Sunday, May 19, 2024

Local Chef Ed Lee news – new TV show, a pair of restaurants and more

There is a lot of Ed Lee news in recent weeks. Restaurateur Edward Lee, of 610 Magnolia and Milkwood renown locally, in addition to opening soon Whiskey Dry at Fourth St. Live!, is planning a...

MasterChef Finalist Brandi Mudd Joins New MasterChef Summer Camp (Shares Recipe)

Last week, we reported on Louisville native Gerron Hurt being on the current season 9 of MasterChef (where home cooks compete for $250,000 and other prizes), and we shared some advice for him from Brandi Mudd...

Anoosh Shariat’s amazing journey

34 years. That's how long it's been since Chef Anoosh Shariat kicked off his kitchen career in Louisville at the long-departed Remington's, a debut followed by a decade-long run at his namesake Shariat's, then to...

Loreal Gavin announced as the new executive chef at Harvest

Loreal Gavin is a sixth generation farmer, author of The Butcher Babe Cookbook, a talented artist, and a television personality (Gavin's digital series on CMT is Downtown Farmer). Gavin's also the new Executive Chef at...

The LEE Initiative has announced its 2022 Women Culinary and Spirits Program schedule

The LEE Initiative has announced its 2022 Women Culinary and Spirits Program schedule, with applications for the mentorship program opening on Thursday, February 24. WOMEN CULINARY AND SPIRITS PROGRAM The Women Culinary and Spirits Program creates a...

Taste of the Bluegrass Trail: Rough River Dam Brought Out The Country Girl In...

With perhaps the most humble curb appeal (but shortest day trip from Louisville) of the state parks I've visited so far, Rough River Dam State Resort Park offers visitors summer activities in a very...

ROC, Fork & Barrel open now

Two new finer-dining restaurants have opened this week, the long-awaited ROC, at 1327 Bardstown Rd., which has been under renovation for a while, and Fork & Barrel, a fairly quick conversion of the former...

Louis le Francais closed; Louis the chef/owner retires

Louis Retailleau, chef-owner of Louis le Francais, has closed his charming French provincial restaurant at 133 E. Market St, New Albany, upon his decision to retire from the restaurant business. A native of the Mid-Pyrenees...

Korean BBQ dinner at 610 Magnolia

Friday, July 8 and Saturday, July 9, at 6:30 p.m., 610 Magnolia will serve a special Korean BBQ dinner. This event has become a summer tradition, which, the restaurant warns, usually sells out early. The...

Special dinners fill this week

A bountiful choice of special dinners pose hard choices for Louisville-area diners this week. A Bourbon dinner at a distillery? Italian food paired with sparkling wines? An ides of March dinner with small dishes...