Friday, May 3, 2024

Passover pastry secrets at 610 Magnolia

Baking for Passover is among the trickier cooking tasks a dedicated baker can confront.  Wheat flour is verboten, no corn product sweeteners either. But baking tempting desserts for Passover can be done, as Paula Shoyer...

Upcoming wine dinners offer great way to explore menus and wines

We have long held that the special wine dinners various restaurants offer are among the best entertainment values in town. Chefs try out dishes not on their regular menus that pair best with the range...

de la Torres sold; Louvino wine bar to take over space

The 25-year run of Miguel and Maggie de la Torres will end April 11, when they will turn over the keys to their eponymous Spanish restaurant (and adjoining tapas bar, La Bodega) to the...

Local “Celebrity Chef” to Cook for Winston’s Fundraiser

Instead of looking to out-of-town chefs, as they sometimes have in the past for their “celebrity chef” fundraising dinner, Winston’s Restaurant has asked Josh Bettis, executive chef of the Brown Hotel to present a...

That Place Downstairs opens in lower level of Mussels & Burgers Bar

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...

Dean Corbett and Shawn Ward among four partners overhauling The Brewery

If you like The Brewery, here’s some great news: It’s going to get even better. Way better. Under the banner of Louisville Eats Good LLC, Dean Corbett (owner of Equus, Jack’s Lounge and Corbett’s: An American...

Grasshoppers is gone; After-party hopes to make debt go away too

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...

If you want to run a food truck, the Food Network wants to hear...

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...

DiRoNA Conference in October another feather in cap of Louisville food scene

Chefs and restaurateurs from the U.S., Canada and Mexico will meet in a Distinguished Restaurants of North America conference Oct. 5-8 at the Brown Hotel. DiRoNA was founded in 1990 to raise dining standards and...

First J. Gumbo’s in Southern Indiana opens in Quad Cafe

Quad Cafe, located in the always-interesting Quartermaster Center in Jeffersonville, turned a year old this month, and celebrated by adding Southern Indiana's first J. Gumbo's. Mark Swank, owner of Quad Cafe, 103 Quartermaster Ct.,  has...