Noblesville Magazine December 2022

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Rachel Burnett and Tom Nguyen are bringing joy to the Noblesville area and beyond with their special brand of doughnuts. On Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays they serve up Instagram-worthy, mochi-style doughnuts inside the VFW building on South 9th Street in Noblesville. On Saturdays they partner with local eateries to create pop-up shops. The challenge for customers is to get there before they sell out.

Shaped like flowers, mochi doughnuts are made from a blend of rice and wheat flour, which gives them a pillowy chew. They are extremely popular in California and came to the United States via Japan and Hawaii. Nguyen became an immediate fan from the first time he tried one.

ROUNDING OUT

MOCHI JOY’S UNCOMMON DOUGHNUTS ARE IN DELICIOUS DEMAND

“I went to the first mochi doughnut shop in California and stood in a huge line,” he says. “When I tried it, I thought it was the best dessert ever and it would be so cool to have a mochi doughnut shop some day. When we moved from Orange County, I decided I could be the first to open one here.”

“Mochi doughnuts were created in Japan first, but in a regular doughnut shape,” Nguyen continues. “Hawaii had something similar but the mochi doughnuts were called ‘poi’ and were like shaped like doughnut holes. Then the doughnut-fryer people made the flower shape. Hawaiians married the shape with mochi dough. It became so popular in Hawaii that Japan started to do it too. Now that shape is only used for mochi doughnuts.”

A graphic artist by trade and an avid home cook, Nguyen took a year to do research. He and Burnett, his wife, traveled back to California and visited close to 10 mochi doughnut shops. The gold standard turned out to be the doughnuts from the first shop he ever tried. He reworked several recipes that he found on YouTube until he achieved the taste and texture that he wanted.

Today, 16 flavors are available each day the shop is open, and they rotate with the seasons. Nguyen says once he came up with the glaze recipe, the sky was the limit. Traditional, glazed mochi doughnuts are always offered, but the majority feature bold flavors and bright colors, many with fun sprinkles or other decorations on top. Some examples are lavender lemon, matcha latte, churro, and taro unicorn.

“I’m the quality control,” Burnett says. “If I don’t like it, it doesn’t go out. They are shareable and can be treated like cupcakes. They are great to bring to special occasions like parties or work events.”

Besides doughnuts, there are other offerings customers love. A partnership with Helm Coffee Company has yielded a couple of fun

Writer / Julie Yates Photographer / Daren Short

drinks. The company came up with a cold coffee blended to complement mochi doughnuts, which comes in a can. The iced cereal-milk latte is comprised of Fruity Pebble-flavored milk and Helm coffee. The two wafflemodo sammies, made of pressed waffle doughnuts, ham from local vendor Smoking Goose, and gourmet condiments, are popular.

In the future, Burnett and Nguyen would like to have their business in a retail shop. For now, they are starting off small and working out of the commercial kitchen at the VFW. All the design and social media promotion is done in-house, and Mochi Joy has a large following. Word of mouth has increased demand. The doughnuts can be ordered online or bought on-site, and all inventory is typically sold out every day.

“We love it, although we wake up at 3 a.m. in the morning and don’t stop working until 6 p.m. each night,” Burnett says. “I quit my full-time job in April to join Tom. It’s definitely more fun.”

Mochi Joy is located at 654 South 9th Street in Noblesville. Call 463-266-0021 for more info. Visit mochijoydonuts. com to see flavors of the week and order online. View on Facebook and Instagram for pop-up locations.

TOURISM SPOTLIGHT

THESE LOCAL EXPERIENCES MAKE THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT

to choose from, guests can customize to their ideal scent profiles.

You’ve made your holiday shopping list, and checked it twice: but what do you get for the person who has it all? Sometimes, the best gifts aren’t things, but experiences. Give the gift of an attraction pass, art class, cooking class and more ideas from Hamilton County, Indiana.

