Tony’s Steaks and Seafood of Indianapolis
Resumes Its Support of the Carmel Community Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Laura Arick
As many of our readers may recall, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tony’s Steaks and Seafood of Indianapolis partnered with the Carmel Clay Public Library (CCPL) Foundation, Carmel Travel Company and Carmel Monthly and hosted a series of themed wine-pairing dinners at their gorgeous downtown Indianapolis location—once a quarter—with the sole purpose of supporting the digest of nearly 2,000 free programs that are offered by CCPL, which the CCPL Foundation supports. A RENEWED COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY
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ike all of its neighboring businesses, Tony’s Steaks and Seafood of Indianapolis was impacted by the pandemic closures
and suffered significant exterior damage by rioters at its Indianapolis location last May. The extent of the damage forced Tony Ricci, proprietor of Tony’s Steaks and Seafood, to further delay the reopening of his restaruant.
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Now, several months later, Ricci and his resilient staff are proud to be reinstating their community outreach efforts and are resuming their wine-pairing dinners on behalf of the CCPL Foundation. The previous dinners of this
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quarterly series were sellouts and an astounding success for the CCPL Foundation. Ricci donates the cost, including food, wine and venue, so that the foundation retains all of the proceeds generated from these dinners.
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