A good week for special dinners
Late summer seems to energize local chefs and stimulate their desire to stretch and try some new things, which they then put on menus for special dinners. This week you can try pairings of...
Humor: Disruptive restaurant tech that I’d like to see
Ironically, the biggest disrupter of all for the food service industry has proven to be viral (quite literally) and not technological -- something our columnist could not have foreseen only a year ago when...
Dish on Market has closed permanently
Dish on Market (434 W. Market) has ceased operations after a decade of food, drink and daily remembrances of a President who enjoyed his morning tipple.
Dish on Market is a value-based neighborhood bar offering...
From Devil Egg to Angel Food, Varanese Beer Dinner Features Devil’s Backbone Brewing Company
Spend the evening with Varanese Executive Chef/Owner John Varanese, Chef de cuisine Erik Abraham, sous chef Callie Critchelow, and guest speaker Jason oliver, founding brewmaster of Devils Backbone Brewing Company and enjoy a special...
Fried chicken sandwiches? Just hold the nihilism and add some localism
Earlier this year the chef, writer and podcaster Soleil Ho replaced veteran restaurant critic Michael Bauer at the San Francisco Chronicle.
Ho's short essay this week addressing the Popeyes chicken sandwich social media phenomenon is...
NuLu, Cuba and Venezuela: Olé Restaurant Group’s La Bodeguita De Mima and Señora Arepa
In the time it takes most of us to pad into the kitchen, knock out a two-minute egg and pour some orange juice, Fernando and Yani Martinez and their Olé Restaurant Group will have...
What? More special dinners? Why?
Because they fill up, of course. Because a lot of diners in town realize that special menus related to interesting wine, beer or even cocktail choices are fun. Such dinners allow chefs more flexibility...
Restaurant scene continues to roil, making keeping up with the news a full-time job
No sooner than we post news of some new restaurants set to open (Artesano Tapas, Vinos y Mas;Â Me Gusta Latin Kitchen and Bar) than news comes of even more additions and changes to the...
Thai-Siam calls it quits
According to a post on Louisville Hotbytes, the city’s oldest Thai restaurant, Thai-Siam, at 3002 Bardstown Rd. in the Gardiner Lane Shopping Center, closed abruptly at the end of last week. The notification of...
Gather the Family Eight Stories Up for Easter Brunch in Louisville
8UP Elevated Drinkery & Kitchen, 350 W. Chestnut St., is offering Easter brunch on Sunday, April 1 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Menu highlights from executive chef Casper Van Drongelen include stuffed French...
