Main Street Cafe: Keeping Ahead of the Curve — New school deli and café...
The sign outside says Main Street Deli, but inside and on the menu, the name is Main Street Café. That discrepancy is a sign—literally—that this East Main dining spot is evolving along with its...
Heitzman’s — Going strong after four generations.
It all started in 1891, when her great-granddad, Jacob Heitzman, opened Heitzman’s Bakery.
In 1924, her grandfather, Charles, took over. In 1954, her parents took the helm and added a catering division. Fifteen years...
Party Wines
The date is set, the guest list is done, food seemed to be the most difficult but you have it figured out. And then you think, what about the wine?
You need a case or...
Louis Le Français: A Timeless Take on French Cuisine
Some 4,285 miles east of New Albany, Indiana, lies the French village of Miradoux, where chef Louis Retailleau was born.
Set in the agriculturally abundant Gascony region, Miradoux’s landscape is reminiscent of Kentucky or Southern...
Ale: There’s an app for that
Buckhead’s tablets help make your beer choice better .
Human nature often displays a yearning for simpler times — a slower pace of life, fewer worries, and a return to the good old days.
Consider how...
$10 Challenge — Sitar Indian Restaurant
Not your everyday buffet. Sitar delivers flavor and variety, all piping hot.
My undergraduate years sowed the seeds of my frugality. Scholarships took care of my major college expenses, but the paycheck I received from the...
Chef Q&A: Anthony Lamas
Anthony Lamas followed a girl to Kentucky from California in 1994.
While that relationship didn’t last, Louisvillians have benefited from his marriage of Latin flavors and Southern ingredients ever since.
After stints at several local dining...
Havana Rumba Express & Tapas Bar
Cuban goes fast-casual—But wait! There’s more!
Marcos Lorenzo and his Havana Rumba co-owners had a goal when they came up with the concept for Havana Rumba Express and Tapas Bar: lean, mean, and easily replicated.
But...
Dragon King’s Daughter
Osaka meets Oaxaca: How a Japanese chef discovered Mexico in Kentucky.
The cuisine at Dragon King's Daughter flashes more passports than a Jason Bourne movie. Chef Toki Masabuchi’s dishes, based on Japanese classics, are prone to...
Charim Korean Restaurant
Pull up a chair for home cooking — Korean style.
When chef/owner Yeon-Hee Chung talks about her restaurant, Charim, the conversation keeps coming back to the nokdojeon. “This is very authentic food,” she says of...
