Two wine dinners offer embarrassment of riches
Two wine dinners scheduled for Tuesday, March 24 offer adventurous diners and curious wine drinkers a dilemma: which to choose. Varanese, 2106 Frankfort Ave., will pair six wines from the Chalk Hill and Kuleto...
Craft Beer: Where it has been, and where it is going
In 1976, the birth of New Albion Brewing Company in California presaged a revolution in beer. Four decades later, under the nom de plume of “craft beer,” the revolution seems permanently embedded in American...
Champagne and Steak at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse March 19
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse is marking its 50th anniversary in the restaurant business with a series of special “Veuve Clicquot Champagne Dinners” at its outlets around the country. The Louisville restaurant at 6100 Dutchman’s Ln....
Six up-and-coming Louisville chefs to descend on the Beard House
Six young local chefs–and a bartender–will head to New York Monday, March 23 to cook up a storm at the James Beard House. Their dinner, dubbed "Louisville Young Guns and Bourbon," will be a...
Prepare your senses for 17th annual Gravity Head Festival
Those who admire beer with big body, assertive flavor and high levels of alcohol will have lots to sample at New Albanian Brewing company’s annual Gravity Head event, beginning at 7 a.m. Friday, Feb....
Tailspin Ale Fest expands to 2 days
Let the beer festivals begin! There were plenty of them last year, and the first of 2015, the Tailspin Ale Fest, is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20 and 21. Last year’s event...
2 special events to feature Bourbon, S. American wines
Those savvy and in-the-know about the value of the special wine, beer or whisky-focused events that restaurants around town schedule periodically will be sure to hop on to one or both of the offerings...
Fans of corn whisky will find plenty of fun things to do at 2015...
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20 and 21 the third annual Bourbon Classic at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, 501 W. Main St., will bring together distilleries, chefs, bartenders and spirits experts of all...
Distiller Fred Noe to pour drinks at Bourbons Bistro
Monday, Feb. 9, beginning at 6:30, Jim Beam master distiller Fred Noe will be the guest bartender as Beam rolls out its new Jim Beam Bonded bourbon at a launch party at Bourbons Bistro,...
Modern Day Moonshine
Shop any decent liquor store and you’ll find a growing number of clear spirits that aren’t gin, vodka or rum. I’m talking moonshine, a debatably named clear liquor and tasty tribute to the turbulent...
