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Edibles & Potables: Carp(e) diem, or a Christmas in Slovakia, 1991

As a reminder, "Edibles & Potables" is F&D's Sunday slot for food and dining topics that range outside our customary Metro Louisville coverage area, and every other Wednesday (more or less) is given over...

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...

The LEE Initiative’s Maker’s Mark CommUNITY Batch arrives for Giving Tuesday

Here at F&D, we believe that education is good. Consequently, as a refresher, The LEE Initiative, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is an acronym for Let’s Empower Employment. When we see a need for more diversity, equity,...

Grub at Gravely: An in-house food menu at Gravely Brewing

F&D's fortnightly "Hip Hops" beer column appeared as scheduled yesterday, but just as it was being finished and readied for publication, Gravely Brewing Company (514 Baxter Ave.) announced its new Grub at Gravely menu. Let's...

Hip Hops: Visiting Netherlands, enjoying beer memories, and coming to a workplace crossroads

Tomorrow there'll be a stand-alone post about the new food menu at Gravely Brewing. In October my wife and I spent quality time in the Dutch cities of Arnhem (to the east, near the German...

Hip Hops: BBC’s 30th; Louisville Beer Week; and a new SoIN beer festival for...

Turning to F&D's Department of Beer Festivals Past, Present and Future...  I. The Past: BBC turns 30. While I concede that this event is not a "fest" as such, I attended a great many beer bashes...

The Cocktail Contessa: Mix less and mingle more with batched cocktails

https://issuu.com/foodanddiningmagazine/docs/f_d_fall_2023/18 F&D's Cocktail Contessa columnist Heather Wibbels is an award-winning whiskey and cocktail author and the managing director of Bourbon Women. She is a digital content creator and photographer, creating whiskey drinkers one cocktail at...

Hip Hops: Copenhagen daydreamin’ (about pilsner and herring, naturally)

I haven’t visited Denmark's wonderful capital city of Copenhagen often enough in recent years. This negligence is being rectified as you read. Copenhagen (population 775,000) has remained a great favorite since my first trip...

“Come on in and have a beer” at The Shop, new to Crescent Hill

As reported in the CJ, The Shop has opened at 2708 Frankfort Ave in Crescent Hill (web; Fb). The web site offers an "eat local" list complete with links to order, and I'm assuming...

Hip Hops: Steins on Main, Hop Atomica in Germantown and flight plans to Europa

Two items today in an abbreviated Hip Hops column. Vacation beckons, beer and herring await, and I'll be relatively brief by my usual standards. However, if longevity-winded reading is what you crave, check out...