Rainmakers Press Release
For Immediate Release: August 14, 2008
Media Contact: Brian Graham, Market Fire
Phone: 317-409-1393
Email: brian@setmarketfire.com

Indianapolis, IN: August 14, 2008 – Zing Restaurant, located at 543 Indiana Avenue, serves small plate dishes that are designed for sharing among friends and are brought to the table steadily and continuously throughout the meal.

Zing’s Chef, Richard Larsen, will feature his favorite preparations of interesting fare, filled with extraordinary flavors. Menu items include spicy calamari, grilled lamb chops, pepper seared ahi tuna, roasted beef and signature pizza-ettes - just to name a few.

“Dining at Zing is a social event, especially made for sharing and having fun,” said Zing’s owner Mark Jacobs. He continued, “We encourage our guests to try a variety of entrees to experience an array of robust and intense flavors.”

The restaurants’ ribbon cutting ceremony will be held on Wednesday, August 27 at 6:30 PM and include hors d'oeuvres and cocktails. Don Fisher and experienced restaurateurs Mark Jacobs and John Perazzo would like to invite everyone who made this restaurant possible, to share in the celebration.

Guests of honor scheduled to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony include:

- Olgen Williams, Deputy Mayor of Indianapolis;

- Orson Mason, Madame Walker Theatre Center Board Chairperson;

- Joe Slash, President and CEO of Indianapolis Urban League;

- Dorothy Jones, President of BOS Community Development Corp.;

- Karen Whitney, Dean of Students at IUPUI and member of the BOS Board; and

- Tamara Zahn, President of Indianapolis Downtown Inc. (IDI)

"It's really great for the neighborhood to see this building revitalized. It validates the commitment of everyone involved to create a new chapter in the story of Indiana Avenue," said Dorothy Jones, President of BOS Community Development Corp.

“Zing’s fresh, innovative style of dining is the perfect fit to our growing Downtown and the Indiana Avenue Cultural District,” said Tamara Zahn, President of Indianapolis Downtown Inc.

543 Indiana Avenue has housed a number of businesses dating back to the early 1900’s including a restaurant in 1914, a barber shop in 1930, and a number of grocery stores from the 1940s – 1960s. In 1970, Maxine’s Chateau Beauty Shop was a tenant, as was Payton’s Place in the early 2000’s. The building’s revamped color scheme and new wrap around balcony are among the latest improvements for the grand opening of Zing.