IndyStar's Liz Biro demonstrates how to turn a Thin Mint Girl Scout cookie into a straw to drink milk, beer or bourbon.

Stay toasty during dinner or warm up with a drink at these 10 Indy restaurants with fireplaces.

Tacos, smoked wings, a brewery with pizza and a kart track serving burgers are right across the street from the Indy 500.

Wagyu steak, baby lamb chops, dumplings, pie and more were served with fine wine at the IndyStar Wine & Food Experience at Clay Terrace in Carmel.

The iconic restaurant still conjures up fond memories of the food and the cruising.

Take a look at a new Downtown Indianapolis restaurant with Japanese-style crepes, T-Swirl Crepe.

Take a look at a variety of crepes being created at T-Swirl Crepe, a new place to eat in Downtown Indianapolis.

Add spaghetti to chili and people call you crazy. Add spaghetti and Middle Eastern spices and you're a genius (at least in Cincinnati).

The owner of FoxGardin in Fortville transformed himself into Joe Exotic to help his workers.

If your schedule is wide open, consider sourdough. Zionsville baker Cathy Richardson shares her tips for making crusty, tangy loaves.

Whether it's out of necessity, to pass time or to calm nerves, bread baking is a hot topic during coronavirus pandemic

The Netflix series "Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker" was produced in Ontario, Canada. But it references Indianapolis locations.

Restaurants and bars in central Indiana respond to the coronavirus, or COVID-19, health pandemic while operating under state-issued restrictions.

Tucked into his porch, musician Tim Brickley sang classics for a tiny group of neighbors and passersby as relief from home isolation.

Empty seats. Silent screens. How Franklin's Artcraft Theater is weathering the pandemic.

IndyStar walks through the closed gardens at Newfields, Friday, April 24, 2020.

Shapiro's delicatessen, a Kosher eatery just south of Downtown Indianapolis, is adapting to a carryout model amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Several Indianapolis-area restaurants are offering brunch deals and takeout specials to help mom relax and stay out of the kitchen on Mother's Day.

Restaurant owners are discussing what could change after coronavirus restrictions lift in Indiana. Here are some changes that could be on the way.

After coronavirus restrictions are lifted, Indianapolis bars and breweries will face challenges in terms of short-term staffing and long-term survival

As a fundraiser for Feeding America, the cast of "Parks and Recreation" shot a special episode during the coronavirus pandemic. It will air April 30.

After ending print publication in 2019 and moving to online nonprofit model, Nuvo will cease operations.

Join the Des Moines Storytellers Project LIVE in your home as five Americans share personal stories about belonging.

You can see this art in person while you social distance. The Harrison Center will send colorful "smoke" from its historic chimney for the first time.

Two Indianapolis restaurants have announced they will permanently close.

IndyFringe, the popular Mass Ave. theater festival, has been canceled. Social distancing requirements will not allow the artists to prepare.

New guidelines announced by Gov. Eric Holcomb include timeline for resuming social gatherings and entertainment events, including bars and nightclubs.

Indianapolis rapper Tevin Studdard celebrates the return of Long's Bakery with "Long's Bakery Music Video," a tribute to glazed yeast doughnuts.

Finalists for the James Beard Foundation's culinary awards have been announced, and Indianapolis isn't on the list.

Symphony on the Prairie has been canceled, along with other popular concerts this summer. Here's when the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra will be back

During the coronavirus pandemic, it's business as usual at Mug-N-Bun restaurant, and Historic Steer In embraces its drive-in roots.

Sign up for IndyStar's Things To Do newsletter. "The IndianapoList" gives you new ways to explore your city and the quirky stories behind it.

Discover new restaurants, the best drinks and local food at Liz Biro's new Indylicious Facebook group.

Miss an episode of "Dogfish Head Brewery presents IndyStar Sessions at Square Cat Vinyl"? We have the musical highlights.

These restaurants are turning Indiana's ban on dining in restaurants to their favor by throwing back to olden days with drive-up service.

As The Children's Museum, Newfields and others wait for the OK to reopen, they are strategizing how to keep visitors safe from the coronavirus spread.

28 of the best Indianapolis restaurants serve tastings.

The sports bar and restaurant owned by former Colts football player and Super Bowl champion Gary Brackett is closing.

Sample Indy's best burgers, crush a bunch of ice cream and load up on discounts at restaurants.

We're on the quest to find Indianapolis' best things in 150 categories. Nominate your favorites now!

Half-price tickets let you eat, drink wine and see Food Network's Scott Conant at the IndyStar Wine & Food Experience.

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Joan Jett will make a special appearance at the Indiana stop of the Vans Warped Tour.

Social distancing and people's potential discomfort sitting in auditoriums have given Indianapolis venues several problems to solve amid coronavirus.

Janelle Monae brought a thinking-human's dance party to Indianapolis to promote standout album 'Dirty Computer.'

These Indianapolis-area spots have some delicious sandwiches.

Celebrate National Hot Dog Day with loaded dogs that howl with flavor.

Stefanovic was on the court after scoring when Griffin stepped on his chest

First-half incident resulted in an ejection for Illini player as he stepped on Boilermakers guard

Boilermakers and Hoosiers try to break into the upper echelon of Big Ten football recruiting

The Boilermakers received a commitment from Caleb Furst, a 2021 prospect from Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian