More Raising Cane’s; fewer Applebee’s
The sixth Louisville location of the increasingly but inexplicably popular Louisiana-based fast food chain Raising Cane's, which specializes in chicken “fingers” (breaded and fried strips of tenderloin and breast meat) will open in the...
Selection of New Years Eve Food and Fun
Out with the old, and in with the new. Food and drink are always a huge part of the annual ritual of New Years Eve celebrations, and this year is no different. This is...
Recent restaurant nostalgia
An outbreak of restaurant nostalgia seems to have broken out recently, if a couple of posts that sprang up on my news feeds recently is any indication. Various social media posts mooned over once-popular...
Arata Sushi Profile
One of the more recent dedicated sushi bars making a name for itself is Arata Sushi on Louisville’s East side in Prospect. Opened in 2011 by Paras and Detak Tiwari, experienced investors with a...
Founding chef Tyler Morris leaves Rye
Tyler Morris, the chef who came down to Louisville from New York with co-owner Michael Trager-Kusman to open Rye, one of restaurants key to NuLu’s revival, has left the restaurant, and Louisville, to move...
32nd Annual Taste of Derby: Event Provides Quarter Million Meals to Kentucky Families
Brown-Forman Corporation joins with Louisville’s renowned and vibrant foodie community to present the 32nd annual Taste of Derby Festival -- the largest Dare to Care Food Bank fundraiser of the year -- on April 17, 2018...
3 new pizza joints join the fray
Is Louisville’s pizza jones insatiable? At what point is market saturation a problem? The latest issue of F&D records 59 named listings of pizza purveyors, which does not account for multiple locations of many...
The Coach Lamp morphs into Brooke & Billy’s Bites Bourbon and Brews
The Louisville restaurant world is competitive, for sure. The key to survival is knowing your clientele, your location, your competition, and acting to maximize your position vis a vis all the variables.
Bill Darling, owner...
Red Top Gourmet Hot Dogs Opening Brick and Mortar by Derby
Michigan native food truck owner Ryan Cohee will continue operating his food truck Red Top Gourmet Hot Dogs, but he plans to open a restaurant by the same name by Derby time in the...
Chef Ellen Gill McCarty Survives Cancer, Returns to Culinary Scene With Brunch
Equus Restaurant will debut its first buffet collaboration featuring buddies Chef Dean Corbett and Chef Ellen Gill McCarty on Sunday April 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a “Science Hill Inn” style...
