Host and Chef/Owner
Youssef Boudarine
J'Adore Pastry
Indianapolis, IN

Chefs/Owners
Omar Ramirez and Luz Gonzalez
Macizo
Indianapolis, IN

Chef and Co-Owners
Bambang Wisanggeni and Pratiwi Wisanggeni
Wisanggeni Pawon
Indianapolis, IN

Executive Chef
Eli Laidlaw
The Alexander
Indianapolis, IN

Chef and Co-Owners
James Beard Award Semifinalists
Samir Mohammad and Rachel Firestone
9th Street Bistro
Noblesville, IN

Chef/Owner
Nicholas Gattone
Good Omen
Indianapolis, IN

Chef and Co-Owners
Erin Kem and Logan McMahan
Corridor
Indianapolis, IN

Owner
Taelor Carmine
BODHI
Indianapolis, IN

Chef/Owner
Lete Zewoldi
Lete's Injera Cafe
Indianapolis, IN

Chef/Owner
James Beard Award Nominee®
David Jackman
Wildweed
Cincinnati, OH

Chef
Dave Patera
Dinners With Dave
Chicago, IL

Chef
Dean Sample
Bonge’s Tavern
Perkinsville, Indiana

Beverage Participants: 

Founder and Beverage Director
Nick Detrich
Magdalena
Indianapolis, IN

Beverage Director
Sam Parrie
Bisous
Chicago, IL

GM and Executive Chef
Francesco Settanni
Monti
Indianapolis, IN

Founder
Rachel Peacock
Demi Sec
Indianapolis, IN

Founder
Amanda McLaurin
Solely Wine
Indianapolis, IN

Founder
Jan Bugher
Jampagne All Day
Indianapolis, IN

Beverage Director
Ryan Masoncup
Bluebeard
Indianapolis, IN

Lead Bartender
Daniel Burmeister
The Alexander
Indianapolis, IN

Ed and Tom Battista
Bluebeard and Amelia’s

Eddie Sahm
Sahm’s Hospitality Group

Mark Demerly and Barbara Wilder
Broad Ripple Farmers Market

Becky Malkemes and Bob Koch
Second Helpings

Mike Cunningham
Cunningham Restaurant Group

Join Epicurean Indy for its third annual fundraising evening benefitting the James Beard Foundation®, celebrating the people who helped shape Indianapolis hospitality and the exciting culinary community they continue to inspire. This year’s theme, Celebrating the OGs in Indianapolis Hospitality, brings together an impressive lineup of chefs and beverage professionals from Indiana and beyond for a lively night of great food, drinks, music, art, and community at The Alexander.

Epicurean Indy is part of the Friends of James Beard Benefit® series; events hosted by generous people, businesses, and organizations outside of JBF that provide critical funding for our programs. Each event supports our mission to champion a standard of Good Food for Good® anchored in talent, equity, and sustainability.