiana’s underwater salamanders.

When the market proper kicks off at 10:30 a.m., DNR staff will have informational booths set up on the plaza to help you “Find Your Next Adventure” this fall!

And speaking of critters that bear more than a passing resemblance to dinosaurs, visitors may get an up-close and personal look at a hellbender salamander — one of Indiana’s largest underwater lizard-like amphibians. Don’t worry! Although the name sounds like something you’d hope not to find in your swimming pool, hellbenders are entirely harmless.

Week 19 SHM

You can even commemorate the day by taking a selfie with “Herbie the Hellbender” — a costumed DNR staff member, not an actual salamander with a waterproof smartphone. Although, admittedly, that would be kind of neat too.

All this, plus the usual market goodness: the best produce around, artisan goods crafted with care, and delicious street food to suit every taste.

Don’t miss this Thursday’s Statehouse Market! Meet us on Robert D. Orr Plaza for food, fun and the opportunity to learn about Indiana’s truly “Great Outdoors.”

That’s definitely something special!

And we can’t wait to see you there!

Vendors:

VanAntwerp’s Farm Market

Poseys and Pumpkins

Biltz Greenhouses

Limelight Coffee Roasters — Five Questions

Groomsville Popcorn — Five Questions

Simple Taste — This week’s items include paleo, sugar free, pies, chicken pot pies, muffins, cinnamon rolls, Simple Taste’s famous sandwich cookies, and vegan chocolate brownies.

Batch No. 2 — Five Questions

Chef Bricker’s Brick House Vinaigrettes — Five Questions

Food Trucks:

Nacho Mama’s — Five Questions

Serendipity — Five Questions

The NY Slice

Gigi’s Cupcake Truck

Chomp’Z — Five Questions

Pierogi Love Indy

Johnson’s BBQ Shack

El Venezolano

Rolling Asian Delight

Tommie’s Ooo Weee Chicken

Chef Dan’s Southern Comfort — Five Questions

2018 SECC ‘kickoff party’ headlines Week 15 Market!

posted by SPD Communications on August 27, 2018 SECC Logo

This week’s Statehouse Market is extra special as the myriad food trucks and produce vendors will be joined on Robert D. Orr Plaza by numerous dignitaries and state employees for the formal kickoff of one of the year’s most important — and most anticipated — programs.

Indiana Department of Revenue Commissioner Adam Krupp is heading that statewide initiative — the 2018-19 State Employees’ Community Campaign (SECC). The SECC is a charitable effort that sees thousands of state employees donate to nonprofit organizations each year.

Taking charge immediately, the dynamic and driven Krupp helped set a new goal for this year’s SECC that hopes to net at least $1.5 million dollars.

Krupp’s chosen charity is Project 44, a nonprofit that encourages bone marrow donor registration at Be the Match, the goal being to connect potential donors with compatible transplant recipients. Project 44, so named in honor of former Butler basketball star Andrew Smith who wore the jersey number during his collegiate career with the Bulldogs, hopes to save at least 44 lives.

During Smith’s tenure, the team reached back-to-back NCAA Basketball Championship games.  The 6’11 center was instrumental in those tournament runs and was popular with students and fans. Tragically, the talented Zionsville native Butler faithful often called “Moose” died from an aggressive form of cancer in 2016. He was only 25-years-old.

After his passing, Andrew’s wife, Samantha, worked to create the charity that bears his number. Andrew Smith had received a bone marrow transplant in 2015 that family members believe extended his life.

The charity made news when one of the first matches facilitated through Project 44 led to a 2-year-old boy with leukemia receiving a needed bone marrow transplant. The donor? One of Smith’s Butler teammates.

That’s close to a storybook start for a nonprofit hoping to raise awareness of a life-saving process that organization members believe all-too-often goes “under the radar” of many Americans: the continual need for blood stem cell donors and recipients.

It’s truly an effort aimed at saving lives.

In addition to Project 44, dozens of other charities can be the recipients of donations from State of Indiana employees. The results of those donations are real, tangible and often come at just the right time for those in need. Read about the impact of last year’s campaign here.

SECC Krupp and Piggott

INDOR Commissioner Adam Krupp (left) meets with IDEM Commissioner Bruno Pigott. Krupp is set to lead the 2018 SECC. Pigott headed the campaign last year.

