Cooking With Ron: Bountiful Berries
To show you how old I am, I remember when fresh berries were markers of the seasons. Strawberries appeared only at the height of spring, in late May or early June, and heralded the...
Profile: Exchange Pub + Kitchen
With the Exchange Pub + Kitchen, Ian Hall has taken a historic New Albany building and transformed it into a stylish restaurant that would fit right into SoHo. With the Exchange as an anchor,...
Brasserie Provence – Traditional southern French brasserie
When he was just a 16-year-old serving tourists on the beach in his home city of Cannes, Guy Genoud knew that one day, he would open his own restaurant.
He could envision every detail: It...
$10 Challenge: Check’s Cafe
The gentrification of Germantown is on display across the two and four-tops of Check’s Café.
Thirtysomethings new to Germantown sit elbow to elbow with boomers who may have been visiting Check’s for decades. But the...
Tequila: Brothers in the Barrel
The bourbon craze deserves some credit for tequila’s soaring popularity.
Most Baby Boomers recall bourbon as “the drunk’s drink” in the 1970s. Back then, gin was coming in, vodka was rockin’ and rum was running....
A profile of Fernando Martinez — whose The Place Downstairs opens this week
Fernando Martinez has the golden touch with restaurants. Here’s why 2014 will be his biggest year yet.
It’s December 2013, and Fernando Martinez is weeks away from opening two new restaurants: a taqueria in the...
Pick 3 — Bistro 301 Profile
Matt Mershon was an experienced restaurant manager when he was asked to become managing partner at Deke’s Marketplace Grill in 2001.
A veteran of full-service standards such as the Bristol Bar & Grille and Jack...
Pick 3 — Buck’s Restaurant Profile
By the entrance to Buck’s, the elegant restaurant on the ground floor of the quietly chic Mayflower Apartments building in Old Louisville, there is a curious plaque, listing all the different restaurants that have...
Chef Q&A: David Danielson
David Danielson, executive chef at Churchill Downs, marks time now by the Kentucky Derby, frantically getting ready for his fourth Derby.
Before moving to Louisville, Danielson operated a catering business that specialized in large events,...
Comings & Goings – Winter 2013
As I write this column, the view from my 8th floor windows shows a city beautifully dusted with snow. The roads and sidewalks are icy, though, and the gusting Arctic winds swirl the effect...
