Food In The Fort

Via What’s Going Down(town) we learn that the Downtown Improvement District is bringing back their popular Downtown Dining Club cards. The cards are meant to encourage people to visit the many great downtown Fort Wayne restaurants, and there are some wonderful deals to be had at some of your favorite Fort Wayne eateries.

Each time you visit one of the participating restaurants you’ll get a stamp for your card. Collect eight stamps and you’ll be entered into a contest for a VIP Party for you and all of your friends at Columbia Street West plus a night’s stay at the downtown Hilton.

To get your free Downtown Dining Club Card, just visit any one of the participating restaurants and you’ll get your card right along with your meal. Nothing could be simpler, and you get to save a few shekels while enjoying some seriously good eats and supporting your local restaurateurs. Everybody wins.

Hmm… And lunch is only an hour away…

Read on for the full list of participating restaurants… Read the rest of this entry »

Because our entire world doesn’t revolve around food we took the day off from Food In The Fort to go tour the Indiana Alpaca Invitational at the Fort Wayne Memorial Coliseum. In case you missed your opportunity to see these gorgeous creatures up close and personal, this free show runs through tomorrow, March 6th. But we did finally take the time to update our About page. So if you’ve been wondering who Catherine and Leo are, and what Food In The Fort is all about, now is your opportunity to satisfy your curiosity, if not actually be informed. But do go see those alpacas. You’ll be glad you did.

Saturday, April 12th you can sample the cooking of 70+ local businessmen, including Councilman Mitch Harper and Mark Carboni, all the while supporting a good cause. The Parkview Foundation’s Cookin’ Men 5 will be held 7 pm at Fort Wayne Memorial Colliseum, Expo 1. Proceeds of the charity event go to support Parkview Hospital and Francine’s Friends mobile mammography unit. If you’d like to reserve tickets give the Parkview Foundation a call.

Would you know your fusilli from your orecchiette? How about the difference between linguine and fetucine? Maybe not, but I’d be willing to bet that you’d know pasta is delicious no matter what the shape. Still, if you’d like to impress your friends and family with your command of all pasta, great and small, then this fun and informative quiz is just what you need to shore up your shaky knowledge of pasta shapes. Alas, I only scored 71% but you can probably do better. Let us know in comments. Hat tip goes to Slashfood for this enjoyable time waster.

Photo credit: Rachel Been, AOL.

Welcome to Food In The Fort, a food blog from two serious foodies living in the bustling metropolis of Fort Wayne, Indiana. We’re still building the site but in future days you’ll be able to find recipes, restaurant reviews, and general commentary on all things food and Fort Wayne right here.