Manny & Merle’s: Tony Palombino’s latest brainstorm, adds country funk to Whiskey Row
Tony Palombino is at it again.
The dining-concept king who brought fish tacos and potato-topped pizza to Louisville is now serving up “ModMex” cuisine washed down with bourbon and tequila and followed by a chaser of live music in a honkytonk on West Main Street’s Whiskey Row.
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St. Charles Exchange: A Side of History
St. Charles Exchange once again encourages guests to linger in Victorian-era building.
TThrough their décor and menu offerings, many restaurants in Louisville transport you to another place, but St. Charles Exchange transports you to another time. Open just since Derby 2012, it already feels like it’s been welcoming visitors since the turn of the century — the 20th century.
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Bistro 1860: Old Friends Partner to Create a New Fine Dining Experience
Where Brownsboro Road ends its downhill run at Beargrass Creek sits a two-story farmhouse built 153 years ago when the surrounding area was bucolic farmland rather than today’s odd blend of residential and industrial.
Now painted a distinctive (some say shocking) deep mustard yellow, it stands out from its surroundings , which is exactly the intention of the proprietors Ron Kayrouz and Terry Feraday, who intend the latest entry in Louisville’s fine dining scene, Bistro 1860, to be noticed.
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Relish: Susan Seiller embraces high-flavor, healthful food in an underserved location.
After selling Jack Fry’s in 2008 following a wildly successful two-decade run, Susan Seiller, 58, took a break to travel, hike, and take up the African djembe drum.
Far from retirement, those years were a recharging period before she set out to create something new. All the while, a radically different dining concept was nudging at her. Relish — a café offering dine-in and gourmet-to-go options — is the result.
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Game: Adam Burress and Chase Mucerino hunt it down, grind it up and feed it to devoted customers.
Burress and Mucerino pair-bonded at Sullivan College ten years ago and worked their way together through kitchens including Blu, Jeff Ruby’s, and Seviche before opening Hammerheads, the popular gourmet-bar-food dive in Germantown.
In February — with Hammerheads successful to the point of turning patrons away—the two opened Game, a burger joint with the viewpoint that just about any animal tastes good when ground, formed into a patty, and served on a bun. Kangaroo? Check. Wild boar? Check. Camel? It showed up as a special in March.
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From Good to Great — Anchorage Cafe spreads its creative wings
Something from here, and a bit from there, falls nicely into place at the Anchorage Café — an upscale (or is it traditional?) coffee shop in the heart of “downtown” Anchorage.
A creation of Bruce Lake and his wife Courtney, the Anchorage Café began two Derbies ago as an espresso bar with a little lunchtime fare — and some darned good coffee. The coffee’s still terrific, but the café soon added breakfast, and now light dinners are served out on the terrace under the stars.
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John Varanese’s Big Night in the Big Apple at the Beard House
A lot is made of a chef’s journey to cook at the James Beard House in Manhattan — and for good reason.
It’s the showplace for America’s culinary talent. But any visitor to the kitchen of this iconic American dining spot knows it’s a tough place to cook. Read in our fall issue about Louisville chef John Varanese’s big night at the Beard House to see how tough it is. To read the full story, click here and scroll to page 20.
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Guaca Mole “en Fuego”
For those of you who chose French over Spanish in high school,
The translated title of this terrific story is Guaca Mole on Fire. (So there you have it … all the Spanish we know in one sentence. Class dismissed.)
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365 Days of Chocolate
The little girl who learned to cook in her grandmother’s New Mexican kitchen has grown up to bring a sophisticated option to the candy connoisseurs of Louisville Metro.
A few years ago, 29 year-old Erika Chavez-Graziano was working on her economics degree in Binghamton, New York and making truffles for “friends, family, pot lucks . . .” When she moved to Louisville for the sake of a relationship, she thought she might be able to earn a living making truffles. Soon after, she opened Cellar Door Chocolates.
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