Saturday, April 20, 2024

Patriotic pig roast at Bistro 1860

The chefs at Bistro 1860 Wine Bar, 1765 Mellwood Ave., want you to get in the American patriotic holiday spirit by joining them for an Hawaiian Garden Party (yes, Hawaii is one of the...

More Cooking Channel celebrity chef invasions of Louisville restaurants

I never watch cooking shows on TV, so I I know nothing of Nadia G or her Bitchin' Kitchen. But, if you do know about her—and are caught up in “celebrity TV chef” culture—then...

Rye beer dinner to feature brews of Dauntless Distributing

Tuesday July 1, Rye, 900 E. Market St., will host a 5-course dinner in their private dining room. Each course will be paired with various beers from the catalog of Dauntless Distributing of Louisville. Head...

Beat the summer doldrums with a cooking class or two

Louisville is abounding in cooking classes, of all sorts. Most are demonstration/observation classes, but others are participatory, and some, like the Date Night classes at Cooking at the Cottage (which fill up way ahead...

Dine under the stars–or under the Market St. street lamps–with Original Makers Club

Sunday, June 29, a hundred-foot long table will be set up between Shelby and Campbell Streets in NuLu, and Decca chef Annie Petry will serve dinner to the guests of the Original Makers Club. The...

Louvino offers pop-up preview at Bank St. Brewhouse

Louvino, a wine bar with a small plates menu, is working to re-do the former de la Torres property at 1606 Bardstown Rd. to open later this summer.   To whet appetites for that event,...

A short compendium of restaurant news

Panera swears off artificial food additives: Panera, the national soup, salad and sandwich chain with over 1800 outlets nationwide, has announced that it will eliminate artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners and preservatives from its food over...

Hawaiian tuna feast at English Grill

We're not sure if there are still seats available, but tonight at 7 p.m., the English Grill at the Brown Hotel will host an “eco-friendly” 5-course dinner, prepared by Brown Hotel executive chef Josh Bettis,...

Mixology and Cocktails at Bourbon Barrel Foods

Thursday June 26,7 p.m., Bistro 1860 barkeep Stephen Dennison will demonstrate how to craft interesting cocktails at a cocktail party hosted by Bourbon Barrel Foods at their Kitchen Studio in Butchertown Market, Story Ave. Bourbon...

Get the skinny about country ham in Coomes’s new book

Of note in the realm of pig news, F&D’s spirit columnist Steve Coomes (whose recent F&D article explains the intricacies of tequila very nicely, and discusses the affinity of that spirit with our native...