FOR FAMILIES

Step into the story at Conner Prairie yearround with a membership, which includes free daytime general admission to Conner Prairie, discounted admission for select events like Headless Horseman and A Merry Prairie Holiday, and shopping and dining discounts.

FOR THE ART LOVER

Get hands-on with take-home art kits from Caravan Classes, or certificates for a future art class or workshop.

Purchase a gift certificate to a pottery studio, like Kiln Creations or uPaint Pottery Studio, for a future painting experience.

Support Nickel Plate Arts with the gift of an individual or family membership, which allows guests to participate in many of its arts activities for free for one year.

A Center for the Performing Arts subscription offers priority access to events and retains the same seats at performances.

gift certificate for an excursion with White River Canoe Company.

FOR THE FOODIE

Who doesn’t like food? Purchase a gift card to your loved one’s favorite local restaurant –or one they haven’t been to yet, just in time for The Great Dine Out, January 2-31, 2023.

FOR THE DIYER

From personalized signs to seasonal décor, give the gift of picking your own project with a gift card to AR Workshop or Board & Brush.

Let your loved one customize their own homemade bath and body products with a gift card to Bath Junkie. Guests can redeem in-store and mix and match scents to find the perfect blend. Don’t miss Buff City Soap for bath bombs and other handmade products.

A gift card to Penn & Beech Candle Co. allows the recipient to pour their own soy wax candle. With more than 100 fragrances

FOR THE OUTDOOR ADVENTURER

Koteewi Range offers private lessons for those looking to learn archery or improve their skills, as well as membership for access to the ranges.

The cure for cabin fever? A gift certificate to slide down the sledding hill at Koteewi Run Seasonal Slopes, open December through February. No need to wait for a snowstorm; they make their own snow!

Summer is synonymous with outdoor adventure like kayak and canoe trips. Get a

Do you have a budding young chef in your midst? Sprouts Cooking School is Indiana’s only cooking school just for kids, and they host classes regularly for children of all ages to learn cooking and baking techniques. It’s hard to go wrong with chocolate. Purchase an at-home chocolate tasting kit for a loved one from XChocol’art. Owner Joann Hofer also offers in-person chocolate making classes, too.

FOR THE GOLFER

For the golf lover, there are dozens of renowned golf courses to choose from in Hamilton County, home of Indiana’s Premier Golf. Stuff their stocking with gift cards for tee times and golf rentals.

To keep your golfer busy during the off season gift certificates to Topgolf or X-Golf Carmel will help them keep their skills sharp.

For more events and things to do this winter in Hamilton County, go to VisitHamiltonCounty.com and follow @VisitHamiltonCo on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Writer / Christy Heitger-Ewing

Photographer / Brian Brosmer

ore and more people are hearing about West Fork Whiskey Co., the 30,000-square-foot agritourism facility that opened in August across the street from Grand Park. It’s one of the largest craft whiskey distilleries in the country, and also offers a great deal more. For starters, it includes the Mash House, a family-friendly restaurant that runs weekly specials and is open for lunch. There is also Stave, a speakeasy cocktail bar with an intimate atmosphere, perfect for relaxing with friends while sipping top-tier cocktails. Plus, West Fork has retail space, an event center and an education center.

“Many folks think this is a whiskey bar, but there’s so much more,” says Kevin Boyd, marketing director at West Fork Whiskey Co. Mash House recently kicked off an all-day Sunday Funday brunch that runs from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The menu includes a Chicken and Corncake Waffle - juicy fried chicken served with honey butter and glazed in maple syrup. It’s a cornmeal waffle because they like to highlight local farmers and products. Therefore, they make a lot of “cornforward” products.

“We’re all about the corn,” Ray says.

The Mash House Fries are tossed with parmesan cheese, herbs and seasonings and can be served poutine style (adding gravy and egg). Then there’s the Grand Park Breakfast Platter, with the name serving as a nod to their neighbors. It includes egg and choice of bacon or bourbon sausage, potatoes and toast. The mouth-watering French Toastella is buttered French toast topped with peanut butter and Nutella. The Classic Breakfast Sandwich is a monstrous egg frittata with bourbon sausage and cheese, on an English muffin.

