Zagat dubs Louisville one of 7 U.S. emerging restaurant towns
Zagat, whose guides to U.S. restaurants have long directed customers to good eats, has named Louisville one of seven up-and-coming food towns in the U.S.
It’s a suitable honor to be sure. The other six...
Shirley Mae’s, Quills earn “Best” titles
Two iconic Louisville dining spots have recently earned recognition in their respective fields. Shirley Mae’s Café, 802 S. Clay St. has been listed # 66 of The Daily Meal’s list of "America's 75 Best...
Copper & Kings gets shout-out from beverage industry magazine
“Beverage World,” an industry magazine that focuses on the global beverage market with coverage of innovative producers, distributors and marketers, has listed Louisville’s Copper & Kings American Brandy Co. as one of 10 up-and-coming...
USA Today: Kentucky’s Bourbon Trail makes list of ’10 amazing road trips’
OK, so we already knew this, but it’s always nice to see the out-of-towners acknowledge it: Kentucky’s Bourbon Trail landed on USA Today’s list of 10 amazing road trips.
The story, which ran in late...
Boombozz gets major shout-out from Pizza Today
Restaurant industry magazine Pizza Today ran a major feature in its May 2014 issue about Louisville pizza and craft beer magnate Tony Palombino, written by the magazine’s managing editor.
The story begins by noting the...
Important swine news: kudos for Down One Bourbon Bar
Restaurant Hospitality magazine, which covers the restaurant trade, recently declared the Three Little Pigs sandwich served at Down One Bourbon Bar, 321 Main St., as the best barbecue sandwich in the country.
The handsome, below-street...
Saveur cites the dacquoise at Buck’s
I have for some time now been waiting to see when Louisville’s restaurant scene is mentioned in Saveur, the national food magazine, now that Louisvillian Adam Sachs is the editor. It’s not like I...
Decca chef receives kudos; Dragon King’s Daughter food truck ready to roll
Two unrelated issues joined only by alphabetical proximity in my notes nonetheless deserve mention. A local chef has gained a modicum of national attention for her ambitious efforts in her NuLu restaurant, and a...
Guy Genoud of Brasserie Provence named state’s top restaurateur
Last month the Kentucky Restaurant Association bestowed a variety of honors on owners and workers in the state’s restaurant industry. Among the most notable of the awards was the naming of Guy Genoud, owner...
StarChefs’ praise for area’s Rising Stars is great for Louisville’s culinary scene
With all the “best of” lists published these days, some might ignore StarChefs singling out Kentucky and Tennessee for its Rising Star Awards in 2014.
They shouldn’t. It’s easily one of the best-vetted best-of compilations...
