Osteria32

06/03/2023

What’s left

06/02/2023

Come support the team!

06/02/2023

Saturday 8-5 and Sunday 12-5
401 N Chinquapin Way.
Thank you so much for the community support after the fire. I’m trying to think of ways to support the staff and raise money while we wait for insurance to pay them. I’ve decided to host a yard sale at my home this weekend. We are just going to call it support of the Osteria32 employee relief fund. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I don’t know. It sounds good. In case you couldn’t tell, this week has been a challenge. More than anything I want to make sure my staff can pay their bills and feed their families.

I have furniture, tile, stone, clothes, kitchen gadgets, kid stuff, board games, decor, craft materials, some collector items. Basically my garage has been full and waiting for nice weather and a reason. Well, here we are!

Don’t worry, nothing from the fire will be there, except maybe some wine! 🍷

Please come out to support us this weekend, June 3 and 4th
Munchin’ Muncie Muncie Police Department City of Muncie Fire Dept Muncie, Indiana

05/30/2023

Our community suffered a crushing blow today. At 12:54pm, just as we were about to launch a river float, I received a call from The City of Muncie, informing me that the City of Muncie Fire Dept was called to reports of smoke. While on the phone with them, they confirmed there was an active fire in our beloved Osteria32.

Naturally I dropped everything and raced to Muncie. In the 45 minute drive there, all I could think about were our devoted staff and the community we cherish so dearly. I was praying the fire was small and hoping for a best case scenario. I can’t imagine a Tuesday without Kerrigan and Zach and Dustin with Judi and Kevin sitting across from us or Friday nights without the Ratchfords and other delightful couples who choose us for their date nights.

When I arrived, I was grateful to see four walls and a roof and was unsure what I’d see upon entering the building. I thanked God that the firefighters were safe. Once they cleared the structure as safe and stable, they allowed me in to see what we were working with. The fire started in the servers closet (for our regulars, this is the door that I couldn’t wait to paint!) there was some concerning electrical work noted by the inspector and he said it looked like it started in the light fixture then caught everything below it on fire. Thankfully Brandan put in a new doorknob closing that hole and fixed the spring closure device so the door was closed tightly. Because of that, the 1100°+ fire was contained mostly to that room. Firefighters said it was such a powerful inferno that had even the doorknob still been missing, we would have been looking at a hole in the ground.

Thankfully, again, the team had the weekend off to recharge and no one was there because it erupted so fast and strong. Had the gas been on, there’s no telling what would have happened.

There is SIGNIFICANT nasty smoke damage. I just stopped by to check on things and you can smell the fire a block away, even now, 10 hours later. There is also water damage. Also, the entire electrical system will need to be completely redone and brought up to code. We have a lot of work ahead of us but at least we have somewhere to start.

Please keep our staff in your thoughts. Insurance will replace the building but we are a family. They mean the world to me and we are all now facing unexpected time away from work. I don’t know how long it will take insurance to pay everyone for lost time and I REALLY don’t want to lose them to other businesses in town. I’m hoping we can keep it all together long enough to rebuild stronger than ever.

For our wonderful and loyal patrons, we will be back. This is merely a setback. We will be stronger on the other side. I appreciate your support now more than ever. To the Judis and Tammys and Julies and Kevins and Ratchfords out there, we love you all. This is just a little time away but we look forward to reopening and seeing each of you when we do.

To Dustin, Zach, Brandan, Kerrigan, Libby, Kalan, Bryant, Chris, Andrew - thank you all for being the family you’ve been to me and for keeping my head screwed on through this! I look forward to our next chapter.

Thank you again to MFD, to the arson inspector, and to Muncie PD for your help today.

05/22/2023

OSTERIA32 will be closed this weekend in honor of Memorial Day.
All this week, though, since you were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice, active duty and veterans will be able to take advantage of 50% off of their meals (not the whole table) for dine in and carry out pizzas when you like and share this post! Show your server to get the discount!

