Eve Batey

San Francisco

Food & Dining Editor at Indianapolis Monthly

Publisher, Best Evidence at Berkeleyside

Active on Instagram and Threads as @evelb I like the internet She/her Publisher @bestevidencefyi. Email [email protected] (use that, I won’t see your @ or DM)

Articles

Bobby Rahal's Hand-Picked Steakhouse and Easy Rider's Surprising End

1 week ago | indianapolismonthly.com | Eve Batey

BRUNCH BUMMER Fountain Square’s Easy Rider Diner swiftly built a loyal fan base when it opened in late 2022 for its loose attitude and comforting, playful menu. (We called it “effortlessly cool” when we reviewed it in 2023.) But like its namesake film, the restaurant might be best remembered for its abrupt end (spoiler alert for a movie from 1969, I guess). Via Facebook, its owners (who also own the neighboring Hi-Fi music venue) say the restaurant’s last day in business will be May 24.
King Charles Visits Canada As Donald Trump Threatens to Annex It

1 week ago | vanityfair.com | Eve Batey

King Charles III and Queen Camilla are expected to touch down in Ottawa today for a quick, two-day Canadian tour. But this trip by the royals—unlike some—isn't intended as a sweet photo opportunity or a casual visit. Instead, Canadian officials say, it is an effort to remind President Donald Trump that—despite his repeated claims to the contrary—Canada has no interest in becoming the 51st state.
Cannes Film Festival Power Outage Might Have Been Caused By Anarchist Groups

1 week ago | vanityfair.com | Eve Batey

A power outage that snarled the final day of the Cannes Film Festival was the work of French anarchists, the groups claimed in a letter posted online. The announcement follows a second power outage on Sunday, an arson attack on high-voltage equipment that left the city of Nice without power for much of the day.
Sherri Papini, Accused of Faking Her Own Kidnapping, Finally Tells Her Side of the Story

1 week ago | vanityfair.com | Eve Batey

“I tried so hard to ‘gotcha’ her,” Nicole Rittenmeyer says. The veteran true-crime filmmaker went into her latest project, an ID docuseries called Sherri Papini: Caught in the Lie, expecting to learn what really happened when Sherri Papini disappeared in 2016. Initially, it seemed that Papini had been kidnapped; later, investigators said the whole thing was a hoax cooked up by Papini, with support from her ex-boyfriend James Reyes.
New In Town: Twisters Soda Bar

1 week ago | indianapolismonthly.com | Eve Batey

BEST FRIENDS since their college days in Utah, Pendleton residents Jaclyn Chadburn and Kelly Klein launched the bubbling business at a local farmers market, building out a menu of familiar pop brands mixed with ingredients like marshmallow fluff, coconut cream, and berry purees. Storefronts in Pendleton and Yorktown quickly followed.
Gavin Newsom Mingles With Rock Stars at BottleRock Music Fest

1 week ago | vanityfair.com | Eve Batey

Governor Gavin Newsom was living the California dream this weekend. The former mayor of San Francisco headed to the northern edges of the Bay Area this weekend for BottleRock, a three-day music festival geared primarily to the elder Millennial and Gen X set (see: last year's Bradley Cooper/Pearl Jam collab), which is arguably the high-profile politician's target demo. Or is it? Depends on the day, I suppose.
2025 Cannes Film Festival: See All The Winners

2 weeks ago | vanityfair.com | Eve Batey

After a power outage threatened to delay Saturday's closing ceremonies of the 78th Cannes Film Festival, the ceremony at the Grand Théâtre Lumière went off without a hitch. The Competition jury, which was led this year by French actor Juliette Binoche, also included US actors Halle Berry and Jeremy Strong, Italian actor Alba Rohrwacher, French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani, and directors Dieudo Hamadi, Hong Sang-soo, Payal Kapadia and Carlos Reygadas.
Billy Joel Cancels All Concerts Following Brain Disorder Diagnosis

2 weeks ago | vanityfair.com | Eve Batey

Billy Joel, the best-selling singer and songwriter behind chart-toppers like “Uptown Girl" and “Piano Man,” announced Friday that he is canceling an upcoming large-scale concert tour after a diagnosis of normal pressure hydrocephalus, a disorder in which an accumulation of fluid near the brain causes issues with movement and cognition. The condition was aggravated by his performance schedule, a statement from Joel says, so he's pausing all public appearances for now while he works to recover.
Billy Joel Cancels All Concerts Following Brain Disorder Diagnosis

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Eve Batey

Three symptoms that strike when you walk, talk and urinate that could mean you have rare brain disorder suffered by Billy JoelIt's the condition that affects an estimated 700,000 Americans, but is often mistaken for dementia, Alzheimer's or Parkinson's. And it can be linked …
Cheers: Astrea Rooftop Bar

2 weeks ago | indianapolismonthly.com | Eve Batey

DOWNTOWN’S FRESHLY OPENED InterContinental Hotel isn’t just a place for out-of-towners to rest, its sales and marketing director Zachary Lockett says as he walks through Astrea, the hotel’s glossy indoor/outdoor bar. Located at the top of the 11-story lodgings, it’s also Indy’s highest spot to grab a drink, with floor-to-ceiling windows that give you a broad view of the city even when you’re seated inside.