Cork 101— What wines are undervalued?
Our challenge this issue for our wine guys was to select wines that they thought were “undervalued.” That turned out to be an ambiguous term, or one that has wide latitude for those in...
$10 Challenge— Toonerville Deli
I had never eaten a Reuben before I visited Toonerville Deli. As a kid, this type of sandwich intimidated me. Maybe the flavors were too complex for my naïve palate. I wasn’t stuck on...
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The New issue of Food & Dining is on the streets. The racks are being filled now, and distribution should be complete by the end of tomorrow.
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Comings & Goings – Fall 2015
This past spring and early summer have seen a flowering of restaurant ambitions here in the river city. In that time, sixteen new restaurants have opened their doors, and nine existing restaurants have...
Cooking with Tomatoes
If I had known when I was in college that “food historian” was a possible profession, my career path might have been different. Alas, I am constrained merely to be an eager audience for...
Chef Q&A — Dustin Stagger
Dustin Staggers did not come into the restaurant business in the ordinary way. Staggers, 33, didn’t start out as a dishwasher and work his way to the top, as a lot of chefs do....
Crescent Hill Craft House
It remains a golden age for craft beer in America, but while artisanal brewing continues to grow and prosper on Kentucky soil, another satisfying libation retains the bulk of bragging rights in the Commonwealth.
It’s...
Comings & Goings – Summer 2015
It has been a vibrant and verdant spring around the area, and a fertile season for restaurants as well. This past quarter saw the emergence of 29 new restaurants, and the closing of only...
Great Flood Brewing is a year old
Great Flood Brewing, 2120 Bardstown Road, will celebrate its first birthday on Saturday, April 11, with a limited release of four bottled beers and a birthday party featuring a full tap lineup of 16...
Humor — 2015 Movies with a food lovers twist
I’d like to see more movies about the restaurant world, but when I think about films in that genre most of what comes to mind is art-house fare (Eat Drink Man Woman, Tampopo, etc)....