“The menu is really a fun mash-up, no pun intended,” says Megan Ray, program manager.

Every day of the week offers something fun at the Mash House, starting with BBQuesday from 5p.m. 10 p.m. on Tuesday.

“We have a pit master from Tennessee who works here,” Boyd says. “He gets out there at 6 or 7 a.m. and starts smoking meat in our smoker in the parking lot. Our pitsmoker special starts around 5 p.m.”

The middle of the week is a great time to visit because on Whiskey Wednesday it’s $5 off all bottles at the carryout bottle bar, and $8 for an old fashioned. For entertainment, there is Live Jazz from 6:30-8:30pm every other week in Stave Lounge. Thirsty Thursday has an $8 beer and a shot, called “The Dave,” and Half Off bottles of wine followed by live music at the Mash House from 6-8PM.

The music is mostly pop classics from the 1960s, ‘70s, and ‘80s - tunes that many people know and like to sing along to. It’s acoustic-forward in the Mash House as artists sit amongst the tables (or, in warmer months, on the patio).

“We want people to come grab a drink and appetizer, then stay for live music and dinner,” Ray says. “Families love the Mash House early in the night, and young professionals and empty nesters take advantage of the evening hours.”

Not only did the Mash House team just put out their new winter menu with tons of new tasty food choices, but the Stave team also just released an extensive makeover cocktail booklet that includes 20 to 25 drinks.

“We have one of the best cocktail programs in Hamilton County because

“WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME GRAB A DRINK AND APPETIZER, THEN STAY FOR LIVE MUSIC AND DINNER.”

—MEGAN RAY

there’s something for everyone, and you don’t have to be a whiskey drinker,” says Boyd, noting that they have their own gin that they call East Spoon, which is a play off of their name. “We are a whiskey distillery but we have to have gin, so to poke a little fun, we came up with East Spoon.”

This is a great month to shop, as West Fork has gift card and package deals available that you can personalize. Check out their winter apparel including sweatshirts, T-shirts and beanies with the West Fork patch on it.

Their bottle bar is in the retail center as well. Guests can sample whiskey or purchase flights. “It’s try before you buy,” Boyd says.

The idea is to come get lunch and shop. It’s also a convenience. Say you’re on your way to a holiday party, and you can pop in and pick up a gift for a white-elephant exchange.

Check West Fork’s website and social media pages for community calendar updates, because Santa will be making some appearances in the event center.

“We are planning to have pictures with Santa as well as cookie decorating,” Ray says. “The kids can decorate a cookie while parents enjoy a whiskey cocktail.”

In the new year, they plan to kick off a West Fork Whiskey winter cornhole league. The games will take place on Wednesday evenings to coincide with Whiskey Wednesday. Participants are invited to come out and enjoy a cocktail or meal, then play in a competitive league.

“It’ll be official with teams registered and wearing West Fork T-shirts,” Boyd says. “If you are interested in playing head to West Fork’s website calendar for team registration.”

At West Fork Whiskey, they have limited bourbon and whiskey releases (typically two each month). These are unique single barrels, not just their standards, and they can only be purchased on-site at West Fork Whiskey.

“You can’t find these bottles at Meijer or Crown Liquors,” Boyd says. It’s all part of a line called WFX, which simply means Westfield Exclusive. “We pick our favorite barrels - ones that customers don’t have access to. If you want the best stuff, you’ve got to come on-site, and when it’s gone, it’s gone.”

The big takeaway is that West Fork is not just a restaurant, nor is it just a distillery and bar.

“We are community driven, with all sorts of activities, events and programming for all ages and demographics,” Boyd says.

For instance, they have just launched a behind-the-scenes tour of their new facility. Guests get to walk through the distillation processing and production area, then finish the 45-minute tour in the education room with a tasting of the West Fork Whiskey line.

