History in the glass on the menu during De La Torre’s Raventos wine dinner May 22
Louisville diners are treated to lots of wine dinners, but this one appears to be a bit special.
The De La Torre’s (1606 Bardstown Rd.) Raventos wine dinner, set for Wednesday, May 22, at 7 p.m., will feature Arnau Roca, who is coming from Barcelona as special guest.
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Oh, the chefs, they are a changin’
Less than a month after he was made executive chef at the St. Charles Exchange, Tyler Powell is on his way to The Silver Dollar, the red-hot honky-tonk in Clifton, where he’ll assume the same title.
Powell had recently replaced Patrick McCandless as the executive chef at the one-year-old St. Charles, but apparently had been in talks with Silver Dollar operators for some time about the move.
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Big honor: Louisville chosen to host James Beard Foundation Boot Camp
We know, the headline ain’t so sexy, but we’re sticking with the facts and hoping you read further—because this event is significant for li’l ol’ Louisville.
Our fair city has been chosen to host the second-annual James Beard Foundation‘s Chefs Boot Camp for Policy Change.
Since those outside the culinary world might not realize why this is important, allow us to explain why it is.
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Chef John Varanese named in Best Chefs America book
Chef John Varanese, of Varanese Restaurant, has been honored as one of the country’s top culinary talents in the premier edition of Best Chefs America.
This is the first-ever industry peer review of U.S. chefs chosen as a result of extensive interviews between fellow chefs and Best Chefs America analysts. Chef Varanese will be showcased in an informative and exquisitely produced, 386-page coffee table book that will be available for sale on March 1, 2013.
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When celebrity chefs don’t deliver
Restaurant fanatics are all abuzz of late over New York Times dining critic, Pete Wells’ torturous review of celeb-chef Guy Fieri’s new restaurant in Times Square.
If you haven’t read the review, it’s definitely interesting. But just as interesting is Wall Street Journal contributor Charles Passy’s question of whether Fieri’s fumble may signal the end of the celebrity chef.
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Chicago chef Bryce Caron at 610 Magnolia for guest stint
610 Magnolia is showcasing two tasting menus from Chicago’s Bryce Caron this week
Caron is one of Food and Wine Magazine’s best new pastry chefs of 2012 and Time Out Chicago’s break-out chefs of the year. Saturday’s collaboration with 610 Magnolia chef de cuisine Nick Sullivan, a 10-course southern degustation is sold out. But seats are still available for Wednesday’s dinner in the Wine Studio. Click to read the article…
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Asiatique’s new menu and Thursday wine dinner
Normally, we put new menu information in our press release section because it’s not always news.
The new lineup at Asiatique, however, is an exception because, well, it’s exceptional. Asiatique executive chef and co-founder Peng Looi insisted, “My customers would kill me if I did a complete overhaul,” but to our eyes, this is at the very least a major makeover, a fusion-fest of international cuisines, which is what he does best. Click to read the article…
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610 Magnolia’s Edward Lee to publish cookbook in May
He’s talked about it for quite a while, and now it’s coming to fruition.
Edward Lee, creator of 610 Magnolia’s always clever and ever-changing cuisine, is publishing a cookbook titled “Smoke and Pickles” in May. Given that Lee has a bachelor’s in literature from New York University, it should be well done. Eater Louisville has a brief video on the book and provides a nice look into what to expect. Click here to read the full story.
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