Ron Mikulak
(Executive Editor) Ron Mikulak, a founding staff member and former Editor-in-Chief of F&D, has also served as the Assistant Food Editor at the Courier-Journal, where for nine years he managed the test kitchen, cooked hundreds of restaurant dishes requested by C-J readers for the "Cook's Corner" column and developed his own recipes for feature articles. After retiring from the newspaper in 2013 he happily returned to F&D, where he now writes the popular columns “Cooking with Ron” and "Comings and Goings." Ron also pens the pithy restaurant guide blurbs that try to capture the spirit of all the area restaurants.
The Courier-Journal reported recently on plans by Heather Burks and James Gunnoe, owners of Eiderdown, the popular Germantown restaurant on Goss Ave., to expand into adjacent properties—if the Zoning Board will approve a change from non-conforming residential to commercial.
The plans...
Edward Lee of 610 Magnolia and MilkWood, and Kathy Cary of Lilly's, have both been named finalists in this year's James Beard Foundation awards in the category of Best Chef in the Southeast. There are three others finalists from...
It has been a busy couple of years for Fernando martinez, his wife Cristina, and his ever-growing crew. His fourth new restaurant, That Place Downstairs,is set to open next Thursday (March 27th).
Martinez, who started Havana Rumba and Mojitos, then...
Brazeiros Churrascaria, the Brazilian grill house restaurant, has opened in Fourth Street Live. It is serving its dramatic and entertaining style of wood-grilled meats, served on long skewers and sliced at the table by strolling "gaucho chefs" during its...
It took only a long , long night for the owners of Cake Flour to close down its NuLu store and remove all the fixtures, but it has taken over two months to get their new space in the...
An "After-party" to celebrate Grasshoppers Distribution, mourn its passing, and raise funds to retire its debt will take place Monday, March 17, 5-8 p.m. at Harvest, 624 E. Market St.
The effort to connect local farmers more directly with consumers...
The casting call for Season 5 of "The Great Food Truck Race" on The Food Network is now open.
Louisville seems to be the current darling of food reality TV. The call is out for participants in the new season...
Matt Mershon was an experienced restaurant manager when he was asked to become managing partner at Deke’s Marketplace Grill in 2001.
A veteran of full-service standards such as the Bristol Bar & Grille and Jack Fry’s, Deke’s (named for then-owner...
The Derby prep races are under way. Futures betting has started. The C-J has run a story about Derby hats—men's hats. And now, the third annual Derby Burger Challenge!
The Kentucky Beef Council, always looking for a way to promote...
Louisville diners have an embarrassment of riches this week. 211 Clover Lane, Limestone and Bristol Bar & Grill all are offering special wine dinners, events that are perhaps the best value in local dining.
For wine dinners, chefs concoct a...