With plenty of motivation to give back to organizations that fight everything from food insecurity to homelessness, it appears Krupp’s lofty goal is a reachable one.

Last year’s campaign, which was headed by Indiana Department of Environmental Management Commissioner Bruno Pigott, brought in about $1.4 million that was divided among more than 1,600 nonprofit agencies.

Those are the kinds of stories that inspire others to do good in the communities in which they live.

This year’s kickoff will continue to highlight that important point through a series of games and events that coincide with the already-fun and festive Statehouse Market. Indiana First Lady Janet Holcomb and First Dog Henry Holcomb are expected to appear at the event, which will feature a dunk tank, a pie-in-the face event and plenty of informational booths from several charities. Samantha Smith is also set to appear at Thursday’s SECC “kickoff party.”

What’s more, several vendors and food truck owners have decided to donate a portion of their proceeds toward the SECC! Check out the links below to read all about this week’s lineup and the featured items that can be purchased to give a boost to the campaign.

Great food + helping those in need = win-win for all.

It’s sure to be a fun time,  so make plans to have lunch outside this Thursday to learn more about a great cause while enjoying the amazing eats and treats only the Hoosier State’s finest farmers and entrepreneurs can provide.

Vendors:Market Week 15

VanAntwerp’s Farm Market

Poseys and Pumpkins

Biltz Greenhouses

Wildflower Ridge Honey — Five Questions

Uber Green Farms — Five Questions

Limelight Coffee — Five Questions — Limelight Coffee Roasters will donate $1 from each 32-oz. cold brew jug or bag of coffee beans sold Aug. 30!

Groomsville Popcorn — Five Questions — Groomsville Popcorn will donate $1 from each large bag of sea salt and kettle corn popcorn sold Aug. 30!

Simple Taste Specialty Bakery

Hot Toddy’s — Five Questions

Oberweis Dairy

Food Trucks:

Nacho Mama’s — Five Questions — Nacho Mama’s will donate $1 from every indescribably delicious mini taco salad sold Aug. 30!

Simply Divine Cupcakes — Five Questions

Droopy’s BBQ — Got a hankering for some mac ‘n cheese? How about barbecue mac ‘n cheese? Droopy’s BBQ will donate $.50 from each barbecue mac ‘n cheese dish sold Aug. 30!

Chomp’Z — Who doesn’t like a delicious tenderloin? It’s called “Hoosier Comfort Food” for a reason, after all. Chomp’Z will donate $1 from each tenderloin sold Aug. 30!

Da Blue Lagoon

Las Tortugas — Five Questions

Nicey Treat

Serendipity — Five Questions

Chef Dan’s Southern Comfort — Five Questions — Chef Dan’s will donate 10 percent of Aug. 30 sales to the SECC!

Soladine Concessions

Pierogi Love Indy

The NY Slice

We’ll see you on Robert D. Orr Plaza Thursday, Aug. 30!

Five Questions with Chef Dan’s Southern Comfort

posted by SPD Communications on August 21, 2018 Five Questions

You don’t have to go all the way to Louisiana for a true taste of the bayou!

Chef Dan’s Southern Comfort has been offering authentic Cajun dishes to the Indianapolis area for nearly a decade via a menu that is anything but standard food truck fare. Chef Dan Carter and Sous Chef Cyrus Braud are the architects behind an array of sandwiches that are as unique as the Mississippi Delta.

Catfish, alligator, oyster and more “po’ boy” sandwiches are staples of the truck, and those treats join sides fashioned in just the way Cajun cooks have been preparing meals for decades.

Talk about southern comfort!

Read on to learn more about Chef Dan, Chef Chef Dan's IndyCyrus, their popular food truck and the inspiration for its deliciously eclectic menu below, and be sure to check them out this season at the Statehouse Market!

Q: Your mother was an obvious inspiration for your career, but who else had a hand in setting you on this career path?

A: Chef Dan’s has been around since 2009. Cyrus came to work for me in 2013 as I showed him how to prepare the dishes that my mother and grandmother showed me. My grandmother was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana. Those recipes have been in the Carter and Brady families for years, so I brought them to Indy.

Q: Chef Dan’s Southern Comfort prides itself on serving authentic dishes from the bayou and the Mississippi Delta. What do you use for inspiration in creating your menu?

A: My grandmother cooked Cajun food for the family, and I just loved it. So, I created my menu from the same meals I grew up on.

