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The owner of Mass Ave.’s popular Bru Burger Bar, Mesh and Union 50 restaurants plans an Italian restaurant in the soon-to-be shuttered Cerulean at The Alexander hotel and two other new concepts in Downtown Indianapolis. “Coastal Italian” is the theme of the yet-to-be named restaurant scheduled to open in late April or early May at 339 S. Delaware S...

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They’ve been serving the Indianapolis community with authentic South Italian cuisine since 2009, with a longer storied family history dating back to the 1920s. Today on Indy Style, learn all about Iozzo’s Garden of Italy, their delicious traditional and handed-down recipes and their newly launched wine! The restaurant, which includes a romantic gar...

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There’s a banner stretched across the outdoor deck of a Franklin Township home that announces, “Welcome Uncle Tommy and Family.” If not for the courage and cunning of a World War II Army Ranger from Indianapolis, there would be no family to welcome him home. Former Private Tommy Mascari who turns 95 Monday, and celebrates Independence Day the day a...

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Carol Faenzi is a board member of the Italian Heritage Society of Indiana and also the author of "The Stonecutter's Aria", a book that tells stories about Italian emigration to the US. She's the perfect person, a kind and proud Italian American who lives in Indiana, to talk about Italy in the "Hoosier State". We thank her and welcome her on We the...

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The smell of homemade pizza, cannolis and cheesecake will waft through the southeast side of downtown Friday and Saturday. Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 520 Stevens St., is hosting its annual Italian Street Festival. It’s billed as Indianapolis’ most-attended church festival. This year’s event runs from 5-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday and including mu...

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Fifty years ago this month, the Italian-American Society in Indianapolis decided to restore the Chapel in the Meadow in the Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area. The chapel had been built 20 years earlier by Italian prisoners of war and dedicated in the autumn of 1943. So this fall also marks the 70th anniversary of the chapel itself.   In 1943...

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by Liz Biro   An uncommon take on Italian food lands in Fountain Square in early September, or maybe as soon as late August. Restaurant Pioneer, at the crossroads of Shelby Street and Virginia Avenue, features the food of northeastern Italy and its Alpine neighbors Austria, Germany and Switzerland.   That means homemade bratwurst...

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by Dan Eaton   Piada one day no longer will have to explain what a Piada is. That day is fast approaching. The fast-casual Italian chain has built its brand in Columbus over the past five years and has been on a steady march to 22 restaurants today.   Customers have lined up at restaurant openings in Central Ohio, Cleveland,...

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The Italian Film Festival returns to Indianapolis for a fourth year April 24 with a slate of six films running through May 3. Indianapolis is one of 12 cities around the nation hosting the Italian Film Festival USA. The festival is a collaboration between the IU School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and the De...

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On a sunny afternoon, the Canal Walk at Michigan Street Downtown feels more like Italy than Indianapolis.   Two shiny, black gondolas sporting red brocade cushions stand docked by a sidewalk cafe, where waiters deliver Caprese salads and espressos. The gondolier sits among diners, his red-and-white-striped T-shirt as bright as a happy "Buon...

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