Friday, May 3, 2024

Belly up to new Heaven Hill bar at Yum! Center

The main concourse at the KFC Yum! Center has a new attraction for thirsty fans in the upper level seats who need some relief from their happy shouting for the winning Cardinals (and other...

BBQ food truck settles down at U of L

502 Café, which has been operating as a mobile food truck, has found a permanent site in the little strip mall at South Fourth St. and Cardinal Blvd.  The space it will move into...

Cured & Crafted Festival Saturday at Copper & Kings

Copper & Kings American brandy distillery will host the second annual  Cured & Craftedspring festival, tomorrow, April 9, in its courtyard at 1111 E. Washington St., in Butchertown. The free festival, which runs from...

Is tipping for restaurant service fading away?

Recent news reports of Joe's Crab Shack's doing away with the tipping of servers has brought this new trend to local attention (Although the central office of the Joe’s Crab Shack national chain has...

Half Peach Café offers vegan fare in St. Matthews

Half Peach Café, serving one of the few vegan and gluten-free menus in town, has opened at the beginning of the year at 4121 Oechsli Ave. in St. Matthews, In addition to soups, salads,...

Yes, it’s March. So that means Fernando Martinez has more restaurants in the works

The indefatigable Martinez family–Fernando, Christina and Yaniel–have announced plans to open two more restaurants. Artesano Tapas y Vino will be in the Westport Village location briefly occupied by A.P. Crafters, which closed in 2013....

Derby dine early at Varanese

Varanese, 2106 Frankfort Ave., is again offering its annual “Beat the Odds” early prix fixe 3-course dinner on Oaks and Derby evenings, May 5 and 6. The dinner, priced at $50 for two people,...

Science Hill Inn Is officially closed

Science Hill Inn, the iconic Southern dining spot in Shelbyville, at 525 Washington St., has closed, due to the continuing illness of his chef and co-owner Ellen Gill McCarty.The Gill family has owned and...

Crane House celebrates the Year of the Sheep

Asia Institute-Crane House will celebrate the Year of the Sheep at the annual Asian New Year Dinner and Auction on Feb. 21, at The Gillespie, 421 W. Market St. The event will feature food...

8UP looks within to find its new Executive Chef

8UP Elevated Drinkery & Kitchen has named Jacob Coronado to the post of Executive Chef, a post that opened when Russell Kook, the restaurant’s opening chef, left Feb. 7 to open a new restaurant...