Zionsville Magazine July 2017

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Recipe For Success CUNNINGHAM RESTAURANT GROUP CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF CULINARY ACCOMPLISHMENT

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RECIPE FOR SUCCESS: CUNNINGHAM RESTAURANT GROUP CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF CULINARY ACCOMPLISHMENT

In an industry as challenging and unforgiving as the restaurant business, Indianapolisbased Cunningham Restaurant Group (CRG) is still thriving after two decades, with an ever-expanding selection of successful restaurant concepts including Mesh, Boulder Creek Dining Company, Vida and BRU Burger Bar in Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Louisville and Lexington.

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KUNAL VYAS

HELPING OTHERS CREATE EPIC SHIFTS Writer / Jane VanOsdol

It was at a leadership conference that Kunal Vyas, co-owner of K&H LLC, had his “aha” moment. In the middle of his speech, he knew he was born to be a public speaker, one who would uplift and encourage people.

CHILDHOOD Helping others is important to Vyas, as he has overcome much hardship in his life.

Born in India, he spent his first 14 years living in a hotel-sized apartment, sharing one bathroom with 10 other families. Life was difficult and although his family was poor, Vyas has no regrets.

“My million-dollar memories are there,” he said.

crime he saw around him. He credits great mentors with keeping him on the right path.

LIVING OUT A PASSION Today Vyas is married and has three young boys. As opportunities arise, he pursues his newly found purpose and passion. In 2016, he auditioned for a Ted Talks-inspired speaker series at the Vogue in Indianapolis called Walk the Talk: Creating an Epic Shift. The first talk in the series was on gratitude, and after Vyas’ audition, he was one of six speakers chosen to present his 10-minute speech to a live, public audience. He has since delivered a second speech in the same series on the topic of compassion. He has set a goal along his life journey of speaking for Ted Talks.

It was only after moving to the United States While Vyas is at the beginning of living out in 1997 that he understood his humble his purpose, his desire is to help others find beginnings. the “shift” in their lives that moves them from living a purposeless, passionless life to “I never felt poor until I got more and then one of meaning. more in my life, and I realized how poor I had been,” Vyas said.

He explains that a shift can be anything that someone is passionate about that they can His first several years in America were use to make the world a better place, such as challenging. His family lived in a hotel for music, painting or writing. He believes that seven years, and during that time Vyas to find your purpose you must connect to struggled to rise above the negativity and your inner soul.

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Vyas is serious about creating positive change in the lives of people, especially those who struggle. He strives to understand the factors at play in the circumstances of those who choose a life of crime. He contemplates whether he “can work to change this by motivating people to find their purpose.” He wants to be that difference in someone’s life.

Vyas is putting some verve behind his dream of helping others. He is currently developing a program called Free Food First Monday in which he will partner with Indianapolis restaurants who will agree to feed about 200 homeless people once a month. The goal is to provide favorite foods – something that many of us take for granted. So far, Papa John’s has participated in the program, and Vyas is recruiting other restaurants to help out as well. If you are interested in participating, please call him directly at 317-345-7889.

Overall, Vyas believes life is much more satisfying when we have others’ success in mind too.

“I want to climb Mount Everest,” he said.

“But I don’t want to be partying by myself.

I want to party with people I help get to the mountain.”

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•GANACHE CHOCOLATIER• HANDMADE CHOCOLATE HEAVEN THIS 21-YEAR OLD CHOCOLATE SHOP IS A MUST-VISIT IN DOWNTOWN ZIONSVILLE

Owner Lisa Lueck has been hand making her chocolates in downtown Zionsville since 1996.

Writer / Suzanne Huntzinger Photographer / Brian Brosmer

Whether you like it in a truffle, a turtle, with peanut butter, mocha or mint, downtown Zionsville’s Ganache Chocolatier has everything your chocolate heart desires.

Part of the Zionsville village scene for 21 years, the chocolate lover’s paradise offers a variety of delectable treats for your sweet tooth. It also makes the perfect gift.

When you walk through the door of the quaint Elm Street shop, the rich aroma wafts through the air making it impossible to resist having at least something from their case full of homemade, handcrafted chocolates. The scent of hot coffee warms your soul and calls you over to the shop’s hot beverage bar, where you can select from a full menu of drinks, including hot chocolate made from the shop’s own special cocoa mix.

