Julie DeFriend named GM for 8UP
Julie DeFriend, who has had a long and varied career in several top area restaurants, has been named General Manager at 8UP Elevated Drinkery & Kitchen, the restaurant atop the Hilton Garden Inn at...
Le Moo gets national notice as a Top 25 Steakhouse
There are a lot of “Best” lists going around, an inevitable result of our clickbait age. But, recognition is recognition, and a new Louisville restaurant has recently been so recognized.
The Food Network has included...
Volare’s Joshua Moore chosen Chef of the Year by Certified Angus Beef®
Here's the beef: Josh Moore of Volare Italian Ristorante in Louisville, Ky., was named Chef of the Year at the Certified Angus Beef ® brand’s recently concluded annual conference in Asheville, NC.
Chef Moore and...
Icons of Whisky: Bourbons Bistro is Bar of the Year (again)
For the second year in a row, Bourbons Bistro was awarded Bar of the Year (2023), a sub-category of the prestigious Icons of Whisky awards presented by American Whisky Magazine.
The Icons of Whisky Awards...
Glittering prizes: Triple A bestows Four Diamonds on six Louisville hotels and two restaurants
"Long before there were websites, social networks and consumer reviews to help travelers find a clean hotel and a good meal, AAA inspectors were looking under beds and tasting the meatloaf all along North...
Bourbons Bistro achieves international recognition as Bar of the Year
On February 8 during a live-streamed broadcast of the "Icons of Whisky" awards, Bourbons Bistro was recognized as "Bar of the Year."
The awards were sponsored and presented by American Whisky Magazine. The complete awards...
Local Chef Ed Lee news – new TV show, a pair of restaurants and more
There is a lot of Ed Lee news in recent weeks. Restaurateur Edward Lee, of 610 Magnolia and Milkwood renown locally, in addition to opening soon Whiskey Dry at Fourth St. Live!, is planning a...
Lee and Cary make James Beard Foundation’s regional lists again
The annual nominations for James Beard awards have been announced, and local chefs Edward Lee, of 610 Magnolia and Milkwood, and Kathy Cary of Lilly's, have again been nominated as semi-finalists for Best Chef...
Chef Edward lee and Lindsey Ofcacek Announce Grants for Women in Kentucky Culinary Industry
Last week, we passed along the announcement of a local female chef and a beverage director being chosen for the first all-female advisory council at Atlanta Food and Wine festival. In the same day,...
National G names Louisville one of the world’s best food cities!
Unfortunately, what catches the National Geographic’s editors’ fancy, and therefore merits this seemingly exalted notice, is merely the Hot Brown, which the magazine’s web page describes as “an open-faced turkey sandwich on Texas toast...
