Friday, April 19, 2024

Cena to replace The Place Downstairs

New brooms sweep clean, they say, and newly appointed executive chef at The Place Downstairs Allan Rosenberg has swept away owner Fernando Martinez's original fine dining concept, and with Martinez's blessing will inaugurate the space below...

French Wine Tasting at Bristol–Jeffersonville

Thursday, July 17,  from 6:30-7:30 p.m., Bristol Bar & Grille’s Scott Harper, Master Sommelier, and GM of the Jeffersonville, Ind., restaurant, 700 W. Riverside Dr., will lead a tasting of French wines. This will...

“Orphan whiskey”: Should you jump on the latest booze bandwagon?

I admit it:  I am a sucker for almost any wine labeled “Old Vine.” Grapes from old vines have to be better, don’t they? And the same goes for whiskey, no?  If it’s been...

First, learn to make Bourbon. Then, learn to make Bourbon cocktails

Although there are federal laws that discourage you from making Bourbon in your back yard (or up in the holler near your great-uncle's cabin), there is nothing that prevents you from learning the basic...

Varanese beer dinner to feature Bell’s brews

Thursday, July 10, 7-9 p.m., Varanese. 2106 Frankfort Ave., will host a four-course dinner with dishes paired with beers from Michigan-based Bell’s Brewery.  Brewery rep Greg Pilch will be on hand to discuss his...

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...

Allons, enfants de la patrie! There are a lot of choices for your...

Following hard on the heels of the Fourth of July is another Independence Day celebration, that of France, on July 14, or, as they say in Paris, le quatorze juilllet. Louisville restaurants know we...

Gralehaus schedules summer tasting events

Gralehaus, the popular side addition of the popular Holy Grale bar, at 1001 Baxter Ave., has cooked up a number of amusing and tasty events for those looking for conviviality this summer. Hot Sünner Nights,...

Celebrate the 4th with Winston’s specials

Winston's, 3010 Bardstown Rd, on the Sullivan U. campus, is celebrating the July 4th holiday weekend with special All-American dishes. John Castro and his kitchen crew will be serving up a patriotic dinner menu...

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...