Restaurant Comings & Goings — Fall 2019
While you were lounging on a houseboat on a lake or whiling away an evening sipping rosé at a sidewalk table, or otherwise lazing the summer away, Louisville restaurateurs have been working hard to...
HOT OFF THE PRESSES — The Fall 2019 Issue Is On The Racks!
Our Fall 2019 issue of Food & Dining Magazine is now available on newsstands and online!
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Disruptive Restaurant Tech That I’d Like to See (Humor)
People claiming to know a lot about big important things often like to wax rhapsodic about ‘Disruptive Tech’ and the impact it has had on various industries. Uber has upended the taxi business; Airbnb...
The Neeley Family — 11 Generations of Whiskey Makers
The Story Behind the Neeley Family Distillery
On a fateful August day in 1906, in Owsley County, Kentucky, fourteen-year-old Leonard Neeley stood behind a tree with a gun in his hand just outside the home...
Cooking with Ron — Summer Farm Markets Are the Recipe For A Vegan Paradise...
Summer in Louisville is a Vegan Paradise
Summer! What a wonderful time it must be to be a vegan in Louisville. I am not a vegan (one philosophically and morally committed to avoiding consuming any...
Profile — Fernando Martinez of El Taco Luchador and Olé Restaurant Group
Building an Empire
Fernando Martinez has built a culinary empire in Louisville with staples like Havana Rumba, Mussel & Burger Bar and El Taco Luchador. Now he wants to expand beyond the city limits.
(Originally published...
Where’s Pappy? Seeking a Pappy Van Winkle Adventure in Kentucky
Seeking a Pappy Van Winkle Adventure in Kentucky
(Originally published in the Winter 2018 issue of Food & Dining)
With prices of single bottles being sold for thousands of dollars (both at retail and on the...
Profile — Chad Coulter of LouVino and Biscuit Belly
From Pharm to Table
A couple of young pharmacists are the entrepreneurs behind LouVino.
(Originally published in the Summer 2019 issue of Food & Dining)
It’s early in the evening on a weeknight, and the sleekly contemporary,...
Profile — Jared Matthews of Lou Lou Food + Drink, Equus and Diamonds
From Bartender to Restaurateur
Entrepreneur Jared Matthews has become St. Matthews’ most prominent restaurant owner.
(Originally published in the Summer 2019 issue of Food & Dining)
Everywhere he’s worked, Jared Matthews has risen into management by caring...
Easy Entertaining — Chopped F&D Style (Recipes)
When we throw a Derby party, we think big. We have been collaborating for our Easy Entertaining parties with local chefs for over 10 years, and they have given us many great food ideas....
