Thursday, April 25, 2024

Last call for Mr. Lee’s Lounge is Saturday evening, December 28

For a succinct sentence-long review with approval impishly implied, it's hard to touch this enticing appraisal of Mr. Lee's Lounge: "Speakeasy meets upscale cocktail bar shrouded in a cloak of darkness." From darkness to subdued...

Old World Character with a New Age Spirit – Dumante Verdenoce

Have you tried Dumante, that ancient nutty liqueur sipped for ages in pistachio groves of Sicily? Don’t feel bad if you haven’t, because Dumante has only been out since Fall of 2007, although its rich,...

Coffee & Spirits

As summer approaches and with it the heat and humidity starts climbing, everyone looks for ways to stay cool and still enjoy the increased entertainment and festivities that warmer temperatures bring. Cocktails have become more...

The Bar Belle turns to tequila — in the current issue of F&D

https://issuu.com/foodanddiningmagazine/docs/_vol_76_winter_2022/16 Our current Food & Dining Magazine quarterly print edition is Winter 2022 (Vol 76; December, January and February). The magazine is free to readers, and can be found at food and dining establishments all...

Afternoon Archive: Setting up your home (improvement) bar

It's the 2020 Derby Week that wasn't (see y'all on Labor Day weekend, we hope), and we're dipping into past issues of Food & Dining Magazine. Tim and Lori Laird's home bar setup advice...

Here are Nine Delicious Holiday Cocktail Recipes from Louisville Based Ballotin Whiskey

If you're shopping local and love incorporating local goods into your holiday revels, you might want to pick up some Louisville based Ballotin flavored whiskeys and try out these 9 delicious cocktails to keep...

Rich Finck: This Cool Entrepreneur is Rockin’ The Bourbon Industry

An article in Forbes about Nobel prize winner Shuji Nakamura claims that anger is the mother of invention.  One might not compare the blue light emitting diodes he created that made possible every flat...

Gin made The Bar Belle say that? Find out in the Summer 2022 edition...

https://issuu.com/foodanddiningmagazine/docs/summer_2022_vol._74_/14 (Hip Hops will return next Wednesday) Sara "The Bar Belle" Havens experienced Darling's, the only gin bar in Bourbon Country, and rekindled her romance with the botanical spirit. Her column is "The Wonderfully Weird Ways of...

F&D Bourbon Columnist Launches Bourbon Club With Discounts, Events and More

Food & Dining bourbon columnist Steve Akley is launching a unique bourbon club July 1 that will offer discounts, events and behind-the-scenes access for bourbon lovers. Membership to the #ABVNetworkCrew Club is $48 per...

Ideal Bartender School Offers Free Professional Training, Hosts Open House Tonight

Copper & Kings Distillery, 1121 E Washington St., is hosting the third year of The Ideal Bartender school, a free training program that hopes to increase diversity in the hospitality industry. They offer the...