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(Web Editor / Columnist / Feature Writer) An entrepreneur, educator, and innovator with more than a quarter-century of hands-on experience and expertise as a brewer, restaurateur, and commentator. As the leader of New Albany’s Sportstime Pizza/Rich O’s Public House (which later became New Albanian Brewing Company), Baylor played a seminal role in Louisville’s craft beer renaissance. Currently, he is the beer director at Pints&union in New Albany. Baylor’s “Hip Hops” columns on beer-related subjects have been a fixture in F&D since 2005, and he was named the magazine's digital editor in 2019.
When the Louisville Business First header first appeared in my social media feed, I began scrolling down the list of the many Louisville-area "festive" cafes: A festive Louisville cafe will close permanently later this month. Thanksgiving is for Giblets...
Since Shack in the Back BBQ's inception way back in 2006, the Fairdale restaurant held court in a small log home built in 1896—that is, until the shack (building) was sold in September 2021 and demolished to make way...
Last week on social media, Trifecta (1791 Brownsboro Road) revealed its closing, at least for now. "Trifecta has ceased operations in Clifton. We are looking for a new location. Thank you all for your support." Kevin Gibson has the back story...
A diverse ecosystem will also be resilient, because it contains many species with overlapping ecological functions that can partially replace one another…in other words, the more complex the network is, the more complex its pattern of interconnections, the more...
For detailed information about the 2022 Ukrainian refugee crisis, consult Wikipedia. The (Russian) invasion caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II and its aftermath, is the first of its kind in Europe since the Yugoslav Wars in the...
 New Albany's dining scene is once again generating headlines. There's a lot to unpack here, so we'll begin with the June 1 return of Toast on Market, which prior to the pandemic was THE New Albany breakfast spot. However the...
(Edibles & Potables will return next Sunday) Over at The Bar Belle, Sara Havens has the story of a little Big Bar that could (quadruple its floor space), even if the process took four years, because at the end of...
The Fat Lamb is next up for APRON Inc.'s Chef in a Box promotion, but first the bigger picture. Food & Dining Magazine continues to preview the coming Chef in a Box offering. It's a tasty fundraising project dating to the...
Tickets for the 2022 Kentucky Bourbon Festival in Bardstown, Kentucky (Sept. 16-18, 2022) have gone on sale. The festival returns for its 31st year during National Bourbon Heritage Month. According to Randy Prasse, president and COO of Kentucky Bourbon Festival,...
Culinary Crossroads shines a spotlight on the people, products, places and services that define Indiana’s culinary landscape and help make Indiana the place where people want to live, work and play. The Culinary Crossroads collaborative dinner described below takes place...