“It’s really unique and super fun,” Ray says.

West Fork Whiskey Co. is located at 10 East 191st Street in Westfield. For more information visit westforkwhiskey.com.

HEALTH SPOTLIGHT

When the temperature goes down, people tend to become more susceptible to sickness and cold weather germs. We want our kiddos to stay healthy year-round, and while we can’t guarantee they won’t get sick, there are several preventative steps parents can take to help children stay healthy during the winter months.

YOUR CARE TEAM CAN HELP.

When your kids need routine primary care—for sniffles, sports physicals, and everything in between – it’s important to have an established relationship with a pediatrician. There are a recommended schedule of appointments to keep an eye on your child’s growth and development. Since children grow so quickly, it is important that you schedule these visits so your child’s doctor can catch and treat any health problems early. If your child

HELP YOUR CHILD STAY HEALTHY DURING THE WINTER

is sick, pediatricians provide quick care to help them feel better. We diagnose conditions and give your child the necessary medications or other treatments. We also help you stay on track with your child’s vaccination schedule and can help you understand which vaccines your child needs and when. Flu shots are essential to get each year as children often have more severe flurelated problems, such as a higher risk of pneumonia, than adults.

LEARN ABOUT FLU SHOTS.

The flu shot is still the most effective way to avoid the flu, and the flu vaccine can be given beginning at six months old. Influenza is highly contagious. It is carried in the air and by direct contact. Symptoms include fever, muscle pain, sore throat, cough and extreme fatigue. A complication of flu is pneumonia. Studies show that the flu vaccine reduces the risk of flu illness by between 50 percent and 60 percent among the overall population during seasons when most circulating flu

viruses are like the vaccine viruses.

HELP PROTECT YOUR CHILD’S IMMUNE SYSTEM, AVOID GERMS.

Millions of families every year travel home or abroad for the wintertime, and we all want to do our best to keep our children healthy over the holidays. While we can’t avoid all germs, there are some general prevention steps we can take. Make sure your child is properly dressed for the temperature outside. Keep hand sanitizer in your car and diaper bag and make a habit to use it each time you enter your car. Disinfect “high touch” surfaces, such as car door handles or toys, and make sure everyone in your family washes their hands after going to the bathroom or coughing and before eating.

For more information or to schedule a wellchild visit, go to RileyatNorth.org.

Writer / Dr. Joshua Richey, pediatrician, Riley Children’s Health at IU Health North Hospital

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HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS FOR SENIORS

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Storyworth: This is a great gift for engaging a parent or grandparent’s memory. With a Storyworth subscription, they are emailed a question each week, and at the end of a year, Storyworth will bind their life stories into a beautiful hardcover book. “I love the book because it brings back good memories and allows my loved ones to share them with future generations.” Go to storyworth.com to start a book for your loved one.

— Jen Barnhart, Director of Product Integration & Business Development

Holiday shopping can be tricky. Do you lean more towards practical or personal presents? Older loved ones can be especially hard to shop for, as they seem to have it all — lifetimes of knick-knacks and keepsakes. How can you shower them with gifts that are new and different but also avoid cluttering their homes?

To keep up with its mission of being “local, helpful and personal,” CarDon & Associates — an Indiana-based senior living management company — compiled these staff picks of presents for seniors this holiday season! From space-saving gifts with universal appeal to Hoosier-specific ideas, you’ll surely find something for your loved ones on this list.