“I thank God for my life
And for the stars and stripes
May freedom forever fly, let it ring
Salute the ones who died
The ones that give their lives so we don't have to sacrifice
All the things we love”

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05/17/2023

Hey Osteria family!
LOOKING FOR AN ELECTRICIAN

We got back from Tennessee yesterday and can’t figure out an electrical issue that popped up this weekend. Are any of our patrons an electrician or close enough to it where you could tell me what’s going on? Thank you in advance!

05/06/2023

All set up and ready to celebrate Ball State’s 2023 graduates! Take a picture with your family tomorrow!

05/01/2023

Hey everyone. I hate to say it but we will be closed for today. Dustin isn’t feeling 100% and my surgeon won’t clear me for the kitchen yet. So please allow us some grace this evening while our chef recharges and we prepare for a busy graduation week. Thank you all for understanding.

In the meantime, have you seen our new sign in the window?

05/01/2023

Muncie Police Department City of Muncie Fire Dept and all of our other hometown heroes, don’t forget that on Fridays and Saturdays, your meals are 15% off. If you’re on shift, let us feed you! Have a meeting and need to feed a bunch of people? Let us make you some of our amazing from scratch pizzas or salads. We can even do big batches of our pasta entrees if needed. You take care of us! Let us take care of you!

04/28/2023

A day in the life of a chef:

Another Friday into 2023. Another Friday closer to longer sunny days. Music in the park, sitting outside at little league games, just spending time with family. Pizza is a great picnic option!!

Since buying O32, one of my objectives was to rid the business of the styrofoam and non-biodegradable take out packaging we used to have. MANY of you have been receptive to this change and I appreciate you. For those of you not familiar, this packaging is safe and secure. It’s not just a cardboard box. These are containers intended to hold grease and sauce, hot or cold. They prevent leaking entirely (I’ve had one in my fridge for several days and nothing leaked from it) and are microwave safe. It’s a much better product in general. So if you receive one of these, know it’s made for the food we are putting in it :) all of the changes we’ve been making are meant to be for the better.

With that said, now, I can safely say that even the Carbonara Americana topped with some blackened shrimp is also perfect for your picnics or little league games in the park, because we have packaging that I’m ok with you throwing into a trash can when you’re done 💚

Have an amazing Friday, everyone

04/22/2023

A day in the life of a chef:

CRIKEY! Did you see that?

Your friendly neighborhood chef here. Did you spot me tonight at the restaurant? We had a CRAZY BUSY night tonight. The busiest we’ve had so far, with the exception of my birthday event in March, before we bought O32.

A friendly reminder that dining with us is a scratch tasting. Sometimes this means that we take longer than most local restaurants. We make our pan sauces to order and use the freshest ingredients only allowing us to get so many orders out at once. Please be patient, the food is worth the wait. If time is of the essence, our weeknights usually allow us to get sauté items (pastas and entrees) out pretty quickly. The business on the weekend evenings usually comes with a longer wait. Please give us some grace. Also, please don’t sit frustrated. Please let me know how we can help to make your experience better while Dustin does his absolute best to knock orders out.

As always, we appreciate all of you so much! As a single mom trying to make it, this is our livelihood. You’ll see my girls taking each of your experiences to heart and doing everything they can to provide you with a fantastic evening. Thank you, Muncie!

04/21/2023

Life in the day of a chef:

If you came into the restaurant tonight you would’ve seen me making a guest appearance during me recovery! As I’m getting closer to normal, I’ll be in a little more regularly. The team needs their mama bear.

On another note, check out this cheese pull on the Chicago Classic!

Reminder that we’ll be open all day on Graduation Day (1-10) to accommodate your graduation celebrations. Reservations highly recommended because we have several large parties booked already! Seniors, friendly reminder not to slack these last few weeks! Push hard to the finish with the same excitement you did week 1 of freshman year! And if you’re hungry while cramming every index card of information into your brain and need fuel for your study session, we delivery through DoorDash under the name “Big Daddy Pie Co”.

Muncie Central families, have you seen The Bearcat on our new menu?? House ground sausage, peppers, extra cheese and loads of oregano! $1 from every Bearcat we sell will go towards Muncie Central Athletics.

Catch you all on the flip side!