“We make everything by hand, right here in the shop,” owner Lisa Lueck says. That goes for many of the non-chocolate gifts she features in the shop like blankets and quilts, too. She even embroiders blankets right in the store.

Ganache Chocolatier opened in November of 1996, right in the heart of downtown Zionsville and right at the beginning of the busiest season in the business. Today, more than two decades later, Lueck still calculates her operating procedures using the same formula.

“I use good quality and fresh ingredients,” she says.

She says it’s what keeps customers coming back. The prime location and friendly customer service helps too.

“We love seeing the same friendly customers stop in,” Lueck says. “The history of the area brings people in. The charm of the area is what brought us here and keeps us here.”

Although the former accountant and CPA spent her prior years doing nothing but calculating, Lueck’s journey to becoming a chocolatier wasn’t expected, and it was anything but predictable.

“I’ve always had a secret passion. I love making people happy, and what better way to do that than through chocolate?” Lueck says. atZionsville.com / JULY 2017 / ZIONSVILLE MAGAZINE / 7

Her secret passion began as a high schooler.

During shopping trips with her mom, she’d look at the chocolate for sale in the department stores.

“I always wondered how long the chocolate had been sitting there,” Lueck says. “I wanted to make it fresh.”

Lueck started making fresh chocolate treats during her college years at Butler University.

While home on the weekends or on breaks, she would whip up a batch of delectable treats and give them to family and friends to test. As passionate as she was about chocolate, she wasn’t about to abandon her accounting degree for a good reason.

“Most people who start selling chocolate don’t make it in the business,” she says. “It’s expensive to make and very labor intensive.”

But Lueck never lost heart.

She finished her accounting degree, passed her CPA and went to work for Ernst and Young. It was as if she’d drawn up a personal career balance sheet and followed it to the “T.” For five years, she did exactly that. But along the way, she found a way to slip in a little chocolate love to her clients.

“I gave them my homemade chocolates when I returned their statements,” Lueck says. “My boss even told me I should do it for a living. So, after I got married, I decided I would.”

Lueck recalls one of her first big jobs was for her accounting professor from Butler. His daughter was getting married, and he knew the perfect person to make chocolates for the reception.

“I was so nervous,” Lueck says. “I wanted everything to be just right, and he told me it was perfect except for one thing — he said he didn’t order enough.”

Lueck recalls another customer who found her chocolates a little too perfect. In the early days, she did another wedding in which the bride’s grandmother needed special accommodations due to her mobility issues. The family needed to get her settled at the reception before anyone else arrived.

Lueck says the bride’s father came to her frantic asking why the boxes of chocolate favors were empty.

“I knew I made exactly the right number and filled all the boxes,” she says.

As always, Lueck’s accounting was on point, and the father of the bride eventually discovered grandma had sneaked a few extra chocolates for herself.

Lueck hand makes the chocolates in the shop’s kitchen. Two machines in the kitchen work to temper separate flavors, while a stack of chocolate molds awaits. A chocolate master sweeps in and fills the mold. After the chocolate cools in the cooler, they’re ready to fill with a variety of flavors, all Lueck’s special recipes.

“Every day is something new,” Lueck says. “I never know what’s on tap for the day until I get into the shop, unless of course it’s fudge day or toffee day.”

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July issues of the Towne Post Network magazines will be the first in Indiana to showcase the latest in Augmented Reality (“AR”). What has been popular with gamers for the past few years is now making its way into print marketing, adding an interactive layer to an otherwise 2-dimensional print publication.

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Magazines show up once a month, we need to be relevant every day of the month. To do this, our team utilizes social media, direct mail campaigns, video production and now augmented reality to create engaging content and local marketing programs that really work.

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Recipe For Success CUNNINGHAM RESTAURANT GROUP CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF CULINARY ACCOMPLISHMENT

Mike Cunningham is the man behind Cunningham Restaurant Group and restaurant concepts like Mesh, Stone Creek Dining Company, BRU Burger Bar and more.

Writer / Jon Shoulders Photographer / Brian Brosmer

In an industry as challenging and unforgiving as the restaurant business, Indianapolis-based Cunningham Restaurant Group (CRG) is still thriving after two decades, with an ever-expanding selection of successful restaurant concepts including Mesh, Boulder Creek Dining Company, Vida and BRU Burger Bar in Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Louisville and Lexington.

