Week 20: The last Statehouse Market of 2018!

Chef Bricker’s Brick House Vinaigrettes — Five Questions

Batch No. 2 — Five Questions

Hot Toddy’s — Five Questions

Limelight Coffee Roasters — 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:

Edwards’ Dashboard Diner — Five Questions

BoxBurger — Five Questions

Serendipity — Five Questions

5280 Bistro

Chef Dan’s Southern Comfort — Five Questions

Der Pretzel Wagen

General American Donut Company — Five Questions

Nacho Mama’s — Five Questions

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

posted by SPD Communications on September 17, 2018 Market Pumpkin Pic

With only three Statehouse Market days remaining, we’re finishing the 2018 season strong with an amazing lineup of food trucks, produce vendors and true artisans whose craftsmanship shines through in everything they sell.

That means the last few markets will be just as much fun as the dozen and a half we’ve already hosted this summer. Check us out this Thursday on Robert D. Orr Plaza to get a (literal) taste of some of the best food in the Indianapolis area.

We’ll be there from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Vendors:

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!

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

Johnson’s BBQ Shack

Statehouse Market Week 16: The post-Labor Day homestretch begins!

posted by SPD Communications on August 31, 2018 Statehouse Market Week 16

Labor Day weekend is traditionally seen as the unofficial end of summer.

Gone are the barbecues and pool parties, and in their place Hoosiers ready for sweatshirt weather, football and pumpkin spice-flavored everything.

Well, according to our calendars, there are five — count ’em — FIVE Statehouse Markets remaining in 2018. And since the farmer’s market on Robert D. Orr Plaza is pretty much synonymous with the warm rays of summer in Indy, we think there’s still plenty of fun in the sun left this year.

We’re so confident, in fact, that we might even (gasp!) wear white clothing after Labor Day!

Yes, it’s a potential fashion faux pas, but that’s just how daring we can be — at least when it comes to choosing pants in September.

And why not?

After all, that’s the sort of trend-bucking, devil-may-care Hoosier spirit you’ll see each Thursday at the market as some of the area’s top farmers, artisans, entrepreneurs and mobile restaurant maestros gather for an event the smells of which alone simply scream “summer.”

So keep the shades handy and the warm weather wardrobe at the ready. Summer’s far from over, and we hope you’ll enjoy these last few Market Days with us – rain or shine, summer weather or fall-like chilly temperatures.

As always, we’ll meet you for lunch on the plaza between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

We’ll see you Thursday! Until then, keep looking on the sunny side of life and check out the Sept. 6 lineup below.

Vendors:

Limelight Coffee Roasters — Five Questions

Gluten Free Creations – This week’s items include a variety of sweet breads, yeast breads, scone bites, cookies, brownies, paleo items and more!

Uber Green Farms — Five Questions

Food Trucks:

Citizen Hash

The Twisted Sicilian

Serendipity Trailer — Five Questions

Soul Sista On the Move — Five Questions

Rolling Asian Delight

Tacos Without Borders

Calliope Sno-Balls

Johnson’s Barbecue 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:

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

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:

Limelight Coffee

Tommie’s Ooo Weee Chicken

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

Lucky Louie’s

Chef Dan’s Southern Comfort

Week 10 is here!

posted by SPD Communications on July 23, 2018 Statehouse Market Week 10

Is there anything more summer-like than a farmers market?

Corn, cucumbers, squash and potatoes share table space with blueberries, peaches, and other freshly-picked fruit spread out under sunny blue skies.

Artisan goods crafted from honey and healthy (and delicious!) salad dressing fashioned from only the best ingredients join one-of-a-kind popcorn, baked goods tailored to fit almost any diet and some of the finest coffee ever brewed.

Oh, and a fleet of the Indy area’s best-loved food trucks have lunch covered with sandwiches, pizza and so much more!

The sights, the sounds and especially the smells practically scream summer!

So make plans to meet us on Robert D. Orr Plaza for Week 10 of the Statehouse Market. We’ll be there from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 26 — and every Thursday — for the rest of the season.

Until then, read up on this week’s lineup below:

Vendors:

Limelight Coffee

Gluten Free Creations

Chef Dan’s Southern Comfort

Food Trucks:

Serendipity — Five Questions

Brozinni

Simply Divine Cupcakes — Five Questions

Backyard BBQ

Dashboard Diner — Five Questions

Las Tortugas

Rolling Asian Delight

Rosie’s Riblets

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.

Uber Green Farms — Five Questions

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

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:

Wildflower Ridge Honey — Learn More

Generations Pie Company — Learn More

Chef Bricker’s Brick House Vinaigrettes — Learn More

Groomsville Popcorn — Learn More

Gluten Free Creations

Limelight Coffee Roasters

Food Trucks:

Nacho Mama’s Food Truck — Learn More

Serendipity Food Trailer — Learn More

Edwards’ Dashboard Diner — Learn More

Pierogi Love Indy

Da Blue Lagoon

Ooh Wee Chicken

A Taste of Home Catering