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For good reason, Louisville’s restaurant scene has attracted a lot of national attention lately, and at least for Steve Coomes, one of our contributors, the lion’s share of credit for that attention is deserved by the kitchen, not in...
You don’t have to be a Leo DiCaprio lover to find the June 1 Great Gatsby Dinner at The Oakroom a great event. The five-course dinner will, no doubt, be an appropriately flashy presentation set in the period-correct dining room,...
Before we get all serious and newsy … how do you not love a place named Moonshine University? Does it not make you wonder if going back to college would be the right thing to do—if and only if—you...
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,...
Some 213 beers from 60 breweries will poured at this weekend’s Highlands Beer Festival, held from 5-9 p.m. inside Mid-City Mall (1250 Bardstown Road). The Festival is sponsored by the ever-generous and always beer-minded folks at ValuMarket, whose growler offerings...
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...
The Disco Ball is the name for this year’s annual APRON fundraiser scheduled for June 2. Themed “We Are Family,” the event will feature restaurants serving cocktails, appetizers and desserts to what will likely be a large crowd. If you missed...
The Louisville Visual Arts Association’s third-annual Bacon Ball is leaving the Louisville Water Tower site for more a spacious pen at Oxmoor Farm, located just behind Oxmoor Mall. Last year’s event drew 1,200 bacon lovers, requiring the switch to a...
Though the official grand opening of Sidebar at Whiskey Row isn’t scheduled until May 14, the better burger, cocktail-centered, classy-casual restaurant officially opened to the public this week for both lunch and dinner. Located at 129 N. Second Street (directly...
Saturday’s fifth-annual Buy Local Fair is setting up to be a doozy not only for people who support local businesses, but for lovers of local foods and beer. Sponsored by the Louisville Independent Business Alliance (LIBA), the event has grown...