America’s CEO Tim Laird talks about Derby entertaining with WDRB’s Keith Kaiser
Tim and Lori Laird have served as Food & Dining Magazine's Entertaining Editors-at-Large almost from the publication's inception, authoring their “Easy Entertaining” columns and...
Tim and Lori Laird: Easy entertaining with a Derby Day brunch
Tim and Lori Laird are Food & Dining Magazine’s officially designated Entertaining Editors-at-Large, co-writers of our “Easy Entertaining” column.
Brunch, the best of breakfast and lunch...
Letter’s From Lelia’s Kitchen: “Fish for Lent…and Every Day”
F&D is delighted to welcome Lelia Gentle as our home cooking columnist. Her experience, expertise, and friendly voice bring a delightful addition to our...
Henry Bain’s Sauce is a Derby tradition, but there’s more to the story
The Pendennis Club, founded in 1881, is a private social club in Louisville located at 218 Muhammad Ali Boulevard in a clubhouse built in...
Revisiting “Burgoo: A Kentucky Original”
Editor's note: Ron Mikulak's 2015 exploration of burgoo is reprinted here as a Kentucky Derby enticement, although you can enjoy it any time.
Many Derby...
Edibles & Potables: Sorghum is for popping, too
Every once in a while, someone will mail me a single popcorn kernel that didn't pop. I'll get out a fresh kernel, tape it...
Edibles & Potables: Nashville Hot Chicken at home (“Cooking with Ron”)
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My Sunday posting approach is to range outside Food & Dining Magazine's usual Louisville metro coverage area for items of interest near and far....
Edibles & Potables: Tales and cookbooks about Soviet food
Daniil Kharms (1905-1942) was a Russian writer during Soviet times, and to our eyes the very personification of obscurity. He lived and died in...
Easy Entertaining Encore: “Celebrate With Chocolate”
Lori and Tim Laird are F&D's "entertaining editors at-large," and their insights have absolutely no expiration dates. Accordingly, these chocolate tips are as illuminating...
Stews to chase the winter blues
Editor's note: The following column by Ron Mikulak is an encore from May 8, 2017, with the notion of chasing the blues away striking...