Hip Hops: Falls City’s new kitchen tenant will be (envelope please) Parlour Pizza
(January 14 update: Since Kevin Gibson broke this story, the principal players have clarified the forthcoming Parlour/Falls City venture, such that a more accurate way to view the arrangement is "Parlour to open sixth...
Hip Hops: Liteweights ascendent, or the Empire of the Wet Air (1975 – 2024)
When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
-- 1 Corinthians 13:11-12
American...
Famed Derby Winning Jockey Pat Day to Tell Life Story at High Tea
The Sword and The Scone, 1915 Blankenbaker Parkway, will serve a special high tea with honored guest Kentucky Derby winning jockey Pat Day on April 22 from 3 to 5 p.m. Â The famous jockey...
The Bar Belle asks: Why the 24-ounce cans of beer at concert and sports...
It's been a while since we checked in with The Bar Belle, aka Sara Havens, the "Queen Jester of Louisville’s Nightlife." You can find The Bar Belle column right here inside quarterly print editions...
Hip Hops: Be thankful for what you got, because …
Each year at Thanksgiving, I give a listen to William DeVaughn's 1974 hit "Be Thankful for What You Got," and spend a few minutes contemplating the stodgy durability of my 2009 Ford Fusion.
Verily, I...
Here’s 10 Four Roses Bourbon Cocktails You Can Totally Judge This Month
Starting Saturday, November 10, you’ll have three weeks to walk through Nulu and pass judgement on ten original cocktails made with Four Roses Bourbon by local bartenders and decide which of them will get...
The demise of Flat12 Bierwerks Jeffersonville is a reflection of craft beer’s growing pains
Food & Dining Magazine has learned that Flat12 Bierwerks Jeffersonville (130 W. Riverside Dr.) is closed for good after a final day of business on Friday, December 20. This news seems simple enough, although...
Hip Hops: A 1987 visit to Munich’s legendary Mathäser Bierstadt, Part Two

The short video embedded here, as shot at Munich's Mathäser Bierstadt in 1989, is simply amazing. When I shared it with Dick Nixon, he became emotional. So did I.
Last week in Part One, I...
Edibles & Potables: Ancient food traditions for the winter solstice (and Saturnalia)
The Winter 2023 issue of Food & Dining Magazine is now available in all the familiar places: Louisville area eateries and food shops, newsstands and online. Click here to check it out.
For the record,...
Hip Hops: Tell me what you remember about Fat Cat’s Deli & Pub
Talk about a buzz kill.
Every time you recall a memory it has changed from the original experience. Whatever has happened since has influenced your retelling of that moment. We are not static animals; we’re...
