Charim Korean Restaurant
Pull up a chair for home cooking — Korean style.
When chef/owner Yeon-Hee Chung talks about her restaurant, Charim, the conversation keeps coming back to the nokdojeon. “This is very authentic food,” she says of...
Havana Rumba Express & Tapas Bar
Cuban goes fast-casual—But wait! There’s more!
Marcos Lorenzo and his Havana Rumba co-owners had a goal when they came up with the concept for Havana Rumba Express and Tapas Bar: lean, mean, and easily replicated.
But...
Wiltshire at the Speed — talents combine for artful eating
For three years a massive project has been going on at the Speed Art Museum, a transformation of the staid 1927 Neo-classical landmark into a new space that will be a center of education,...
Pick 3 — Wild Rita’s Profile
When Todd Blue needed someone to re-invent the 445 E. Market St. space once occupied by terrific restaurants like Primo and Mozz, he contacted an expert.
J.D. Rothberg, who made his mark in Louisville creating...
Pick 3 — Buck’s Restaurant Profile
By the entrance to Buck’s, the elegant restaurant on the ground floor of the quietly chic Mayflower Apartments building in Old Louisville, there is a curious plaque, listing all the different restaurants that have...
Dragon King’s Daughter
Osaka meets Oaxaca: How a Japanese chef discovered Mexico in Kentucky.
The cuisine at Dragon King's Daughter flashes more passports than a Jason Bourne movie. Chef Toki Masabuchi’s dishes, based on Japanese classics, are prone to...
Brasserie Provence – Traditional southern French brasserie
When he was just a 16-year-old serving tourists on the beach in his home city of Cannes, Guy Genoud knew that one day, he would open his own restaurant.
He could envision every detail: It...
Easy Entertaining — Farmers’ Market Inspired Elegant but Easy Summer Party
We like what late summer here in the Ohio Valley provides us for parties — long, lazy afternoons and evenings; patios and decks ideal for grilling and eating al fresco; sitting in the dark...
Easy Entertaining: Downtown Triple Crown
On the first Saturday in May, Derby season is celebrated in Kentucky and throughout the region. As we hope for another Triple Crown winner, people begin the festivities weeks before the Derby, party hard...