Wednesday, May 15, 2024

PROFILES

Profiles of Restaurants, Chefs, Restauranteurs, Food Growers, Food Purveyors and more.

“Decade: The March of Time,” a restaurant profile by Cary Stemle

https://issuu.com/foodanddiningmagazine/docs/f_d_fall_2023/20 Cary Stemle interviews Andy Myers, Matt Johnson and Chad Sheffield, who re-evaluated their experiences at Decca and opened Decade (where Butchertown Grocery and Blind Pig used to be). PROFILE – Decade: When the distinguished NuLu restaurant...

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,...

Cinco de Mayo 2: The family recipes endure at Mi Casita

Our 2019 profile of Mi Casita Parrilla Mexicana focused on the eatery's perennially popular downtown location, which has temporarily suspended operations owing to the pandemic-enforced removal of its best customers: the local work force...

Cinco de Mayo 1: New Albany iconic … Israel’s Delicias de Mexico Cuisine

It would be difficult to overstate the impact that Israel Landin's food has made on residents of New Albany, as well as diners throughout our region. Chef Landin first taught a generation of satisfied...

Kobe Profile

Tucked away at the foot of Clark Memorial Bridge on the north bank of the Ohio River, Kobe Japanese Steakhouse was a pioneer in introducing Japanese dining to Southern Indiana 14 years ago. It...

Guaca Mole “en Fuego”

For those of you who chose French over Spanish in high school, The translated title of this terrific story is Guaca Mole on Fire. (So there you have it … all the Spanish we know...

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...

Pick 3 — The Joy Luck Profile

Joy Luck is a promising new venture at 1285 Bardstown Rd. (taking over the space vacated by Kashmir’s move), that exudes spirit and the vitality of a cross-generational collaboration. Alvin Lee wanted his parents...

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...

Cinco de Mayo 3: Chilakiles and the heritage of Oaxacan cuisine

Chilakiles Restaurant (5600 National Turnpike) has maintained a regular Facebook presence throughout the pandemic period, and is celebrating Cinco de Mayo today until 8:00 p.m. Last year Michael L. Jones profiled the South End...