The White Rabbit Lounge

09/06/2026

A lot of you are excited for the fall menu drop, and we’re excited that you’re excited.

But some of y’all are still new here, so we should probably warn you now.

We’re about to break your hearts.

When the fall menu arrives, the summer flavors leave. That means no more Raspberry Cream Lemon Drop Martini. The Hoosier Daddy is packing his bags so the Hoosier Mama can take over. In short, some of your favorite drinks are going away.

And before you ask, “Can you still make it?” Probably not. A lot of these cocktails require infused liquor, housemade ingredients, and prep unique to that menu. Once the leftover supplies are gone, they’re gone.

We know. It hurts.

All we ask is this. If we made something that amazing once, trust us enough to do it again. Try something new. Take a chance. Fall down a different rabbit hole.

And if the new one doesn’t make your toes curl quite as much, don’t panic. We’ll do what Midwesterners do best. Hunker down, complain about the weather, and wait for spring.

09/03/2026

Alright, we’re working on our fall menu, which means we’re about to spend several weeks mixing random things together, taking one sip, and saying, “Okay… but what if we added bourbon?”

Before we disappear completely down that rabbit hole, what do y’all actually want to drink this fall?

Apple? Maple? Chai? Cranberry? Pumpkin spice, even though half of you pretend you’re too good for it and then secretly order three?

Do you want something warm and cozy? Dark and spooky? Sweet? Smoky? Bourbon heavy? A fall mocktail that doesn’t just taste like juice in a fancy glass?

Drop your flavors, favorite drinks, and mildly unhinged ideas below. You might accidentally create our next bestseller.

And no, “Long Island” is not a fall flavor.

09/02/2026

Craft night coming up Tuesday!!! RSVP ahead of time to secure your spot!

08/31/2026

We’re All Mad Here!

08/30/2026

With Dolly Parton’s passing this week, we’ve been thinking about what we could do to remember someone who somehow managed to be glamorous, ridiculous, wildly talented and genuinely good to people all at the same time.

That feels pretty White Rabbit to us.

So I got an idea for a new TeeShirt: “Bunny Parton”

Country glam. Big hair. Rhinestones. Probably an unreasonable amount of cleavage for a rabbit.

And we want a local artist to actually design it.

The pictures below are concept art not the shirt. We want to see what you fun loving weirdos come up with.

We’re accepting submissions throughout September. We’ll pick our finalists at the end of the month, put them in front of all of you, and you’ll choose which Bunny Parton becomes the shirt.

Winning artist gets $300 cash + a free shirt + full credit for the artwork.

And because making a Dolly tribute and pocketing the money feels like completely missing the point, 100% of the profits from the shirts will be donated to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in her memory.

We’re hoping to have the winning shirt available by mid-October.

So…

Who’s the local artist we need to know about? Tag them below.

Artists: send us your submissions. Take the idea and run with it. The stranger, prettier, trashier, classier, more rhinestoned and more Dolly it gets, the better.

We’ll let the Rabbit Hole decide the winner. 🐇

08/30/2026

I want to take a minute to shout out our entire team and especially our GM, Carol.

After setting a single-week sales record during our 3rd Birthday week, we’re taking Tuesday off.

And trust me… we earned it.

Behind the scenes, the week started with a full-on Murphy’s Law situation.

Our oven died.
Our ice machine died.
Our sump pump died.

Meanwhile, we were coordinating Craft Night, Golden Ticket clues, scavenger hunts, carriage rides, birthday plans, and everything else that came with one of the biggest weeks we’ve ever had.

So while the team was keeping the restaurant moving, I was calling every repair person I knew and trying to keep all the plates spinning.

Somehow, we got everything fixed in time.

And then the weekend came.

You all showed up.

The birthday went amazingly.

And our team absolutely crushed it.

It was a hard week. It was stressful. There were plenty of moments where it felt like everything wanted to go wrong at once.

But we got through it together.

So thank you to Carol, thank you to every member of our team, and thank you to everyone who came out and celebrated with us.

Three years are officially in the books.

And with this team?

We’re only getting started. 🐇

08/29/2026

08/29/2026

Birthday cake being served today @5!

08/28/2026

Come out tonight!

08/28/2026

Part 3: What other options do we actually have?

I’m not an engineer, but before we accept $180 million or lose the lake as our only choices, we should be asking better questions.

Is the sediment really toxic? Can some be reused? Can we reduce it before hauling it? Are there cheaper dam options? Can this be done in phases?

Around here, when something breaks, we don’t just throw it away.

We work the problem.

Next: What does it cost us to lose Versailles Lake?