Sweet Tea — the House Wine of the South
It starts making its appearance as you cross that mythical, yet definitive boundary that is the acclaimed Gateway to the South — the Mason-Dixon line.
It is found in the land where the term “y’all”...
Brown-Forman now selling personalized Old Forester by the barrel to the public
For the first time in 40 years, Brown-Forman is selling entire barrels of its iconic Old Forester bourbon to customers who’d like to have, say, 220 bottles labeled as their very own.
Cost: $7,500.
Pricey, right?...
Great beer and great food, what’s not to like?
Three beer-centric dinners events are slated for next week.
And we’re not talking wings and sports bar pitchers of the pale stuff, people, we’re talking really good stuff: craft beer paired with dinner. Read on...
Vodka — The Gateway Spirit
I am a cocktail enthusiast, part of a small but growing handful of people who drink because we love the art of drinking.
I love the theatrics involved in preparing a quality drink: the sound...
Kentucky’s Bourbon Trail lands on National Geographic’s 10 Best Spring Trips for 2013.
So National Geographic has named the Kentucky Bourbon Trail Tour a "Best Spring Trip" for 2013. Well, we’ll be darned—and darned proud.
Seems the yellow-bordered magazine of our youths, the one packed with photographs of...
Mayan Café goes soft-drink free, dumps sugary sodas
If you want a carbonated soft drink with your dinner, don’t expect to get one at Mayan Café.
Why not? Because co-owners Bruce Ucan and Anne Shadle are as serious about serving fresh drink as much...
The State of Louisville Brewing.
Resident beer expert Roger Baylor takes a look at how far our local brewing has come...
The Kentucky Derby has taken place right here in Louisville every year since 1875. From 1979 through 1992, there...
Tips for Better Coffee at Home.
We’ve all had that magical moment when at a coffeehouse, a neighborhood diner, or an upscale restaurant, you tipped up your coffee cup and were introduced to that very special memory of coffee that...
Buckhead hosting dinner featuring local beers and foods March 18.
Kudos to Tisha Michelle Gainey for the hard work she and the brew-focused crews at Buckhead Mountain Grill (Bardstown Road and Jeffersonville, Ind.) and Rocky’s Sub Pub put into elevating the status and availability...
Easy Entertaining — A Lobster Feast (party planning & recipes)
Ask anyone who has seen Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall” knows, cooking whole live lobsters can be intimidating. But we’ve taken the fear out of the process by providing easy steps to properly cook lobsters,...