Founder, CEO and company visionary, Mike Cunningham, says a thorough understanding of day-to-day restaurant logistics, as well as an innate sense for customer hospitality, are crucial to stay successful in such a difficult field with so many competitors. And he should know because his understanding began when he was in the third grade.

State Technical and Community College, he had worked his way up to assistant manager with the Ground Round Grill & Bar burger chain.

Cunningham’s foray into entrepreneurship came at age 22 when Ed Sahm, one of his Ground Round colleagues, decided to open his own independent restaurant and pub – Sahm’s on 116th Street in Fishers – and needed a manager. A few years later, Cunningham was debuting his own concept – a frozen yogurt and café shop called the Big Chill - which would expand to five locations beginning in the mid-1980s.

“This is a business I’ve been in my whole life, so I understand when things are not being done right and know how to adjust and fix things,” Cunningham says. “A lot of people think it’s all fun and good times, but this industry is hard work, and there are many moving parts that can go wrong every The youngest of nine children, Cunningham single day. You have to surround yourself was washing dishes at the local Skyline Chili with people who care and want to strive for down the street from his Cincinnati home perfection day in and day out.” by age eight to help make his large family’s ends meet — an experience that later gave By 1997 Cunningham had observed the way to multiple restaurant cooking jobs rise of TCBY and several other affordable through high school. By the time he had frozen yogurt chain competitors and obtained an associate degree in hotel and decided to sell his Big Chill stores to return restaurant management from Cincinnati to the full-service restaurant game. He INDY METRO / JULY 2017 / TownePost.com

found a prime location in Brownsburg and opened Boulder Creek Dining Company, offering modern fare and a rustic, mountainlodge setting, now in its 21st year and still thriving. CRG was off and running.

“The challenge then, and what the challenge will always be, is finding good people that want to take care of others and have that hospitality gene,” he says. “To make guests feel like they’re home when they’re in your restaurant, that’s what sets you apart.”

Avon-based, Italy-inspired Charbonos followed a few years after the opening of Boulder Creek, and CRG continued to gain momentum, steadily expanding and adding new establishments to its portfolio including six Stone Creek Dining Company locations in Indiana and Ohio and Moerlein Lager House in Cincinnati. Cunningham has continued to sharpen his command of all things culinary and currently oversees 21 restaurants in four cities, with two new Indy eateries scheduled to open this fall in the Ironworks Hotel on East 86th Street – Rize, a health-conscious breakfast and lunch spot that will offer catering, and Provision, an upscale lunch and dinner concept.

“It was a slow, methodical growth over 20 years, and it used to be one (restaurant)

A lot of people think it's all fun and good times, but this industry is hard work... every two years, and then one every year and then multiple per year,” says Cunningham, adding that CRG currently employs approximately 1,600 people.

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Adaptation has played a key role in Cunningham’s winning formula, and he says CRG has responded to the rise in customer demand for unique, locally sourced ingredients.

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“People want to eat locally grown, healthy food, which is a greener approach for everyone even the restaurants because you’re not trucking your produce from California or your meat from Arkansas or wherever,” he says. “And it keeps those jobs in the state.”

Never one to ignore industry trends, Cunningham has gone further than just sourcing local produce from Hoosier growers. He recently purchased a 7,800 square-foot greenhouse on the south side of Indianapolis, where, this summer, CRG will begin harvesting hydroponically grown lettuces, herbs, peppers and tomatoes for its kitchens.

“Certainly the local trend is big right now,” Cunningham says. “At our Vida concept, which is new in the last 14 months, we have a hydroponic wall in the kitchen. We’re pulling fresh lettuces and herbs right off our kitchen wall and serving it that day. You have to do things like that and evolve in this kind of business to keep things fresh and interesting for everybody.”

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stop the abduction. But the frightening incident ignited in Hoard a desire to learn the art of self-defense.

“I’m that guy where puzzling meets unbelievable,” says Jason Hoard, a postal service employee and father of four who seems to be a real- “A kid can’t beat up a grown man, but I wanted to be able to protect life good luck charm. myself,” says Hoard, who, as an adult went on to teach safety awareness and self-defense techniques to children at local YMCAs Back in 2005, Hoard struggled in his attempt at purchasing a in Hendricks County. scratch-off lottery ticket.