Q: What is your favorite thing about appearing at the Statehouse Market?

A: To hear the [State of Indiana] employees tell me how they love the flavor of the food and how good it is makes me want to appear more.

Q: What are some new items this year that fans can look forward to trying at your food truck?

A: Cajun chicken pasta, shrimp creole, Cajun potato salad and seafood gumbo

Q: Chef Cyrus’ mother often visits the restaurant and prepares authentic New Orleans pralines. What, exactly, are New Orleans pralines and how do they differ from traditional versions?

A: Praline is a candy made with brown sugar, pecans and butter.

Market Week 14 looks peachy-keen!

posted by SPD Communications on August 20, 2018 Peaches

Contrary to what some may think, you really don’t have to move to the country to eat a lot of peaches.

Actually, all you have to do is drop by the Statehouse Market between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. this Thursday to see an array of nectarines that might be the envy of even the most accomplished Georgia farmers.

And the peaches brought by our amazing lineup of produce vendors certainly don’t come from a can, nor were they put there by someone in a manufacturing facility… downtown or anywhere else. Nope. They’re Hoosier-grown and painstakingly cared for to peak ripeness.

Personally, if we had our little way, we’d probably go ahead and eat peaches every day, and we think you’ll feel the same.

Okay, that’s enough quasi-obscure ’90s Alternative music references for one week, but, in case you haven’t already noticed, we think the Statehouse Market is the perfect place to celebrate National Peach Month. You’ll find plenty of those delectable treats sharing booth real estate with dozens of other fruits and veggies just waiting to be part of your healthy dinner.

All that joins coffee, honey products, pies, artisan ketchup and mustard, dairy products, fresh flowers and so much more!

Oh, and be sure to scope out the dozen or so food trucks lined up to provide customers with an amazingly delicious lunch. As always, these entrepreneurs will be bringing some of the best street food the Indy area has to offer!

We’ll be enjoying it all on Robert D. Orr Plaza Aug. 23; and if you’d take time to join us, well, we think that would be just peachy.

Here’s this week’s lineup:

Vendors:

VanAntwerp’s Farm Market

Poseys and Pumpkins

Biltz Greenhouses

Wildflower Ridge Honey — Five Questions

Oberweis Dairy

Limelight Coffee — Five Questions

Groomsville Popcorn — Five Questions

Gluten Free Creations

Generations Pie Company — Five Questions

Batch No. 2 — Five Questions

Food Trucks:

Citizen Hash

The Twisted Sicilian

Brozinni

Gigi’s Cupcakes

Rosie’s Riblets

Soul Sista On the Move

Boxburger — Five Questions

Pierogi Love Indy

Gaucho’s Fire

5280 Bistro

Wild Boar BBQ

Chef Dan’s Southern Comfort — Five Questions

A dozen Statehouse Markets down, plenty to go

posted by SPD Communications on August 6, 2018 Statehouse Market Week 12

We’re already a dozen weeks into the 2018 Statehouse Market season!

That’s 12 wonderful weeks of peaches, blueberries, potatoes, cantaloupe, eggplant, peppers, green beans and so much more!

And we, of course, can’t forget the food trucks who’ve brought us nachos, tacos, cheeseburgers, pizza, hot dogs, sausages, salads, quesadillas, crab cakes and just about every other kind of food under the summer sun.

With 10 more markets to go, we hope you’ll visit us on Robert D. Orr Plaza each Thursday and see the selection of amazing goods for yourself. You can start this week by meeting us outside from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

While we (impatiently) wait for Thursday, check out this week’s scheduled lineup:

Vendors:

VanAntwerp’s Farm Market

Poseys and Pumpkins

Biltz Greenhouses

Brick House Vinaigrettes — Five Questions

Oberweis Dairy

Limelight Coffee

Groomsville Popcorn — Five Questions

Gluten Free Creations — This week’s items include sweet breads, cookies, brownies, scone bites, pecan tartlets, Paleo items, and pound cakes.

Batch No. 2 — Five Questions

 

Food Trucks:

Citizen Hash

The Twisted Sicilian — Check out the new Sicilian cold cut sub with ham, capocollo, salami, calabrese, hard salami ,provolone cheese giardinniera!

