What could be better than the taco fest, brunch fest, burger fest and mac and cheese fest that have already shown up in Indianapolis? Get ready for meatball fest.

Clash of the Meatballs follows the Monumental Marathon on Nov. 4. Do the run, then gorge yourself on meatballs after the race.

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Eight restaurants have signed up to serve meatballs at the Downtown festival. The docket includes Mimi Blue Meatballs, of course, but also Aurelio's of Fishers, Hops & Fire, Osteria Pronto, Palomino Restaurant & Bar, Prime 47 in Carmel and The District Tap. Round Town Brewery of Indianapolis will be there with beer.

A $35 general admission ticket gives you 90 minutes to eat a meatball tasting from every restaurant and a token to vote for your favorite meatballs in the people’s choice category. Buy $55 VIP ticket and you’ll have two hours to eat meatballs and get two drink tickets for beer, wine soda or cocktails. Event organizer Evoke Management will donate $1.50 for each ticket sold to Second Helpings, an Indianapolis hunger relief organization.

Top New York chef Akhtar Nawab is among food professionals who will bestow the best meatball award. In 2009, Akhtar appeared on Food Network’s “Iron Chef America.” StarChefs.com gave him the New York City Rising Star Chef award in 2007. He worked with celebrity chef Tom Colicchio at famous Gramercy Tavern. Colicchio next enlisted Nawab to be the opening sous chef at Colicchio’s welll-known Craft. The restaurant earned three stars from The New York Times in 2001 and was named “Best New Restaurant” by the James Beard Foundation in 2002. A year later, Colicchio opened Craftbar and named Nawab head chef.

Also on the panel are IndyStar food writer Liz Biro and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker George Motz, founder of the national Food Film Festival and author of “Hamburger America.”

Clash of the Meatballs happens at Biltwell Event Center, 950 S. White River Parkway West Drive. General admission and VIP sessions are planned throughout the day between noon and 7 p.m. Get tickets at eventbrite.com/e/clash-of-the-meatball-indianapolis-tickets-36755647130.

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