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.
Now here’s something we found interesting as we were reflecting on Food & Dining’s coverage of the local restaurant industry: in the over 14 years or so and 58 issues of the magazine, this column has noted that restaurant...
Thrillist, everyone’s favorite online listicle source, has named Chik’n & Mi, 2319 Brownsboro Rd, Louisville’s best new restaurant.
The Thrillist citation cites the trepidation that owners Jason McCollum and Aenith Sananikone-McCollum at first felt when they opened in a location...
This past week has seen the closing of two area restaurants, Loui Loui’s Detroit-style Pizza, at 10212 Taylorsville Rd, Jeffersontown, has closed, but the business has been sold and will reopen soon as a Bearno’s Pizza. Corbett’s – An...
Amusingly named cocktails are at the center of attention today and for the next few weeks. last week, Lilly’s Bistro challenged several Bardstown Rd. bartenders to create new cocktails honoring the achievements of the astronomer Edwin Hubble, who briefly...
Dine out at a participating restaurant today, Wednesday, Nov. 15 and 25% of your bill will be donated to House of Ruth. House of Ruth is a volunteer organization that provides housing and support services such as financial assistance...
Thursday, Nov. 16 at 6:30 p.m., Varanese, 2106 Frankfort Ave., will host a Fall Harvest Feast, a special dinner with seasonal wine pairings chosen by sommelier John Johnson of The Wine Rack who has chosen different varietals to match...
If you have been reading the Thanksgiving food stories that have been appearing already, and sighing with resignation at the prospect of having to cook something spectacular, here is a list of the local restaurants who will be serving...
Is it just our imagination, or has the Louisville dining scene been graced all of a sudden with a rich variety of Italian restaurants? The two newest to hit the market are in Germantown and out on S. Hurstbourne,...
Thursday, Nov. 9, from 6-9 p.m., Gordon Biersch Restaurant and Brewery, Fourth St. Live, will celebrate Veterans’ Day with a special tapping of their Veterans Day IPA, $3 pint drafts of the American IPA style ale, and bluegrass music...
ROC, the Highlands Italian restaurant at 1327 Bardstown Rd., (look for the American and Italian flags hanging from the pergola over the patio) has gradually been extending their service. A few weeks ago, ROC introduced a Sunday brunch from 11...