Another lucky break came one day when Hoard pulled up to a “I had no idea what I was doing,” says Hoard, a resident of Avon. green light and noticed the car in front of him wasn’t moving. He “After putting $20 in one of the machines and expecting change, I hopped out to check on the driver and saw the woman behind finally figured it out.” the wheel wasn’t breathing. It turns out she had suffered a heart attack. Hoard said a quick prayer, then began administering Days later, he saw a picture of the $1 million lotto winner and CPR he had learned through his YMCA training. When the recognized the face as the guy who was at the gas station at the EMTs arrived on the scene, they credited Hoard with saving the same time he was. woman’s life.

Several years later, the story repeated when Hoard spotted someone at a lottery machine playing a local draw game. Hoard thought to himself, “I really should try that game sometime.” The next day, he couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw on the news that a man had won the $2 million jackpot playing that very game.

And speaking of life, Hoard was shocked last year when his wife woke him up with the surprise greeting, “Happy Anniversary!

We’ve having another baby!”

With three older children — ages 15, 12, and 10 — Hoard thought they were done growing their family when they were met with this What are the odds? Apparently, quite good. Because recently Hoard unexpected blessing. On the day his daughter was born, however, tested his luck once again when one of the draw games in Indiana Hoard and his wife learned that she was going to need surgery reached a record high jackpot. to repair an issue with her stomach. So, at just four months old, Hoard’s baby girl went under the knife for what was expected to be “I’m in Meijer in Plainfield when I think, ‘I still need to try that a three-hour procedure. game!’” Hoard says. Just as before, days later a prize of $122,000 was claimed with a ticket bought at — where else? — the “We had no sooner finished praying when the doctor came into the Plainfield Meijer. waiting room to tell us he was done in just 41 minutes,” Hoard says.

“Apparently, when he got into the operating room, he encountered Though he’s never enjoyed a financial windfall, 42-year-old Hoard the best-case scenario.” says he’s always considered himself “a pretty lucky dude.” His first bout with good luck came when he was just five years old.

This family man may not have struck it rich financially, but when it comes to the luck of life, he feels rich beyond measure.

“I was playing blocks with my friend on the front lawn when some guy snatched up my friend right before my eyes,” Hoard says.

“When I say I’m a lucky dude, I’m a lucky dude,” says Hoard, who Luckily, Hoard’s mom was in law enforcement and was able to spreads goodness, gratitude and good fortune to everyone he meets.

A TASTE OF EUROPE ARTISAN PICNIC USES FRESH, LOCAL FOODS FOR CASUAL DINING

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Writer / Lynda Hedberg Thies

The weather is warming up, more of what we do is outside and that means it is picnic season. There is nothing quite like taking some time to relax outdoors and enjoy casual dining with your loved ones. If you’re looking for ways to plan the perfect summer picnic without all the effort, Artisan Picnic, a new locally-owned, Fishers-based business, has just what you need to make your next picnic with friends and family memorable.

Picnics can be as simple or as sophisticated as any meal you plan, but having the option of placing an order online to create the perfect picnic can take away the stress of planning the meal and put the emphasis on time with family and friends. Sarah Reuter,

founder and owner of Artisan Picnic, came up with the idea while vacationing in Paris, France a year ago.

The inspiration to bring a European, earthfriendly gourmet picnic, filled with fresh, local artisanal foods, literally came in the middle of the perfect picnic in Champ de Mars Park in Paris near the Eiffel Tower.

“I had a moment where it just hit me that I wanted to recreate and bring this experience back to Indianapolis,” says Reuter, a former travel executive. “In Europe there is a bread shop, cheese shop, a meat store, a wine store on every corner, and as I was having this amazing picnic experience, I thought, ‘I want to recreate this experience using local food artisans and farmers.’”

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She began thinking about some of the local cheese shops and markets right in her neighborhood, realizing that there were so many local butcher shops and bread makers popping up. Reuter realized this was a viable idea as she recalled all the amazing local food artisans and how it might help their businesses. too.

Their gourmet picnics include a wide selection of fresh artisanal foods with three choices, “The Frenchie”, “The Italiano” and “The Veggie”.

