I’m Jordan, the girl behind @midwest_foodfest and foodfestadventures.com!
How long have you been blogging?
I can’t believe it, but I’ve been working on @midwest_foodfest for three years now!
What inspired you to start blogging?
I always loved following foodie accounts on instagram when I was in high school and college. In college, I started to take more and more pictures of my food (especially when I studied abroad in Italy). When I graduated, I decided it was time to start an account of my own, and @midwest_foodfest was born!
First time having HCT?
My first time having HCT was with a friend from work and his adorable baby at the North Market. I took the best picture of her smiling behind a big serving of hot chicken. The HCT account reposted me on their instagram and it was so exciting. I had just started on my account, and it was a big moment to have a restaurant repost me!
Favorite HCT memory?
It’s so hard to pick just one! Some of my favorites include the amazingly delicious collabs that you guys have done with Fusian and Mikey’s Late Night Slice, walking for chicken and waffles brunch all the time when I lived near the North Market, and my first time eating banana pudding (bc duh it’s life changing).
What’s your go to order?
Cold boneless with double mac and banana pudding <3
Fun fact most people don’t know about you.
I used to be the pickiest eater ever. None of my foods could touch each other and I would never want to try anything new! Luckily, that has definitely changed and I’m open to trying (most) new things!