Week 18: Three more chances for lunch on the plaza!

Biltz Greenhouses

Wildflower Ridge Honey — Five Questions — This is the LAST WEEK to visit Dave Barrickman’s Wildflower Ridge Honey stand at the Statehouse Market. He’s been “busy as a bee” all year and is hoping you’ll stock up on honey products this Thursday.

Uber Green Farms — Five Questions

Limelight Coffee — Five Questions

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

Brick House Vinaigrettes — Five Questions

Food Trucks:

Citizen Hash

The Twisted Sicilian

Brozinni

General American Donut Company — Five Questions

Boxburger — Five Questions

Soul Sista On the Move — Five Questions

Las Tortugas — Five Questions

Da Blue Lagoon

Simply Divine Cupcakes — Five Questions

Calliope Sno-balls

Nicey Treat

Johnson’s BBQ Shack

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:

Biltz Greenhouses

Wildflower Ridge Honey — Five Questions

Oberweis Dairy

Limelight Coffee — Five Questions

Gluten Free Creations

Generations Pie Company — Five Questions

Batch No. 2 — Five Questions

Food Trucks:

Soul Sista On the Move

Boxburger — Five Questions

Chef Dan’s Southern Comfort — Five Questions

It’s Week 11 and August is here!!!

posted by SPD Communications on July 30, 2018 Market Blog Week 11

Summer is going by quickly (a bit too quickly by our estimation), but there are still plenty of great market days ahead.

We’re “glass is half-full” kind of people, and at the halfway point of another great Statehouse Market season, we’re just as excited as ever.

Make plans to meet us for lunch this Thursday, Aug. 2, on Robert D. Orr Plaza. We’ll be there from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Check out the amazing lineup below for a quick preview of what to expect this Thursday!

Vendors:

Biltz Greenhouses – This week’s lineup includes blueberries, peaches, tomatoes, green beans, apples, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn and peppers.

Wildflower Ridge Honey — Five Questions

Uber Green Farms — Five Questions – This week’s selection includes the following delicious micro-greens flavors: Spicy Oriental, sunflowers, and Super Salad.

Limelight Coffee

Simple Taste Specialty Bakery — This week’s selection includes Simple Taste’s typically delicious baked goods and empanadas, along with vegan options.

Generations Pie Company — Five Questions

Food Trucks:

Nacho Mama’s — Five Questions

Byrne’s Grilled Pizza

The Flying Cupcake

Droopy’s BBQ — This week’s special is the Carolina – Droopy’s famous slow-smoked pulled pork smothered in North Carolina vinegar barbecue sauce and topped with spicy slaw on a brioche bun.

Chomp’Z

Gaucho’s Fire

Da Blue Lagoon

J & J Taste of Home — Five Questions — This week’s special is jerk chicken and shrimp pasta Alfredo for $10.

Nicey Treat

Der Pretzel Wagen

Soladine Concessions

Happy, happy birthday, Statehouse Market!

posted by SPD Communications on July 9, 2018 market blog week 8

You only turn 6 once, and the Statehouse Market is celebrating its birthday with the amazing state employees, specialty vendors and food trucks that have helped make it such a fun success since 2012.

The Week 8 lineup certainly guarantees a “bon anniversaire” all its own, but our biggest birthday wish is that you’ll join us in celebrating from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 12, on Robert D. Orr Plaza.

We’ll bring the food!

And to answer one very important question: Yes, there will be cake — cupcakes to be exact, thanks to the one and only Flying Cupcake.

In case you weren’t aware, delicious confections are kind of their “thing,” and to help us celebrate, they’ve produced pastries bearing the Statehouse Market logo! They’re chocolate AND vanilla because, really, you can’t have one without the other. Also, it’s our birthday, so we’re entitled to be just a little extra.

The tasty treats will be in short supply, so get them while they last!

Come help us blow out the proverbial candles by shopping for fresh, Hoosier-grown produce, and indulging in some of the very best street food the Indianapolis area has to offer.

We can’t think of a better way to celebrate our birthday — this year or any other. The only thing missing is you, so make plans to meet us for lunch this Thursday!