Pi Indy

Johnson’s BBQ

The Legendary Kitchen — Five Questions

Serendipity Trailer — Five Questions

Tacos Without Borders

Tommie’s Ooo Weee Chicken

Lucky Louie’s

Chef Dan’s Southern Comfort

Nicey Treat

Market marches on to Week 7

posted by SPD Communications on July 2, 2018 Statehouse Market Week 7

Celebrate your independence from a boring, banal or otherwise bland lunch by visiting the Statehouse Market this Thursday!

Almost a dozen food trucks will line up from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Robert D. Orr Plaza with a selection of cuisine we declare is delicious.

As always, this week’s vendors will bring along top-of-the-line Hoosier-grown produce and lovingly-crafted, homebaked goods sure to be the stars of any summer get-together.

We think that visiting the Statehouse Market each week is pretty much the definition of the pursuit of happiness. After the fun and fireworks of this Fourth of July, why not join us for our weekly celebration of Hoosier farmers and good, old-fashioned American entrepreneurship?

We hope to see you there!

Vendors:

VanAntwerp’s Farm Market

Poseys and Pumpkins

Biltz Greenhouses

Hot Toddy’s  — Five Questions

Limelight Coffee Roasters

Groomsville Popcorn  — Five Questions

Simple Taste Specialty Bakery

Brick House Vinaigrettes  — Five Questions

Food Trucks:

The Twisted Sicilian  — Cucumber salad is this week’s special.

5280 Bistro

Pi Indy

Simply Divine Cupcakes  — Five Questions  Simply Divine will be offering gluten free and vegan options this week.

Droopy’s BBQ  – Special will be a Cubano Sandwich (pulled pork, honey ham, Swiss cheese, pickle and Droopy’s mustard BBQ sauce) with a bag of Grippos potato chips for $12.

Boxburger  — Five Questions

Edwards’ Drive-In Dashboard Diner  — Five Questions

Chef Dan’s Southern Comfort  — Vegetarian red beans and rice is this week’s special.

Da Blue Lagoon

Ooo Weee Chicken

Nicey Treat

Week 8 is Statehouse Market’s 6th Birthday! Come celebrate with us!

posted by Amber Chiapetto on July 11, 2017

Come celebrate with us on Robert D. Orr Plaza and buy lunch at one of the food trucks we have coming this Thursday! We look forward to seeing everyone there! Be sure to check the lineup and see if your favorite vendor or food truck will be there:

Produce/Specialty Vendors

  • VanAntwerp’s Farm Market
  • Wildflower Ridge Honey
  • Poseys and Pumpkin
  • Oberweis Dairy
  • Biltz Greenhouses – Peaches, sweet corn, green beans, squash, onions, berries, tomatoes, and potatoes.
  • Gluten Free Creations
  • Batch no. 2

Food Trucks

  • Serendipity
  • Citizen Hash
  • Twisted Sicilian
  • Chef Dan’s Southern Comfort
  • Backyard BBQ
  • Pi Indy Pizza
  • Slider Station
  • Caplinger’s
  • Greiner’s Sub Shop
  • Rolling Asian Delight
  • 5280 Bistro
  • Scouts Treats
  • Nicey Treat

All trucks and vendors listed are scheduled to appear, but the market lineup is subject to change.

Start October with the final Statehouse Market this season!

posted by SPD Communications on September 30, 2015 Statehouse Market Indianapolis

The fourth season of the Statehouse Market wraps up on Thursday, Oct. 1 on Senate Avenue in Indianapolis. We’ve got a full lineup of food trucks and some great produce vendors to serve you one last time in 2015. In fact, we’ve got 15 different food trucks to choose from if you’re looking for lunch. If you’re looking for fresh produce for a healthy dinner, we’ve got you covered.  Stock up on squash varieties, including some pumpkins, apples and other fall favorites. Also, our cheese vendor has returned to the lineup again this week.

Here’s the lineup for Oct. 1. The market returns next May.

Produce Vendors

The Pork Shoppe – Stock your freezer this fall/winter with pork from this vendor.
Posey & Pumpkin – Look for mums and other flowers. Also butternut squashes, bell peppers and more vegetables.
Van Antwerp’s Farm – Squashes, pumpkins, melons, tomatoes, zucchini, peppers and more.
Wilson Farm – Get to this vendor early if you want Asian pears. Dave says he’ll have some, but not many this week.
Oberweis Dairy – Dairy products.
Simple Taste Specialty Bakery – Bakery items.
Tulip Tree Creamery – Cheeses to sample and purchase.