Skylight Frame: “Imagine a digital picture frame with rotating photos added in real time, and you have the Skylight Frame! To capture and share life’s many happy moments as soon as they happen, family members can simply email photos to the frame, where they will show up in a matter of seconds. This is an especially great gift for keeping loved ones connected to festivities if they won’t be able to visit during the holidays.” With a premium subscription plan, you can also include photo captions, create photo albums and send videos. Perhaps best of all, a digital frame is a great space saver for collecting memories. You can order this product directly from Skylight as well as Amazon or Walmart. — Kendra Fauth-Edwards, Chief Marketing Officer

The Simple Music Player: Reminiscent of an old-fashioned home radio, this music player instantly takes listeners down memory lane. Research shows that listening to familiar music improves mood and awareness in older adults facing memory loss. This music player works right out of the box with pre-loaded American classics, but gift-givers can also upload songs themselves, gathering all of their loved one’s favorites. “We loaded a mixture of my mom’s favorite songs, and she absolutely loves it! It keeps her company and brightens her spirits. We can also enjoy it together by reminiscing about when we first heard and fell in love with these songs.” Manufactured by SiMPL Technology, the Simple Music Player is available on Amazon, and it also ships for free from the MindCare Store and the Alzheimer’s Store. — Susan Bonner, Director of Marketing

Photo Shoot: The Internet has made it easier than ever to book photographers. Try Honeybook or PhotoSesh, and plan your

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Blanket: Go online or head to Bed Bath & Beyond or Walmart to wrap your loved one in a warm blanket of memories over the holidays. What better way for them to curl up on the couch than with a cozy collage of pictures? This is an ideal gift, as it’s practical and personal, and it doesn’t take up as much room as photo albums.

The Gift of Experience: Make new memories over the holidays with experiencebased gifts for your loved ones. These are great alternatives to material gifts if you’re having trouble filling their stockings. “Visit the Indiana Historical Society’s Festival of Trees with them or take them to the Indiana Symphony Orchestra’s Yuletide Celebration. Getting tickets to fun, festive events like these will surely help make the season bright!” — Beth Cattoi, Regional Director of Marketing Book Club for Two: A book is a more traditional, physical gift, but you can make it special by sharing the reading experience with your loved one. Buy a copy for yourself, set mutual reading goals and schedule a time to meet with them — either virtually or in person — to discuss the book. What a beautiful way to bond!

Splurging on Something They Wouldn’t: “I love to find dependable splurge items for my parents — stuff they’d never spend the money on. Ugg is my go-to brand for slippers and cozy blankets. My parents fussed at me for ‘spending so much on slippers,’ but now it’s something they can’t live without. The slippers are nonslip, durable and super warm and fuzzy! The following year, I found the Ugg sherpa blanket for my dad, and it was another winner.”

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Laurie Lasbury, Director of Community Engagement

For more information about CarDon & Associates, visit www.cardon.us.

RESERVE NORTON

Blackhawk Winery’s Reserve Norton is a special treat for dry red wine lovers. Aged 2 years in American oak, fruit meets balanced tannins in a robust dry red.

SEYVAL BLANC

Enjoy the light citrus of this delightful Seyval Blanc. Vinted from grapes grown in our vineyards, a truly special, local treat.

SHERIDAN

Blackhawk Winery is the only winery in the world selling Sheridan wine! A fruity rose with notes of cherry and watermelon - versatile and pairs with cheeses and poultry! Perfect partner to the holidays.

LEMON

Find out why Blackhawk Winery’s Lemon is the most popular wine in the tasting room. Made from pure lemon juice, this wine brings liquid sunshine to the colder days.

AMERICAN DREAM COFFEE HOUSE

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When Lea Hurley developed food intolerances to almost everything that is used to spice food, she knew she would have to get creative to satisfy her sweet tooth. In researching an array of nut butter at local grocery stores, Hurley quickly realized most contained ingredients she couldn’t have or didn’t want to have, like artificial sweeteners.

“I went home and discovered that I could make my own peanut butter and add things to it to make it taste like dessert, but healthy,” Hurley says. “I began using it as a way to curb my sweet tooth. After meals, I’d have a spoonful to keep me from hitting the candy that would surely make me feel sick afterward…it started making tasteless rice cakes edible. Bland oatmeal became something I looked forward to every day because the different nut butters made it like a new experience each time. Before I knew it, I was putting it on everything. I even put it on some plain baked chicken, which livened it right up. Don’t knock it till you try it!”

