Statehouse Market Week 17: Down to the ‘final four’

Wildflower Ridge Honey — Five Questions

Hot Toddy’s — Five Questions

Limelight Coffee Roasters — Five Questions

Jerk Chicken Bowl

Tommie’s Ooo Weee Chicken

Simple Taste

Batch No. 2 — Five Questions

Food Trucks:

Nacho Mama’s — Five Questions

Rosie’s Riblets

Pi Indy — Five Questions

J & J – A Taste of Home Catering — Five Questions – This week’s featured menu item is a jerk chicken rice bowl for $10. Dish features cilantro lime rice, and mango salsa on jerk chicken, steak and shrimp.

The Legendary Kitchen — Five Questions

Pierogi Love Indy

Dashboard Diner — Five Questions

Gaucho’s Fire

Droopy’s BBQ – The featured item this week is barbecue nachos!

Five Questions with Pi Indy

posted by SPD Communications on September 7, 2018 Five Questions

Classically trained Chef Lawrence Scully’s dream of bringing something new to the Indy pizza scene turned out to be anything but a “pie in the sky.”

Those culinary aspirations became reality when he converted a full-size shipping container into a glass-lined mobile restaurant, and the proof of concept therein comes from a plethora of pizza pies baked to perfection in a Belforno brick oven.

Scully’s Pi Indy is founded on a simple principle: “eat better pizza,” and that’s the mantra that continues to guide Lawrence and his small crew.

The true Italian-style Pi Indy pizzas are without a doubt something close to vero amore for Circle City pizza-aficionados, and the production process appears to be a labor of love for Chef Lawrence Scully.

Read on for info on how Pi Indy is quickly becoming a favorite of Indianapolis pizza-lovers.

Q: The pizza food truck business is highly competitive. What sets Pi Indy apart from its competition?

A: Really everything! Our truck is non-traditional. The pizza is rooted in tradition, but [is] very much an urban spin on brick oven pizza.

Being a classically trained chef, my approach to cooking may be a little more refined than most of your food truckers. Our pizza dough is made fresh everyday; sauce, meats and veggies are cut hours before service.

We try to just make everything better. Attention to detail is what I live and die by. I’m sure it shows when we pull up in that monster truck of a food truck.

Q: Pi Indy’s food truck offers several different types of pizza. What are some of the most popular, and are there plans to add new “pies” to the selection in 2018?

A: The most popular by far is our “Figgy Piggy” — garlic heaven sauce, mozzarella, provolone, bacon, prosciutto, mushrooms, goat cheese, fig jam, sea salt, and arugula to finish it off. Its a perfect combination of sweet and salty. I plan on adding a few new Pi combinations within the next couple months for fall!

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

A: The business! The name of the game is to make money. We also love the way you guys operate this market on all levels — marketing, logistics, everything runs very smoothly and efficiently.

Q: Who are some of the people behind Pi Indy, who work to make the restaurant and food truck one of Indy’s most popular pizza destinations?

A: My staff has been with me for the last couple years. Working the window most of the time is Cathy Mathis and the man behind most of the pizzas cooking is Taquware Dockery. The owner is Chef Lawrence Scully.

Q: Let’s settle the debate: does pineapple really belong on pizza?

A: There is no debating! Of course it does! Just try my Pineapple Express, then get back to me!

Lucky Market #13!

posted by SPD Communications on August 13, 2018 Statehouse Market Week 13

Many people believe the number 13 is one that is especially unlucky.

We, on the other hand, are not at all superstitious; as a matter of fact, we tend to think that good fortune and the Statehouse Market go hand-in-hand.

How else can you describe the circumstances that brought some of the Hoosier State’s freshest produce together with (deep breath) homemade granola and baked goods, quality dairy products, carefully crafted cold brew coffee, gold standard popcorn, top-of-the-line gluten free snacks, fresh-from-the-hive honey (and tons of products made from it) vegan nachos with all the best toppings, crab cakes and elk burgers (from the same truck!), baked-to-perfection brick oven pizza, donuts to die for, mouthwatering barbecued everything, grilled chicken quesadillas and real fruit smoothies (again, from the same truck!), arepa and other amazing sandwiches and meals straight from Venezuela, home-style Chinese food, pretzel sandwiches with delightful “twists,” a couple dozen flavors of healthy frozen pops, and burgers, fish, fries and more that will take you back to the days of drive-ins and sock hops?

Phew!

That sounds like some (extremely tasty) serendipitous happenstance to us!

And when you stop to think about it, visitors to Robert D. Orr Plaza each Thursday truly are lucky as they’ll have the opportunity to try out an enormously varied selection of food and artisan goods like these — and many others — each and every week throughout the summer.

Come out between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 for a look at Week 13’s best eats and treats. Check out the list below for details on this week’s vendors and food trucks.

With a baker’s dozen markets “in the books” in 2018, we can’t wait to see what the future holds for this season.

We’re crossing our fingers and hoping you’ll join us each Thursday through Oct. 4.

Vendors:

Hot Toddy’s — Five Questions

Limelight Coffee

Simple Taste — Items this week include empanadas, calzones, vegan options, baby peach pies (it’s Peach Month!), and plenty of sugar free Paleo cinnamon rolls!

Wildflower Ridge Honey — Five Questions

Food Trucks:

Serendipity Mobile Catering — Five Questions

Nacho Mama’s — Five Questions

Pi Indy

General American Donut Company — Five Questions

Backyard BBQ

Soladine Concessions

El Venezolano

Rolling Asian Delight

Der Pretzel Wagen

Dashboard Diner — Five Questions

J & J – A Taste of Home Catering — Five Questions — This week’s lunch special is a Philly cheese steak egg roll, French fries and a drink for $7.

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:

Brick House Vinaigrettes — Five Questions

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

Market moves on to Week 9

posted by SPD Communications on July 16, 2018

Like everyone else, we wish we could celebrate our birthday every day of the year.

But as is the case with all good things, our week-long birthday party, unfortunately, must come to an all-too-brief end.

Don’t be sad for us! We had a wonderful time, and our special day was that much more memorable since we were able to spend it with you!

Even better news is that the Statehouse Market’s seventh season still has a long way to go before we close up “shop” for the fall. And this week’s line-up, as always, will bring along enough great food, quality produce and artisan specialty products to last until next year’s birthday.

We hope you’ll visit us on Robert D. Orr Plaza this Thursday, July 19, and help us continue making fun summer memories and sharing the distinctly Hoosier food and entrepreneurship that will always form the heart of the Statehouse Market.

As always, we’ll be there from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

We can’t wait to see you there!

In the meantime, check out this week’s awesome line-up below:

Vendors

Limelight Coffee Roasters

Wildflower Ridge Honey — Five Questions

Hot Toddy’s — Five Questions — Hot Toddy’s will have all of their usual goodies this week, including granola, fruit preserves, muffins, brownies, cookies, pound cake, buckeyes, and more! Gluten free versions of some items are also available!

Simple Taste

Batch No. 2 — Five Questions

Food Trucks

The Twisted Sicilian — Cucumber salad and watermelon salad are on this week’s menu!

Nacho Mama’s — Five Questions

J & J – A Taste of Home — Five Questions — A Taste of Home is bringing along its famous jerk fries — a pile of their seasoned fries with cheese sauce, jerk chicken and jerk steak, shredded cheese, cilantro and onions! They will also be offering a $5 lunch special for a limited time that includes a fried all-beef hot dog, French fries and a drink. Supplies are limited!

Lucky Louie’s Sausages and Hot Dogs

The NY Slice

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:

Limelight Coffee Roasters

Hot Toddy’s — 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

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