Louisville again makes a “Best” list for food
Last year I was getting irked that places like Portland, Maine and Charleston kept getting media notice as great food cities, thinking, “How about Louisville already?” And now that the ol’ River City has...
Sunday is Brandy Alexander Day, so celebrate at 8UP
These made-up, industry-promoted National Celebrate Days are goofy, but observing them can be fun. 8UP Elevated Drinkery & Kitchen, atop the Hilton Garden Inn, 350 W. Chestnut St., will do their best to make...
Hillbilly Tea plans return to downtown
Hillbilly Tea owner Carter Louis plans to reopen Hillbilly Tea, his once-popular dining spot, at 106 W. Main St. The new site is considerably smaller than the first iteration of the restaurant, which was...
Lydia House to add ramen at dinner
Need a steaming bowl of curly noodles in broth? Ramen is turning up on restaurant menus more and more these days, and Lydia House in Germantown, 1101 Lydia St., is the latest to add ...
Clifton’s newest hot spot The Hub opens tonight
It has taken a while for the old tire store and garage on Frankfort Ave. to morph into The Hub, but now all the work and wait is over. Following a couple of days...
KFC jumps on spicy chicken bandwagon
Watch out Joella’s! Look sharp, Royals! You’ve made The Colonel worried, and he is trying to play catch-up. So-called Nashville Hot Chicken is coming to all 4000+ KFC stores this week.
Just the fourth flavor...
Will downtown Cunningham’s rise again?
A lot of downtown diners were bereft when Cunningham’s closed its downtown location last year (it still operates a restaurant on River Rd.). The venerable restaurant left a gap in diners’ hearts – and...
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...
Kevin Ashworth named executive chef at 610 Magnolia
610 Magnolia, Edward Lee’s flagship restaurant of his mini-empire which includes Milkwood downtown at Actors Theatre and Succotash in D.C., has a head man in the kitchen. Last week Kevin Ashworth was named 610’s...
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...