“The Frenchie and The Italiano menu options are similar to the traditional styles of French and Italian Charcuterie (cured meats) and cheese boards,” she says. “Each of the options consists of local artisanal bread, cheeses,

charcuterie, sweet and savory spreads, something pickled and something sweet.

The Veggie menu simply leaves out the meat and adds in a variety of fresh local seasonal vegetables and fruits.�

Reuter is partnering currently with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra on their lunch break series in June and three coming up in July where she will be onsite to offer the picnics so you can enjoy the concert without having to worry about getting lunch beforehand.

Artisan Picnic is also partnering with the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Fishers Farmers Markets, The Original Farmers Market downtown Indy and is working to expand with more vendors at popular events around the city.

If you are interested in trying one of the picnics, check out their calendar of events to see where they will be located throughout the season. Since they do not have a store-front yet, all orders need to be placed online through the website to pre-order and pay for your picnic prior to their event that is on their calendar. Or you can order a picnic for an event of your choosing. Reuter can work with individuals or corporations with advance notice.

When a local business is set up to support other local businesses that gives their customers great food and makes spending time with your friends and family easy to enjoy summer, then everyone wins. Order your picnic and let’s support our local food artisans in Indiana. For more information about Artisan Picnic vendors, picnic descriptions and their event schedule visit their website at artisanpicnic.com.

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Lawrence will host its annual Lawrence Fourth Fest with activities beginning at 1 p.m. on July 4. This year includes the second annual Wingin’ It With Our First Responders wing-eating contest as well as the Lawrence Carnival at Lawrence Community Park. The carnival will open at 1 p.m. on the Fourth of July. The grand finale fireworks display will begin at 10 p.m. at Lawrence Community Park.

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LLS INDIANA MAN & WOMAN OF THE YEAR CAMPAIGN RAISES $1.1M passed away from chronic lymphocytic 13-year-old son Luke, who is a seven-year leukemia in October 2016. leukemia survivor. The culmination of the campaign marked the 10-year anniversary of Luke’s diagnosis date.

In addition to the 2017 winners, this year’s candidates included Erik Fromm, Andritsch’s campaign was purely grassroots. Stryker; Amy Fuson-Massillamany, She solicited donations through personal Hamilton County Council and Compass letters and emails, social media and multiple Group; Jason Llewellyn, Holistic Financial Partners; Karen Maginn, Guggenheim small events, plus auctioned off the chance The 10-week campaign culminated with to have dinner with Indianapolis Colts Head Life and Annuity; Kelly Masterson, The a Grand Finale Gala at the Indianapolis Bar Method Indianapolis-Carmel; John Coach Chuck Pagano.

Marriott Downtown attended by more Schmitz, Adams Masonry & Construction, than 900 guests. This is the second year LLC; Steven Sullivan, Allegion plc; and Andritsch has been involved with LLS for in a row that the Indianapolis campaign All-Star Candidate Kyle Fisher, Community many years — volunteering with Pennies has raised more than $1.1 million, earning Visionary Enterprises, Inc. for Patients throughout the Hamilton the Indianapolis Man & Woman of the Southeastern school district, walking in Year a Top Five ranking among 80-plus Candidates who raised more than $50,000 Light The Night, and participating in more participating cities across the country. than 20 triathlons and marathons with LLS’s have the ability to link their name to a Team in Training. LLS was and continues to cutting-edge LLS research portfolio.

During the spirited 10-week fundraising be a lifeline to her family.

Eight of the 10 candidates earned this competition, candidates competed in opportunity: Andritsch, Blaiklock, Fisher, honor of Drake Williams of Indianapolis Fromm, Llewellyn, Maginn, Masterson and Rich Blaiklock is a partner with Lewis and Megan Broviak of Noblesville, who Sullivan.

Wagner LLP. Rich has been involved with are both in treatment for blood cancer.

Candidates and their campaign teams were the Man & Woman of the Year campaign Candidates who raised more than $150,000 for five years and was nominated to judged solely on their success in raising will be invited to New York City this fall participate this year by past candidates. money, each dollar counting as one vote. to attend an LLS Research Gathering.

