Cafe Indiana: A Guide to Indiana’s Down-Home Cafes
by Joanne Raetz Stuttgen
University of Wisconsin Press, 2007 eISBN: 978-0-299-22493-6 | Paper: 978-0-299-22494-3 Library of Congress Classification TX907.3.I35S88 2007 Dewey Decimal Classification 647.95772
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Cafe Indiana is both a guide to Indiana’s hometown mom-and-pop restaurants and a reclamation and celebration of small-town Midwest culture. The hungry diner looking for adventure and authenticity can use Cafe Indiana simply as a guide to the state’s quintessential eats: the best fiddlers, macaroni and cheese, soup beans, and beef Manhattan. But Stuttgen also captures the spirit of the locals, bringing to life the people whose stories give the book—and the food—its soul.
Over plates of chicken and noodles, fried bologna sandwiches, and sugar cream pie, folks are crafting community at the Main Street eatery. In Cafe Indiana, Hoosiers and out-of-staters alike are invited to pull out a chair and sit a spell.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Joanne Raetz Stuttgen is a folklorist who has lived in Martinsville, Indiana, since 1990. She is the author of Cafe Wisconsin and Cafe Wisconsin Cookbook (with Terese Allen), both published by the University of Wisconsin Press.
REVIEWS
“Exploring Indiana's back roads and small towns, Joanne Stuttgen has found a feast of food as well as food lore. We love this book’s roster of dozens of cafes we want to visit, but even better is its appreciation for the people who work in them and eat in them. So much more than a guide book, here is a loving ode to American food’s humble folk artists who keep traditions alive and are the soul of small town life.”—Jane and Michael Stern, Roadfood.com
“I need two copies of Cafe Indiana! One for home, when I am planning my trips, and one tucked in my glove box as I crisscross the state. This book provides friendly recommendations and cultural insights for when you need a tenderloin sandwich, a piece of homemade pie, or just an alternative to the annoying sameness of fast-food restaurants. While readers might be looking just for a place to eat, they will find Indiana.”—Jon Kay, Traditional Arts Indiana
“Joanne Stuttgen’s Cafe Indiana left me, The Hungry Hoosier, hungrier than ever! I’m ready for a progressive meal across the heartland with stops for biscuits ’n gravy, a beef Manhattan, and coconut cream pie. As I travel Indiana in search of food, family, and community, Cafe Indiana will be my road map.”—Scott Hutcheson, founder of HungryHoosier.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Preface: Getting Started 000
Acknowledgments 000
North 1
Culver, Cafe Max 000
Hamilton, Baby Boomers II 000
Howe, Town Square Restaurant 000
Kouts, Koffee Kup 000
Lakeville, Hilltop Restaurant 000
Middlebury, Village Inn 000
Nappanee, Corner Cafe 000
New Carlisle, Miller's Home Cafe 000
Remington, Peppin's Cafe 000
Rensselaer, Janet's Kitchen 000
Winamac, Vicky's Restaurant 000
Next Best Bets 000
West 000
Clay City, Bob and Angie's Hometown Caf 000
Gosport, Gosport Diner 000
Ladoga, Patsy's Sun-Up Cafe 000
Linden, R & S Cafe 000
Monon, Reme's Monon Family Restaurant 000
Spencer, Chambers Smorgasbord 000
Wallace, Hwy. 341 Cafe 000
Waveland, Brenda's Kitchen 000
Wolcott, Wolcott Theatre Cafe 000
Next Best Bets 000
East 000
Amboy, Stepler's Family Restaurant 000
Berne, Palmer House 000
Bluffton, Snug Cafe 000
Converse, Herschberger's Essen Haus 000
Denver, Denver Cafe 000
Garrett, Dinky Diner 000
Gas City, Jackie's Family Restaurant 000
Hartford City, Karen's Cafe 000
Hartford City, Sonny's 000
Laketon, Marty's Blue Bird Cafe 000
Lapel, Bulldog Corner 000
Lapel, Woody's Family Dining Room 000
Ligonier, Daniel's Ligonier Cafe 000
Markle, Davis Family Restaurant 000
New Haven, Rich's Cafe 000
Ossian, Nel's Cafe 000
Portland, Kate's Coffee Shop 000
Roann, Lynn's Restaurant 000
Tipton, Faye's Northside Restaurant 000
Next Best Bets 000
Central 000
Clayton, Clayton Cafe 000
Edinbugh, Christine's Breakfast and Lunch Box 000
Flat Rock, Flat Rock Cafe 000
Jamestown, Dick and Judy's 000
North Salem, Liz's Country Cafe 000
Waldron, Mohawk Grill 000
Next Best Bets 000
South Central 000
Beanblossom, Brownie's Bean Blossom Inn 000
Brownstown, Bessie's Home Cooking 000
Brownstown, Brock's Family Restaurant 000
Freelandville, Dutchman Cafe 000
Greensburg, Storie's Restaurant 000
Hope, Sugar Shak 000
Jasonville, Sharon's Kountry Kitchen 000
Loogootee, Hunt's Steamer Cafe 000
Mitchell, The Chicken Inn 000
Newberry, Newberry Cafe 000
Pleasant, Old School Cafe 000
Shoals, Velma's Diner 000
Next Best Bets 000
South 000
Boonville, Locust Street Cafe 000
Dale, Windell's Cafe 000
Poseyville, Harold's Restaurant 000
Rockport, DJ's Main Street Cafe 000
Tell City, Julie's Tell Street Cafe 000
Next Best Bets 000
Epilogue 000
Index 000
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Cafe Indiana: A Guide to Indiana’s Down-Home Cafes
by Joanne Raetz Stuttgen
University of Wisconsin Press, 2007 eISBN: 978-0-299-22493-6 Paper: 978-0-299-22494-3
Cafe Indiana is both a guide to Indiana’s hometown mom-and-pop restaurants and a reclamation and celebration of small-town Midwest culture. The hungry diner looking for adventure and authenticity can use Cafe Indiana simply as a guide to the state’s quintessential eats: the best fiddlers, macaroni and cheese, soup beans, and beef Manhattan. But Stuttgen also captures the spirit of the locals, bringing to life the people whose stories give the book—and the food—its soul.
