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THE TACO ROUND TOWN: CONDADO TACOS BRINGS POPULAR BUILD-YOUR-OWN CONCEPT & CREATIVE ATMOSPHERE TO BROAD RIPPLE

Condado Tacos, there’s a taco for every taste. First launched in Columbus in 2014, Condado’s just opened a Broad Ripple location in July. The restaurant specializes in creating tacos, guacamole, tequila and margaritas at affordable prices. Guests like the buildyour-own model so they can choose the toppings to the protein (or lack thereof ) all the way down to the creatively-stuffed taco shell.

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25 The Furry Godmother: Local

Rook Root Beer: Local Couple Brews Popular Indy Soda

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20 Reaching The End Zone: Former Colt Jim Sorgi Talks Life After Football

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Rook Root Beer owners Caitlin and Aaron Crow

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Caitlin and Aaron Crow started dating in 2015. They had several things in common, including a love of root beer. On dates, they’d go out and order pulled pork nachos and root beer. “I’d say that was pretty much our diet for six months,” Aaron says. They got more and more into root beer. They started maintaining a list of different

root beers they tried and noted subtleties in flavor. One night they looked up a recipe online and made it themselves. At that time, they mixed a syrup with a carbonated soda. A year went by and Caitlin and Aaron got married. They, of course, included root beer on their wedding menu and shortly after, started playing around with making root beer on their own again. “We started creating our own recipe just for fun,” Caitlin says. “We were brewing it from scratch. We really liked the taste of our root 6 / BROAD RIPPLE MAGAZINE / NOVEMBER 2018 / atBRip.com

beer and realized we wanted to share it with the public.” Last year they set up a booth at a farmer’s market to get feedback. Initially, the Crows created their recipe based on what they liked in a root beer. They used feedback from taste testers as a way to understand trends and help them adjust their recipe. They did not make changes based on every comment but took into account the things they kept hearing. After a season at the farmer’s market, they finalized their recipe. The Crows named their soda Rook root beer, as

a Rook is a blackbird in the same family as the crow - a homage to their last name. Traditionally, root beer is made from the sassafras root, however, sassafras contains safrole, a volatile oil which has been shown in some lab studies to cause cancer. This caused the Crows to look for alternative ingredients. They use star anise paired with wintergreen extract to get a similar flavor profile as sassafras root. It’s important to Caitlin and Aaron that their root beer is a craft soda, natural and truly unique. Rook root beer has less than half the amount of sugar as normal sodas and contains no preservatives. To create their beverage, they put seven different spices and roots into a muslin bag and steep that in five gallons of water for 30 minutes. They then add some extracts and lime juice. It is sweetened with molasses and pure cane sugar and then carbonated over an 8-12-

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are also those really good moments where we’re working well together, we feel like a team and that’s special.” Caitlin added that it’s fun to know that they’re building something together. There is a lot of potential for growth at Rook. The product is unique and people get excited about it. The Crows talk about potentially making a cider and a tea with their spice blend. They are always looking for more stores to carry their product. They’d also love to form creative, successful collaborations with other businesses. Rook root beer is available at three different farmer’s markets in the summer: Fishers, Garfield Park and Binford. They also sell through local businesses: Brics, Tiny House Treats, Brickhouse Coffee, Market Wagon and the Good Earth. Visit Rook Root Beer on Facebook at facebook.com/rookrootbeer/.

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t Condado Tacos, there’s a taco for every taste. First launched in Columbus in 2014, Condado’s just opened a Broad Ripple location in July. According to Julia Jones, Marketing Director for Condado Tacos, Joe Kahn, the CEO and Founder, has a lifetime of restaurant experience. “Joe wanted to build a place he’d like to hang out at several times a week, with fresh food, unique ingredients and high-quality drinks that would be friendly to your wallet,” Jones says. “The vibe of the Broad Ripple community was a perfect fit for Condado’s laid-back concept.” The restaurant specializes in creating tacos, guacamole, tequila and margaritas at affordable prices. Guests like the build-your-own model so they can choose the toppings to the protein (or lack thereof ) all the way down to the creatively-stuffed taco shell. Integral to Condado’s menu are its signature double-decker taco shells —crunchy and soft layered together with options like queso, refried beans, guacamole and even sausage gravy. “It was Joe’s father who inspired this creation,” Jones says. “A lover of both hard and soft flour shells, his dad imagined a taco that included both.” After sharing this unique request with the kitchen team, they conceived of the Ju-Ju, which is a delectable double decker with a crunchy shell inside of a soft flour shell held together by queso and chorizo. Condado Tacos uses only fresh ingredients for its salsas, toppings, proteins and tortilla chips. They specialize in tacos, queso, guacamole, salsa and tequila, which they use to build creatively flavored margaritas. In addition, they rotate specials monthly, offering a new specialty taco, queso, guacamole and drink — all made with seasonal favorites 14 / BROAD RIPPLE MAGAZINE / NOVEMBER 2018 / atBRip.com