Food Trucks

Nacho Mama – Try the Mediterranean Nachos with hummus, cucumber salsa, feta and guacamole, $6.
Duos – Menu items are seasonal, locally produced and international cuisine.
Soulshine Market – Last chance to try the lobster roll!
Caveman Truck – It’s a great day for barnyard chili.
Spice Box – Indian cuisine.
The Flying Cupcake – They’ll have vegan and gluten-free options along with a lineup of great cupcakes.
Taste of Heaven – Soul food.
Brozinni Pizza – Pizza, breadsticks and salads.
Dashboard Diner – All-American diner. Try the Chef Salad or Dash Wrap.
Groovy Guys Fries – Try the Spicy Asian Chicken Fries.
Pierogi Love Indy – Try the Fiesta Pierogi.
Tacos Without Borders – The featured item is the taco trio.
Mile Square Coffee Roastery – Coffee (hot and cold selections)
Nicey Treat – Frozen treats.
Chef Dan’s – Flavors from the Mississippi Delta & Louisiana Bayou.

Fresh peaches, sweet corn available July 9 market

posted by SPD Communications on July 8, 2015 Biltz-Peaches

Last week at the market we saw our first sweet corn of the season at Biltz Greenhouses’ stand. This week two more vendors say they’re bringing sweet corn too (VanAntwerp’s Farm Market and Wilson Farm). VanAntwerp’s also says they have some cantaloupe ready, along with eggplant and ground cherries. What are ground cherries? They’re a small orange fruit covered in papery husk, and similar in size and shape to a cherry tomato. The flavor is a pleasant, unique tomato/pineapple like blend.

This week a few food trucks come back to the market for the first time this season, including Chef Dan’s Southern Comfort which recently opened their restaurant at 5539 E. Washington Street in historic Irvington. Now they’re settled in and back on the food truck too!

Also, we’ve never had a battle of the chicken salads, but The Twisted Sicilian and Caveman Truck are both featuring their take on the lunch staple. Take your pick between the Sicilian Chicken Salad from Twisted Sicilian or Caveman’s Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups.

Want to find out how to pick a fresh peach? Registered dietitian Jenna McClean and farmer Ernie Biltz explain in our latest market video.

 

Produce Vendors

The Pork Shoppe – Pork burgers, bacon, pepper bacon, pulled pork (and pulled bork BBQ), ground sausage (regular and Italian), sausage patties, loin roast, shoulder roast and ham slices and cubes.

VanAntwerp’s Farm Market – Tomatoes, eggplant, okra, cucumbers, squash, zucchini, peppers, ground cherries, cantaloupe and sweet corn.

Wildflower Ridge Honey – Honey, whipped honey, infused honey, honey peanut butter, apple butter, lip balms, skin creams, honey candy and honey sticks.

Wilson Farm – Sweet corn, potatoes, squash, beans, berries and free range eggs.

Biltz Greenhouses – Peaches, sweet corn, beans, potatoes and more.

Bryant Farm

Posey & Pumpkins

Oberweis Dairy

Simple Taste

Cornerstone Bread Co.

Food Trucks

Duos Indy – Try the Seared Mushroom BLT or Sriracha Noodle Salad

The Twisted Sicilian – The Sicilian Chicken Salad is amazing. Also the Cucumber Tomato Salad is back.

Caveman Truck – Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups featured this week.

Spice Box

Gigi’s Cupcake Truck

Gobble Gobble – First visit this season! Try the Jive Turkey Burger.

Neighborhood Pizza

Slider Station

Simple and Good – First visit this season

Big Ron’s Bistro

Ricker’s Burritos

Chef Dan’s Southern Comfort – First visit this season! Try the Red Beans & Rice.

Statehouse Market is part of the Invest In Your Health initiative from the State Personnel Department.

Tweets

That feeling when you submit your market application😎 Email manager@statehousemarket.com to apply! pic.twitter.com/Tcn5DlSZMD

About 2 weeks ago from Statehouse Market's Twitter via Twitter Web App

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About a month ago from Statehouse Market's Twitter via Twitter Web App

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About 6 months ago from Statehouse Market's Twitter via Twitter for iPhone

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About 7 months ago from Statehouse Market's Twitter via Twitter for iPhone

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About 7 months ago from Statehouse Market's Twitter via Twitter Web App

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