Friday, April 19, 2024

Advanced class in Bourbon-ology

The rest of the world continues to discover what Kentuckians knew all along—that Bourbon is a very fine drink indeed.  And it is always fun to take advanced knowledge of Bourbon with you to...

Edward Lee returns to TV this fall

Edward Lee of 610 Magnolia and MilkWood will star in the upcoming season of the PBS series "The Mind of a Chef." Under executive producer Anthony Bourdain, the show's format,considers, according to PBS’s press material,...

Grind Burger Kitchen to open on Preston

The “natural progression” that Grind food truck owners Liz and Jesse Huot  had been working toward for the last three years will come to fruition when they open Grind Burger Kitchen at 3311 Preston...

Relish suddenly closes

It has been reported that Susan Seiller closed her River Road restaurant Relish Wednesday, April 9, after the lunch service Citing costs and other problems that made her "business model" with the restaurant no longer tenable. Relish opened...

Want a Taste of Derby? Act now!

The first big Derby season social event is fast approaching.  Taste of Derby will be Wednesday, April 9, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Louisville Slugger Field, its venue for the past several years. Beneficiaries of the event...

Darkstar Tavern sold to BBC; will relocate to Harrods Creek

Longtime Crescent Hill down-market favorite Darkstar Tavern has been sold to the owners of Bluegrass Brewing Co. Darkstar owners will move into the River Road space that used to be Eva Mae’s. There is no...

East of Chicago joins plethora of pizza joints

 It seems we may be in a race to see what saturates the market first–hookah cafés or pizza places. The newest addition to the ever-expanding choices of pizza restaurants is East of Chicago, the first...

Upcoming wine dinners offer great way to explore menus and wines

We have long held that the special wine dinners various restaurants offer are among the best entertainment values in town. Chefs try out dishes not on their regular menus that pair best with the range...

Mesh moves forward with naming of Anoosh Shariat as chef

It’s still just a bare razed patch on Brownsboro Rd. near Chenoweth, but the plans are that by fall of 2014, the spot that once housed Bauer’s Restaurant, then La Paloma, and then Azalea,...

Are you ready to try barley wine?

Lexington Brewing and Distilling Co., Maker of Kentucky Bourbon Barrel ale, stout and pumpkin ale, is set to release a new seasonal brew, . Since it is made from grain, and not fruit, barley...