or aligned with special events in the community. For example, in September they featured buffalo chicken queso to commemorate the kick-off to football season. In October, Condado’s drink of the month was a Sparkling Guava MargCURE-ita to support Breast Cancer Awareness month as each margarita sold sent a donation to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. “We get to be very creative with these monthly specials,” Jones says. They get to be silly, too. For example, they say, “Si tu tacos chupan es tu culpa,” which means, “If your taco sucks, it’s your fault.” “Part of the fun is coming back time and time again to create your perfect taco,” Jones adds. That’s why they have a customer loyalty program that offers Condado fans $5 for every $50 they spend at the restaurant. Another part of the fun is creating special menu items exclusive to the Broad Ripple location. For instance, since David Letterman was born in Indianapolis, they made “The Late’chos, with David Pepperman” nachos, which include chips, roasted pollo, rice, beans, queso, lettuce, onion, corn salsa, salsa roja and jalapenos. They offer the “Broad Reefer”— two tacos, both with firecracker shells, roasted pollo, lettuce, tomato, onion, cheddar, dirty sauce and sour cream. “We like to be creative and sneak in some unique references every once in a while,” Jones says. Condado offers unique protein options to suit meat lovers, vegetarians and vegans alike. The BBQ Jackfruit is delicious and vegan. Their margaritas are only made from quality tequilas. “We suggest trying our house margarita with a flavor option, such as muddled jalapeno, mango or blood orange,” Jones says. “At each store location, we have a 15 / BROAD RIPPLE MAGAZINE / NOVEMBER 2018 / atBRip.com

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hen my children were young and I was trying to teach them proper behavior for play inside the house, my ongoing mantra was, “Don’t hit. Don’t kick. Don’t throw.” Not so for Jim Sorgi, who played for the Indianapolis Colts from 2004 to 2009 as Peyton Manning’s backup quarterback. He spent much of his childhood hitting, kicking and throwing, and it served him well. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Sorgi was the only boy living in a house with four sisters. Now the tables have turned as he’s raising three boys—Jimmy (12), Jackson (10) and Jace (4) — with his wife, Lana. Growing up, Sorgi always had a ball in his hands — usually baseball or basketball, as football wasn’t his favorite initially. “I was a tall third-grader so they asked me to play defense, but I wasn’t big and there was a lot of hitting and physical play,” says Sorgi, who quit, then picked up the sport again in middle school. Though he was still tall and thin, this time around he played wide receiver and running back, which was much more to his liking. In ninth grade, he transitioned to quarterback. Though he was thriving in football, he still played basketball and baseball all through high school. “Football is more of a physical game. Baseball is a game of finesse,” Sorgi says. “Basketball is working in synchronicity. But they all teach something about working as a team.” That’s why Sorgi is a big believer in kids pursuing multiple sports. “Being able to switch gears and execute different game plans in order to achieve a goal translates to every aspect of life,” he says. In his youth, Sorgi didn’t know what his 21 / BROAD RIPPLE MAGAZINE / NOVEMBER 2018 / atBRip.com

first year Andrew Luck was with the Colts. He’s now in his sixth year acting as color commentator for the radio — a job that entails doing pre-game and post-game “I loved the kind of chess match — the segments, along with a Monday evening game within the game, so to speak,” says radio show where he discusses the previous Sorgi, who played for the University of Wisconsin. After graduation, he got drafted “This seemed like a good place to live,” Sorgi day’s game. says. “A lot of my former teammates feel the by the Colts in the sixth round of the 2004 same way about the Indianapolis area. It’s He’s often asked why he doesn’t pursue a job NFL draft. In 2010, he signed with the clean and full of friendly people.” with CBS or the NFL Network. It’s simple, New York Giants. After injuring his right he’s perfectly content with where he is. shoulder, however, he was placed on seasonending injury reserve and the following year Plus, now he has more time to coach his sons’ sports teams and take his kids “I get to call the game of football on the was released from his contract. Though he hunting and fishing. Sorgi, who used to radio while rooting for the team I formerly hoped to get signed elsewhere following vacation at his grandparent’s cabin in played for,” Sorgi says. “It’s a blast.” surgery, it wasn’t meant to be. northern Michigan, was forced to take “Every little boy who plays sports dreams of a sabbatical from hunting when he was In college, Sorgi majored in Business becoming a professional athlete,” Sorgi says. playing pro football because the two seasons Management, a degree he never thought he’d use once he got drafted. He was wrong. “I got to live that dream in the NFL. We all overlapped. In 2013, he launched Sorgi Sports with wish we could play for 20 years, but seven business partner Joey Vandever, an Avon is good.” He still stays plenty busy with multiple resident who played in the MLB for the St. work endeavors. Sorgi started doing preLouis Cardinals. The pair provides physical As Sorgi settled into the second chapter season television games in 2012 — the path looked like. He simply knew he had an affinity for sports.