Blaiklock received support from many Candidates in each chapter vie for the These candidates include Man of the Year corporate sponsors including Lewis local title, and the highest fundraisers Rich Blaiklock, Woman of the Year Vicky nationally earn the title of Man & Woman Wagner LLP, Shepherd Insurance, Penn Andritsch, All-Star Candidate Kyle Fisher Station East Coast Subs and Maginot, of the Year. and Man of the Year Candidate Jason Moore & Beck, LLP. He held multiple fundraising events, such as an annual three- Llewellyn.

Rich Blaiklock of Indianapolis was named day Ice Hockey Tournament, a Pickleball the 2017 Indianapolis Man of the Year by “Congratulations to our winners, and to all Tournament, and he guest-bartended at raising $266,775, and Vicky Andritsch of Sahm’s Restaurant. of our candidates and team members who Fishers was named the 2017 Indianapolis participated in this year’s record breaking Woman of the Year by raising $166,762.

Leukemia has closely touched Rich’s life. campaign,” said Trish Clark, Executive Director of the Indiana Chapter. “They are His father-in-law Phil Pflum, good friend Vicky Andritsch represents Plexus all passionate and determined individuals, Worldwide, a health and wellness company. Tom McCord, and a college friend’s fiveand leaders in their communities. Their year-old daughter are all blood cancer Vicky named her Woman of the Year survivors. Blaiklock dedicated his campaign efforts further our mission and bring help campaign team, “A Mother’s Hope.” She and hope to patients and their families.” to the memory of his father John, who proudly campaigned in honor of her The 10 candidates who competed in this year’s Indianapolis Man & Woman of the Year campaign presented by Community Visionary Enterprises, Inc. and Guggenheim Life and Annuity raised $1.1 million in 10 weeks to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS).

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handelsicecream.com/indy 2466 E. 146th St. Carmel, IN 46033 (317) 705-1855 A summertime favorite around Indy, Handel’s has two locations: one in Carmel and one in Fishers. During the week, they close at 10 p.m., and on the weekends at 11 p.m., which allows for you to go and get that almost midnight snack.

bubsburgersandicecream.com 620 S. Main Street Zionsville, IN 46077 (317) 344-0927 First established in 2003 in Carmel, Bub’s has grown to three locations around Indiana. While the restaurant is known for their line of different “Ugly” burgers, they also have an ice cream shop in the restaurant with many unique flavors.

yojoyfrozenyogurt.com 9873 N Michigan Rd Ste 150 Carmel, IN 46032 317-405-8459 Yo Joy is a self-serve frozen yogurt shop featuring 14 unique flavors of yogurt (21 counting the twist options). They serve only the highest quality real frozen yogurt and pride themselves on offering a huge toppings bar with the freshest options.

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graeters.com/retail-stores/indianapolis/ carmel 918 S Rangeline Rd Carmel, IN 46032 (317) 810-1673 Graeter’s is a chain ice cream shop that specializes in specialty ice cream and sorbets. There are three locations around Indy that offer a variety of different flavors, from Bourbon Pecan Chocolate Chip all the way to Cheese Crown.

thescoopmainstreet.com 305 South Main Street Zionsville, IN 46077 (317) 344-0944 The Scoop is located just off of Main Street in Zionsville, and was built by Zionsville natives who just wanted to help others make memories with great ice cream. With nearly 30 flavors of ice cream, smoothies, malts and shakes, there’s something for everyone in the family to enjoy.

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freddysusa.com/store/carmel 2740 E 146th St Carmel, IN 46033 (317) 218-3304 Freddy’s is a diner atmosphere with many different types of custards and concretes to choose from. And if you aren’t in the mood for a frozen treat, just go to their regular menu to find their famous steakburgers as well as more amazing, delicious options.

COLD STONE CREAMERY coldstonecreamery.com 14550 Clay Terrace Blvd Ste 105 Carmel, IN 46032 (317) 569-7170 Located on the main drag of Clay Terrace, Cold Stone is a classic summer ice cream option. With signature dishes as well as normal flavors, Cold Stone keeps things interesting with toppings you can mix in anyway your heart desires.

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BASKIN-ROBBINS 31 FLAVORS ICE CREAM baskinrobbins.com 2336 E 116th St Carmel, IN 46032 (317) 844-1971 Famous for their 31 different flavors, Baskin-Robins is another great summer destination for ice cream for the whole family. Name a flavor, and they probably have something close to it. BaskinRobins also has no sugar added options if you want something a little healthier.

