Fishers Test Kitchen Brings Culinary Creativity to Fishers District Writer / Jon Shoulders Photographer / Brian Brosmer
Thanks to a new culinary concept launched in Fishers, up-and-coming chefs now have a unique place to hone their craft, and local residents have the chance to come try their various creations. The co-founders of Fishers Test Kitchen, which opened on February 1 at The Yard at Fishers District, describe the facility as a restaurant accelerator that includes three separate food stands and a 350-seat food hall shared with Sun King Brewing Company. Back in 2016, co-founders John Wechsler and Jolene Ketzenberger began formulating
the Test Kitchen model, realizing there could be a high level of interest from chefs wanting to try out unique food concepts and widen their reach into the northside.
sandwiches, salads, chicken bites, mac and cheese and more.
“We feel like all the chefs’ concepts stand on their own, but they complement each An 18-month construction process ensued, other as well,” says Wechsler, who also serves as CEO of Fishers Test Kitchen. and late last summer the Test Kitchen co“The grand opening was great - the chefs founders selected the first group of chefs that currently work inside the space. Chefs really crushed it.” and brothers Jung Gyu Kim and Jung Min Salazar, who most recently worked at Kim operate Korave Korean Barbecue, Fountain Square-based Rook, says the a fast-casual eatery that offers barbecue opportunity to show off his chops at Fishers chicken rice bowls, poutine, tacos and Test Kitchen is the perfect foray into Indy’s more. Chef Carlos Salazar runs Lil northside. Dumplings, which he describes as global street food including chicharrones, lamb “My plan is for this to be a stepping stone chili and cheese dogs, and cheesesteak to get into the Fishers community and get dumplings. Natural State Provisions, run by chefs Adam and Alicia Sweet, features them to recognize who I am,” Salazar says. MARCH 2020
