Friday, April 26, 2024

Proof names Mike Wajda Executive Chef

21c Museum Hotels has announced the appointment of Mike Wajda as executive chef of Proof on Main restaurant at 21c Louisville, 702 W. Main St. Wajda  comes to Proof from the Michael Mina Group, where,...

Restaurant tid-bits, September edition Part I

I. Anthony Lamas, chef/owner of Seviche, A Latin Restaurant, Bardstown Rd., is among more than a dozen chefs from around the country invited to the James Beard Foundation’s fifth Chefs Boot Camp for Policy...

See chef Lee on TV this eve on ABC

MilkWood and 610 Magnolia chef-owner Edward Lee will make his first national network TV appearance—in prime time, no less—on ABC’s The Taste, tonight at 8 p.m. Lee past TV appearances include kicking star chef Jose...

Loop 22 refocuses menu

Eric Morris, co-owner of Loop 22, 2222 Dundee Rd., will refocus the menu on value-priced small plates and bargain well drinks. The changes were prompted by the rigors of a weird first year, plagued...

Lilly’s celebrates the stars; Proof celebrates the pig

Two special meals Thursday, Nov. 19 will celebrate the gamut of life, from the manifold delights of the lowly pig, to the manifold wonders of the starry universe. Lilly’s, 1147 Bardstown Rd., will honor...

Varanese beer dinner to feature Against the Grain brews

Tuesday, August 12, 6:30 p.m., Varanese, Frankfort Ave., will host a 4-course dinner pairing special dishes with a variety of beers concocted by Against the Grain Brewery, 401 E. Main St.  Brewery Owner and...

Martinez to open next M&BB in former St. Charles Exchange spot

As soon as word circulated that St. Charles Exchange, 113 S. Seventh St., was folding, speculation began about how that prime downtown space would be used next. F&D has gotten word that Fernando Martinez...

Bourbon and Broadway dinner at Varanese

Thursday, Aug 28, 6:30 p.m., Varanese, Frankfort Ave., will  celebrate the start of the new Broadway in Louisville theater season with a 4-course dinner inspired by shows on the new season’s schedule. During the...

Six up-and-coming Louisville chefs to descend on the Beard House

Six young local chefs–and a bartender–will head to New York Monday, March 23 to cook up a storm at the James Beard House. Their dinner, dubbed "Louisville Young Guns and Bourbon," will be a...

A conversation between Kentucky chefs Ouita Michel and Samantha Fore

Samantha Fore: I mean, I just, it’s odd for me to say I’m a chef. Ouita Michel: You’re a culinary leader. Snack queen. A free registration is required to view articles at Plate, but if you're...