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.
A good New Year’s resolution that is easy enough to keep is to pledge to learn a few new recipes this year, and to actually cook them. the Picarescala Culinary Institute is ready to give you a head start...
Perhaps lists of people, places and things will soon be outpacing cat videos as the most popular hits on the internet. (I myself am drawn to things like “Celebrities with ugly spouses” and “Tattoos people will soon regret,” and...
Dennie Humphrey, owner of The Monkey Wrench, the popular bar, restaurant and music showcase at 1025 Barret Ave., has decided to rent out the kitchen and restaurant space–which will be known as The Monkey’s Uncle Grill–to Matt Davis and...
New Years Eve is a party time for everyone–except those poor restaurant industry workers who will be serving. So tip like you are Sinatra (I think that means tip big; I would hate to think that Ol’ Blue Eyes...
Even in the depths of winter the local restaurant world is churning, offering new options, and sadly bidding adieu to old friends. Burger trucks and beer pubs are leaving, and even more pizza joints are arriving. Here’s what’s been...
There are lots of reasons for dining out during Christmas other than that the neighbor’s dogs stole your Christmas dinner. And, though Chinese restaurants are the classic choice, there are lots of other possibilities around town. Here are some...
Ann Marie's Bacon Bar has an obvious focus, clearly spelled out in its name. Owner Ann Marie Dunlap’s restaurant idea, open now at 10301 Taylorsville Rd. in Jeffersontown, seems to have filled a need, for the restaurant had to...
Monday evenings, January through March, Mayan Cafe, Market St., will offer tamale and tequila specials, in addition to the regular menu. Aged craft tequilas will be paired with Chef Bruce’s handmade tamales, with different fillings featured each week. All...
Opening two immediately popular restaurants within months of each other earlier this year was apparently not enough for chefs Dustin Staggers and Griffin Paulin of Roux and Rumplings Slurp Shop. Now they are collaborating with Loop 22’s Eric Morris...
The glory days of Jay's Cafeteria are long over. Before it closed six years ago, it was a meeting place for politicians from across the city, families dining after church on Sunday, and those-in-the-know from all over who relished...
