Friday, March 29, 2024

Restaurants coming ‘round the bend

As we look down into the near future, Louisville diners have a lot of interesting expectations looming. Recent news reports mention at least a dozen restaurants with plans to open in the coming months....

Middletown gets a Joella’s this June

The hot popularity of Joella’s Hot Chicken has convinced restaurateur Tony Palombino to convert his Boozbozz Pizza & Taphouse at 13401 Shelbyville Rd. in Middletown to his new restaurant concept. The second Louisville area...

Red Barn Kitchen, La Chasse offer special dinners

In the next week, both Red Barn Kitchen, 8131 New Lagrange Rd, and La Chasse, 1359 Bardstown Rd., are beginning a new series of dinners. As might be expected from a barbecue joint (Red...

Irish Rover Too closes, Beam BBQ opens, Mellow Mushroom turns 1

If you liked Irish Rover Too in LaGrange better than the first on Frankfort Ave., get your wheels rolling soon because it will close Aug. 31. Co-owner Michael Reidy said he and wife Siobhan accepted...

First J. Gumbo’s in Southern Indiana opens in Quad Cafe

Quad Cafe, located in the always-interesting Quartermaster Center in Jeffersonville, turned a year old this month, and celebrated by adding Southern Indiana's first J. Gumbo's. Mark Swank, owner of Quad Cafe, 103 Quartermaster Ct.,  has...

Lamas to cook sustainable seafood dinner at James Beard House

For his sixth outing at New York City’s culinary mecca, the James Beard House, Thursday, July 10, Anthony Lamas of Seviche–A Latin Restaurant, Bardstown Rd., will create a dinner using sustainably-harvested seafood. For several years...

Asiatique marks 20th anniversary by switching to small-plates menu

To mark their 20th year serving Louisville diners an eclectic East-West cuisine, 1767 Asiatique, Bardstown Rd., is switching to an all small-plates menu. Today will be the last day serving the current menu.  Tomorrow, July...

Tuscan wine dinner at Lilly’s

Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 27 and 28, 1147 Lilly’s, Bardstown Rd., will host special guest chefs Gina Stipo and Lea Ann Vessels who will create a 5-course Italian dinner featuring the foods and wines...

Rumplings, we hardly knew ye; Welcome, Epic Sammich Co.

Dustin Staggers and his partners have closed Rumplings, 2009 Highlands Ave., but a short run for the business had always been the plan, according to Staggers. The small, easily adaptable space was envisioned from...

 Backyard Fried Chicken Throwdown to complete September pop-ups at 610 Magnolia

Nashville style Hot Chicken will be the menu focus Saturday, Sept. 26, 6:30 p.m. at The Wine Studio @ 610 Magnolia, across the street from the restaurant. John Lasater of Nashville’s popular Hattie B’s...