And while you’re here, scope out some of the photos from our 2012 debut below.

Statehouse Market Opening Day – July 12, 2012

No, we’re not getting misty-eyed; we’re just happy to have come this far. Most of all, we’re looking forward to spending many more birthdays with you in the years to come!

For now, check out this week’s celebratory vendor and food truck lineup below:

Vendors:

Biltz Greenhouses — Blueberries, potatoes, tomatoes, green beans, squash, onions, berries, sweet corn, cucumbers and peaches will be offered this week.

Wildflower Ridge Honey — Five Questions

Uber Green Farms — Five Questions

Oberweis Dairy

Limelight Coffee

Gluten Free Creations — This week’s items include a variety of gluten free sweet breads, yeast breads, cookies, pecan tartlets, scone bites, paleo items, and more.

Generations Pie Company — Five Questions

Food Trucks:

Nacho Mama’s — Five Questions

Serendipity Trailer — Five Questions

The NY Slice

General American Donut Company — Five Questions

Tacos Without Borders

The Flying Cupcake

Johnson’s BBQ

Nicey Treat

Five Questions with Generations Pie Company

posted by SPD Communications on June 12, 2018 Five Questions

Maria Johnson believes “every pie tells a story,” and that’s the philosophy on which her business, Generations Pie Company, is built.

Baked with love and reverence for each of her treats’ originators, Johnson’s array of pies are already among the Circle City’s elite pastries, after only about two-and-a-half years in business.

A former accountant, Johnson learned her baking craft by watching her mother and grandmother meticulously prepare their wares, and now she’s carrying on that legacy.

If these pies could talk, they might very well have much to say; but it’s the care baked into each of Johnson’s pies that have Generations’ fans talking.

Read on to learn more about Generations Pie Company’s sweet tribute to dessert-makers past and present.

Q: Generations Pie Company owner Maria Johnson learned her pie-making craft under the tutelage of her grandmother, Hattie Leota Overton Mann. Your father Eddie Woods Jr. was instrumental in your entrepreneurship as well. What advice did they give you that still helps you in your business today?

A: They did not give me any advice; they just showed me by example. My father owned his business, Eddie’s Ice Cream and Food, on 25th and Hillside [in Indianapolis] many years ago. I worked for him as a teenager and inherited his entrepreneurial spirit.

Q: You are a Butler University graduate who previously worked as an accountant. How did your prior career help you when you decided you wanted to start a business?

A: It has taught me a great deal about the business side and has prepared me well for this experience.

Q: What is your personal favorite pie and what are some of the more popular treats sought-after by your customers?

A: My favorite is the sweet potato pie because of its history and personal connection to my grandmother and great-grandmother. Pies popular to customers are the bourbon chocolate pecan and strawberry rhubarb.

Q: What do you like most about the Statehouse Market?

A: I hear a lot of great things about the Statehouse Market and look forward to serving the customers.

Q: Your company motto is “every pie tells a story,” and each one prepared by Generations Pie Company credits the original baker and shares a bit about him/her with the buyer. How did you come up with this unique way to personalize your pies and share others’ recipes with your customers? What has been the reaction?

A: I wanted to do something to honor those who have come before me. I thought this was a great way to do just that. These pies were made with love and for people to share with their families and friends. I wanted to bring the recipes “back to life” to share with others.

Check out Generations Pie Company at their website and follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

Week 4 is here!

posted by SPD Communications on June 11, 2018

Can you believe we’re already almost halfway through June?

There’s still plenty of time to visit the Statehouse Market, however, so make plans to join us this Thursday on Robert D. Orr Plaza. The market is open from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Spend your lunch with us, enjoy some great street food (including many healthy options), and check out our numerous vendors who offer everything from flowers to soap made from honey.

There is plenty of produce as well, so you can shop for healthy dinner additions while indulging a bit at any of the popular food trucks.

Hungry yet?

Check out this week’s lineup below and visit this post throughout the week for more details on our vendors and food trucks.

Vendors:

Biltz Greenhouses