Friday, May 3, 2024

Nancy Shepherd, doyenne of Uptown Cafe & Cafe Metro, dies

Renowned local restaurateur Nancy Shepherd, who opened Café Metro in 1980 and the Uptown Café in 1985, died June 22 at the age of 69. Wheelchair-bound for many years, Shepherd continued to preside over...

Shiraz Mediterranean Grill Coming to Highlands

A Shiraz Mediterranean Grill sign was noticed today on the building formerly occupied by The Planet Bistro. This will be a new location  at 1565 Bardstown Rd.  (in addition to their other five locations...

Food Network visits Mussel & Burger Bar today

Mussel & Burger Bar will be featured on an episode of the Food Network's "Ginormous Food.” The filming for that episode is scheduled to take place today, Friday, Oct. 21. The show, hosted by comedian...

8UP — Starting Out On Top

Atlanta-based Concentrics Restaurants’ gorgeous rooftop concept signals national interest in Louisville Located atop the Hilton Garden Inn at Chestnut and Fourth streets, the striking dining spaces of 8Up offer several ways to enjoy a brand-new...
breakfast and lunch

Bar Vetti to be restaurant at renovated 800

The iconic 800 Building at 800 S. Fourth St., under renovation to become the 800 Tower City Apartments after several years of creeping desuetude, will also have an Italian restaurant, to be called Bar...

Eat a GD salad in a new location

Mayor Fischer and Councilwoman Barbara Sexton Smith joined Green District Salads yesterday for the grand opening of their second location at 225 S Fifth St., which used to be a deli and convenience store....

Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza opens today

The first Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza restaurant in Kentucky is scheduled to open today in the Shelbyville Road Plaza. To celebrate the grand opening, the Louisville location is having "Free Pizza Day" from 11 am to...

Wine dinners galore this week

The cognoscenti have probably booked up these excellent value special dinners that start tomorrow, but maybe, just maybe, there are still some seats available. They get booked early because those in the know understand...

Dinner and a movie at the new Speed Museum

The new Speed Museum’s emphasis on cinema, and the return of food service to the museum was the perfect opportunity to combine new ideas, which have resulted in the CineCuisine program at the Speed...

Are you set for Valentine’s Day dining?

With Valentine’s Day falling on a Sunday this year makes dining out with one’s honey becomes a bit more flexible. Restaurants that do not usually open on Sundays will for this special dining day....