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TRADERS POINT CREAMERY traderspointcreamery.com 9101 Moore Rd Zionsville, IN 46077 (317) 733-1700 Traders Point Creamery is more than just your typical ice cream parlor, offering award-winning yogurts, milk and cheese. Traders Point prides itself on its 100 percent grass-fed cows and other organic ingredients used to make their products.

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facebook.com/yogopassion 3204 E St Rd 32 Westfield, IN 46074 (317) 804-9492 Located just East of 31, Yogo Passion is a self-serve yogurt shop in Westfield.

Yogo Passion offers a variety of flavors that change often with a familyfriendly atmosphere.

Say Yes to the Dress at Marie Gabriel Couture

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Warmer weather for mother-daughter duo, Young and Anne-Marie Colling, means wedding season. Young and Anne-Marie both own the recently opened Marie Gabriel Couture Bridal shop in Castleton.

Marie Gabriel is a couture bridal shop offering several exclusive designers and serves as a destination for Indy brides looking for the best of the best.

“We represent a few exclusive designers in the state of Indiana, that if you want these designers, you come to Marie Gabriel,” Young says.

Young, who already owns a bridal shop, Brides by Young (which is located next to Marie Gabriel, and her daughter decided to open another shop when they saw a need for a high-end bridal shop in Indiana.

“One of the reasons we opened Marie Gabriel, was when I was traveling for my former job, when I was in Chicago or even Ohio, I would see so many Indy brides there,” Young says. “Automatically I said, since I worked in bridal retail, ‘why did you come all the way here?’ They would say over and over, ‘I was looking for designers my city didn’t offer.’

“There’s a lot that goes on in this store from beginning to end,” Anne-Marie adds.

“The fit, quality and the dress styles. When you’re working with your stylist, we take a very personal approach, and you know you’re in very good hands. This is why we have so many sisters and families who all buy their dresses here. There’s a strong level of trust that develops when you’re a Marie Gabriel bride.”

where she wasn’t working with her mom.

“Our working relationship began at a very young age,” she joked when her mom talked about the early days of traveling back in Hong Kong. Her mother, Young, has been working in clothing and retail for more than 30 years.

“I used to work in clothing manufacturing in China, Indonesia and Bangladesh,” Young says. “I would travel intensely for six weeks at a time, so I took her with me. I had stores in Hong Kong as well that I worked on weekends, and I didn’t want to leave my child at home, so she was always in the store, playing on the typewriter.”

The family, including Anne Marie’s younger brother, moved to Zionsville back in 2004 where Young said she wanted to plant her roots and worked in a bridal retail store before For Anne Marie, working in bridal is in her blood. Anne Marie doesn’t remember a time she eventually opened Brides by Young.

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“I’m very grateful for Indiana and Zionsville,” she says. “We came here when my daughter was a teenager, and I’m thankful we deiced to settle here.

Out of all the places we’ve traveled, this is where we’ve lived the longest.”

When asked about how they like working together, they both smiled.

“You have to find a balance between being a daughter and also an employee, which maybe we’re still figuring it out,” Anne-Marie says.

“But, there’s no one better to learn from, for me that’s been one of the best experiences. I don’t think many daughters get to see that side of their parents as often as I do.”

For both of them, their favorite part of owning a business together is traveling with each other. “When we travel, we try and take some time to ourselves. Like eating together,” Anne Marie says.

“I feel really proud of my mom as a female business owner,” she adds.

“We’ve become really engrained into this community since we’ve moved here. Seeing her overcome so much makes me proud.”

In a world of change, our focus is steadfast.

Both Young and Anne Marie love how supportive the Zionsville community has been since opening their shops.

“Shopping local is so important, we depend on the community,” Anne Marie says. “This is why we established this beautiful bridal store with all these amazing designers. So that our Zionsville and Indiana brides know they are getting the best of the best right here. They don’t have to go to Chicago, they don’t have to go to New York. They are honestly getting even better service and selection here.”

If you haven’t said yes to the dress yet, you can find the mother-daughter duo doing what they love most at Marie Gabriel Couture and Brides by Young in Castleton at 5252 E 82nd St. Suites #201 and #202.

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