Friday, April 26, 2024

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...

Fork + Bottle dinners to start at Proof on Main

It is always fun to see what new ideas restaurants come up with to give new tweaks to the always-reliable wine dinner. Starting Thursday, Feb. 26 at 6:30 p.m., Proof on Main, 702 W....

John Varanese opens River House

Chef John Varanese is getting ready to open his new riverfront restaurant, River House Restaurant & Raw Bar, with a soft public opening, with media coverage, on Monday, Feb. 29. The full grand opening...

K.T.’s gets new owner; Austin’s sold for other uses

Two long-standing, American roadhouse style restaurants and watering holes, K.T.'s and Austin's have been sold to new owners. The popular, long-lived Lexington Rd. restaurant and bar, K.T.’s has been sold to Kevin Grangier, owner of...

The Joy Luck opens on Bardstown Road

The little shotgun house across from the Mid-City Mall has seen many restaurants come and go, most recently Kashmir Indian, which has moved a few doors down.  Now the site at 1285 Bardstown Rd....

Lamas to use a cookbook for special dinner!

Of course, it will be his own cookbook, the forthcoming "Southern Heat" written with Gwen Pratesi, who will be a guest at the event. The dinner marking the publication of Anthony Lamas’s first cookbook...

Hot Box Eatery newest downtown lunch spot

Downtown certainly has a strong selection of places for office workers to eat lunch, but a new one, Hot Box Eatery, will open soon at 438 W. Market St., at the corner of Fifth. The...

KFC jumps on spicy chicken bandwagon

Watch out Joella’s! Look sharp, Royals!  You’ve made The Colonel worried, and he is trying to play catch-up. So-called Nashville Hot Chicken is coming to all 4000+ KFC stores this week. Just the fourth flavor...

Awards season recognizes local restaurants and chefs

A variety of industry awards have recognized several chefs and restaurants around Kentucky. The most notable is the James Beard Awards, a massive list of potential honorees in a seemingly endless list of categories,...

Omni Hotel plans to add two restaurants

The Omni Hotel’s construction proceeds apace – and is even reported to be ahead of schedule. So the time has come for it to start making plans for what happens next. And one of...