She said her husband, Mark, and her kids loved it. Her friends and

family even asked her to make it each week. Hurley says Mark asked her for three years to take it to a bodybuilding show, but she kept saying no, being afraid people wouldn’t like it. Mark took matters into his own hands, and the idea took off from there.

Hurley went from making her unique nut butters in a commercial kitchen to opening her first storefront a few months ago. She found the perfect spot at Hamilton Town Center and opened American Dream Coffee House. While coffee is king at some coffee shops, Hurley’s nut butters are the star of the show.

“We offer our gourmet nut butters, indulgent fresh baked cookies, high protein dairy free/gluten free cookies and, of course, coffee,” Lea says. “Our coffee drinks are created based on our nut butter flavors that you won’t find anywhere else.”

The Noblesville resident says American Dream Coffee House is unique because its nut butters are lower in fat and carbs and higher in protein than other nut butters. She’s heard countless stories of how their

products have helped others in their health journeys.

“That’s what keeps us going…knowing we’re making a difference,” Lea says. “We also donate 10% of our proceeds to support veterans, first responders and nurses. Each month we pick a different charity to donate to from a cause near our hearts.”

Lea says she tried to create a trendy upscale version of the show. She wants it to be a space where people can come to hang out, work and bring their children in for a treat and lemonade while they grab a latte and--most notably--some nut butter.

American Dream Coffee House is located at 13230 Harrell Parkway, Suite 100 in Noblesville. For more information or private party inquiries, visit americandreamcoffeehouse.com.

Tyler Ashby, a senior at Noblesville High School, recently landed an interesting and impressive internship with IU Health.

It’s an internship that will help him out in his future endeavors. Ashby loves science and his internship has given him an opportunity to explore an area he is thoroughly interested in. He couldn’t be more pleased.

“I am interning at the Clinkenbeard Lab,

TYLER ASHBY STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

which is a research lab at IUPUI that studies the molecular mechanisms driving bone loss in chronic kidney disease,” Ashby says. “It involves extracting RNA (a ribonucleic acid present in all living cells) from bone

and tissue samples, performing tests such as quantitative polymerase chain reactions which determines the amount a certain gene is being expressed in a sample, along with interpreting and recording data from

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those tests.”

Ashby’s internship is perfect for his future college plans.

“I plan on studying environmental science and genetics in college and ideally I would like to have my own research lab and do genetic research as a career,” Ashby says.

Ashby noted that the internship with the Clinkenbeard Lab has also been a great place to learn about things he was already interested in.

“The lab is part of the Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health,” Ashby says. “The staff looks at avenues of cellular metabolism and osteogenesis with the goal of identifying novel therapeutic avenues for mineral metabolism in bone health in patients that are affected with chronic kidney disease.”

Even though Ashby is busy with his internship, he still finds time to be involved in several extracurricular activities. All the activities are something he is passionate about and has been able to learn from.

Ashby says he enjoys being on the Academic Super Bowl and playing tennis.

“With tennis, I really enjoy being around friends I’ve made these past few years,” he says.

Ashby is also the student body treasurer.

“I enjoy helping plan activities such as homecoming and the many events that happen during homecoming week,” Ashby says.

Ashby is also involved with the Noblesville High School Symphonic Orchestra.

“With The Symphonic Orchestra, I have

enjoyed being with the some of my closest friends that I’ve made over the last six years,” Ashby says.

Ashby has also had a great time being involved with the Noblesville Mayor’s Youth Council, which has given him an opportunity to improve the city of Noblesville.

“I enjoyed working with groups such as Hamilton County Parks, Keep Noblesville Beautiful, Fueled for School and the Noblesville Tree Board in an effort to make my community better,” Ashby says.

“I like downtown Noblesville and places such as Forest Park and Potters Bridge,” he says.

Ashby notes that Noblesville has been a great place to live and grow up.

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