Over plates of chicken and noodles, fried bologna sandwiches, and sugar cream pie, folks are crafting community at the Main Street eatery. In Cafe Indiana, Hoosiers and out-of-staters alike are invited to pull out a chair and sit a spell.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Joanne Raetz Stuttgen is a folklorist who has lived in Martinsville, Indiana, since 1990. She is the author of Cafe Wisconsin and Cafe Wisconsin Cookbook (with Terese Allen), both published by the University of Wisconsin Press.
REVIEWS
“Exploring Indiana's back roads and small towns, Joanne Stuttgen has found a feast of food as well as food lore. We love this book’s roster of dozens of cafes we want to visit, but even better is its appreciation for the people who work in them and eat in them. So much more than a guide book, here is a loving ode to American food’s humble folk artists who keep traditions alive and are the soul of small town life.”—Jane and Michael Stern, Roadfood.com
“I need two copies of Cafe Indiana! One for home, when I am planning my trips, and one tucked in my glove box as I crisscross the state. This book provides friendly recommendations and cultural insights for when you need a tenderloin sandwich, a piece of homemade pie, or just an alternative to the annoying sameness of fast-food restaurants. While readers might be looking just for a place to eat, they will find Indiana.”—Jon Kay, Traditional Arts Indiana
“Joanne Stuttgen’s Cafe Indiana left me, The Hungry Hoosier, hungrier than ever! I’m ready for a progressive meal across the heartland with stops for biscuits ’n gravy, a beef Manhattan, and coconut cream pie. As I travel Indiana in search of food, family, and community, Cafe Indiana will be my road map.”—Scott Hutcheson, founder of HungryHoosier.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Preface: Getting Started 000
Acknowledgments 000
North 1
Culver, Cafe Max 000
Hamilton, Baby Boomers II 000
Howe, Town Square Restaurant 000
Kouts, Koffee Kup 000
Lakeville, Hilltop Restaurant 000
Middlebury, Village Inn 000
Nappanee, Corner Cafe 000
New Carlisle, Miller's Home Cafe 000
Remington, Peppin's Cafe 000
Rensselaer, Janet's Kitchen 000
Winamac, Vicky's Restaurant 000
Next Best Bets 000
West 000
Clay City, Bob and Angie's Hometown Caf 000
Gosport, Gosport Diner 000
Ladoga, Patsy's Sun-Up Cafe 000
Linden, R & S Cafe 000
Monon, Reme's Monon Family Restaurant 000
Spencer, Chambers Smorgasbord 000
Wallace, Hwy. 341 Cafe 000
Waveland, Brenda's Kitchen 000
Wolcott, Wolcott Theatre Cafe 000
Next Best Bets 000
East 000
Amboy, Stepler's Family Restaurant 000
Berne, Palmer House 000
Bluffton, Snug Cafe 000
Converse, Herschberger's Essen Haus 000
Denver, Denver Cafe 000
Garrett, Dinky Diner 000
Gas City, Jackie's Family Restaurant 000
Hartford City, Karen's Cafe 000
Hartford City, Sonny's 000
Laketon, Marty's Blue Bird Cafe 000
Lapel, Bulldog Corner 000
Lapel, Woody's Family Dining Room 000
Ligonier, Daniel's Ligonier Cafe 000
Markle, Davis Family Restaurant 000
New Haven, Rich's Cafe 000
Ossian, Nel's Cafe 000
Portland, Kate's Coffee Shop 000
Roann, Lynn's Restaurant 000
Tipton, Faye's Northside Restaurant 000
Next Best Bets 000
Central 000
Clayton, Clayton Cafe 000
Edinbugh, Christine's Breakfast and Lunch Box 000
Flat Rock, Flat Rock Cafe 000
Jamestown, Dick and Judy's 000
North Salem, Liz's Country Cafe 000
Waldron, Mohawk Grill 000
Next Best Bets 000
South Central 000
Beanblossom, Brownie's Bean Blossom Inn 000
Brownstown, Bessie's Home Cooking 000
Brownstown, Brock's Family Restaurant 000
Freelandville, Dutchman Cafe 000
Greensburg, Storie's Restaurant 000
Hope, Sugar Shak 000
Jasonville, Sharon's Kountry Kitchen 000
Loogootee, Hunt's Steamer Cafe 000
Mitchell, The Chicken Inn 000
Newberry, Newberry Cafe 000
Pleasant, Old School Cafe 000
Shoals, Velma's Diner 000
Next Best Bets 000
South 000
Boonville, Locust Street Cafe 000
Dale, Windell's Cafe 000
Poseyville, Harold's Restaurant 000
Rockport, DJ's Main Street Cafe 000
Tell City, Julie's Tell Street Cafe 000
Next Best Bets 000
Epilogue 000
Index 000
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