in his life, he moved back to Hendricks County (the family had previously lived in Avon when he played for the Colts but now resides in Brownsburg, his wife’s hometown).

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therapy and skills improvement equipment to the general public at an affordable price. “Everyone deserves to get back to good health, back to work, back to life as quickly as possible, whether you’re a professional athlete or not,” Sorgi says. Throughout his career, Sorgi has witnessed guys who have endured concussions and other painful injuries. Some have suffered memory loss and have had to retire early. He’s pleased, however, to see that the league is proactively taking steps to make the game safer by implementing new rules and regulations about hitting. For instance, players can no longer use the crown of their helmet to make a tackle on any part of the body, nor can they drive a player into the ground or hit a defenseless player without reason. “These new rules are all designed to protect

the guys so they don’t get injured or sustain concussions that could affect them down the line,” Sorgi says. “The NFL is also eliminating getting a running start on kickoffs and double-team blocks on kick-off returns.” When Sorgi thinks back to his younger years, he recalls many sports idols he’s admired such as Ken Griffey Jr., who played 22 years in Major League Baseball. “He looked like he was always having fun,” Sorgi says. His football fave is Barry Sanders, a running back who played for the Detroit Lions. “I loved when he would score a touchdown and there wasn’t a whole lot of flash,” Sorgi says. “He would just hand the ball to the official and sit down. I respected that.”

Sorgi appreciates seeing teammates bond as it inevitably steps up their performance. During Sorgi’s six years with the Colts, he was fortunate to not witness much turnover. “In the NFL, there’s always the distinct possibility that guys you count on are there one day, gone the next,” Sorgi says. “That makes it hard for a team to mesh. Luckily, we kept most of our guys around.” Sorgi’s best memories center around the team’s camaraderie. “It’s the bus rides, the plane rides, the locker room, smoking cigars after a big win, going to the Kentucky Derby after we won the Super Bowl [XLI against the Chicago Bears],” Sorgi says. “Those moments stick with you. They’re the ones that you wish you could go back and relive all over again.”

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In 2012, Heidi Woodman operated a clothing and home shop with her business partner on the corner of Kessler and College. She dreamed of running a store in the building across the street that she always admired. It just so happened in 2013, that her business partnership was dissolving and a “For Lease” sign appeared on her dream building. She was

scared to start a new business but is a big believer in following her passion. She decided to take the risk and open Haus Love Interiors. Haus Love is a retail store with a mission to create thoughtful, beautiful interiors that meet their clients’ aesthetic, functional and economic goals while honoring and celebrating the buildings that contain them. The store features furniture made in the US, antiques,

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with design needs in their homes and that part of the business has grown immensely. They now have a design staff and an employee who does renderings. Their approach is flexible and responsive. They work with some clients who have a strong vision, and they help them achieve it. Other clients are less sure, and they guide them through the design process, helping them formulate their own aesthetic. “It’s so much fun, I absolutely love it,” she says. “This just never feels like work

to me.” Woodman is an Indianapolis native and her mother is from Germany. As a family, they traveled quite a bit, which influenced Woodman’s design aesthetic and passion.

Haus Love is not a cookie cutter store, everything is very curated. The store and design aesthetic has been very well received by the community. Being located near several residential areas makes it easy for folks to wander in.

“German design is amazing,” she says. “It’s funky. You’ll see a home that is super modern but they’ll throw in several vintage pieces. I love that combination. It makes that purist-modern-look more approachable.”

“People will come in and stay for a couple of hours,” Woodman says. “They will sit down and have a cup of coffee with us and they become our friends. We hear all the time, ‘I just had to come in to get happy.’ I just love to hear that.”

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