INDIANAPOLIS — Yelp’s Merry Mash-Ups holiday event series is back with four free events open to the community. From mugs of homemade chai to tortas tastings, you can RSVP to individual events here. These businesses may be hosting the events, but they’re also your answer for holiday parties, catering, gifting, and more this holiday season.
Holiday tip: Order s’morecicle treats on their website for corporate gift boxes or stocking stuffers, or message them to bring their cart to cater your next event.
Holiday tip: Pick up a steaming mug of chai or a warm kati roll (like an Indian crepe with butter chicken, potatoes, or cheese) while holiday shopping around Fountain Square. Buy one of their beautiful Indian snack baskets for Diwali or shop the gift options in the back of the cafe.
Holiday tip: Hire them to cater your next event, or stop by for a birria torta and margarita to refuel for your holiday festivities.
Holiday tip: Gift tickets to their next pasta-making class or pre-order homemade pastas, sauces, parmesan-garlic focaccia bread, take-and-bake lasagnas, or hand-rolled meatballs. Also hire them to cater your next event with Italian sandwiches, fresh salads, and Italian cookies.
Holiday tip: Gift tickets to their next show (family-friendly or 17+), hire them to lead a lively team building workshop for your business or family, sign up for an improv class, or book a private event. Their new home, The Wit Theater, is in downtown Indy and fits about 80 people seated.
Holiday tip: The owners are Dutch and moved here from the Netherlands with a dream to introduce us to delicious stroopwafels. Buy them individually for stocking stuffers, in bulk for corporate gifts, or try their stroopwafel pie crusts for dessert this year. Even better? They now offer gluten-free and vegan ones, too.
Holiday tip: Order these popular Filipino treats on their website and find flavors such as ube coconut, chai, butterscotch apple walnut, dark chocolate chili mango, and more. Buy them individually or in packs of six. Have them at your next holiday party, and your foodie friends will rejoice.
Holiday tip: This Fishers salon is popular for nail art, and they have several photos on their Yelp page of both classic nails, as well as ones with hand-painted snowflakes, holiday colors, and more. Gift a service or enjoy it yourself.
Holiday tip: Sip their canned cocktails, and you’ll be in the holiday spirit. Find the Spiced Apple Sidekick (apple cider, brandy, spices) or the Brandy Old Fashioned (brandy, bitters, orange, cherry, lemon soda) at many liquor stores around town. There’s a store locator on their website.
Holiday tip: Gift a tasting room experience, sign up to make holiday drop candies with your family, or buy their pure chocolate bars to melt, drizzle, and dip your favorite holiday treats. They are completely dairy-free and packaged in a way that preserves flavors that are typically lost during traditional chocolate manufacturing.
Bonus: Indy Hygiene Hub
Holiday tip: They serve 200+ Indy families each month by providing them with bags of hygiene items such as shampoo, diapers, deodorant and more at their drive-thru pantry each month on 96th Street and Michigan Road. Their shelves are currently empty, and they are in need of help, as the holidays are their busiest season. You can purchase items to be sent on their Amazon store, text IHHPANTRY to 53555 to give financially, or email them at info@indyhygienehub.org to become a corporate sponsor.
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