Saturday, April 27, 2024

Lamas to cook sustainable seafood dinner at James Beard House

For his sixth outing at New York City’s culinary mecca, the James Beard House, Thursday, July 10, Anthony Lamas of Seviche–A Latin Restaurant, Bardstown Rd., will create a dinner using sustainably-harvested seafood. For several years...

HopCat under construction at former Spindletop in the Highlands

All the construction happening all around town lately has been phenomenal, so when work began recently at the corner of Grinstead and Bardstown Rd. recently, it took a few passes during my commutes to...

610 Magnolia has two special dinners planned for March

610 Magnolia’s Wine Studio, across Magnolia street from the restaurant proper at 610 W. Magnolia Ave., is the site of the special events that periodically come on the radar of the cognoscenti. In March,...

A noble tradition continues: Winston’s annual tomato dinner

Tomatoes garden grown, warm from the vine, waiting on the kitchen windowsill for dinner, is the quintessential image of summer that I take from my childhood. That must be why I look forward to...

Louisville’s beer history to be focus of Filson lecture at Great Flood

Monday, March 16 at 6 p.m., local food and beverage expert Kevin Gibson and Vince Cain of Great Flood Brewery will discuss "Louisville Beer: Derby City History on Draft" at the Great Flood Brewery,...

BirraCibo opens in 4th Street Live

An Italian restaurant focusing on artisanal pizzas, wine and craft beer, BirraCibo, is having a soft opening this week in 4th Street Live, in the space that used to be RiRa Irish Pub. The...

Get in the Derby spirit: create a burger!

The Derby prep races are under way. Futures betting has started.  The C-J has run a story about Derby hats—men's hats. And now, the third annual Derby Burger Challenge! The Kentucky Beef Council, always looking...

Cured and Crafted Festival at Copper & Kings

You know it is spring when neighborhood festivals start to pop up. On Saturday, April 11, Copper & Kings Distillery, 1121 E. Washington St., will be the host of one of the first festivals...

Fast-casual Asian street food at Mirin on Frankfort Ave.

Griffin Paulin has transferred the love he has for Asian street foods, and his experience in preparing them at the now-defunct Rumplings, into Mirin, at 2011 Frankfort Avenue in Clifton. His new fast-casual restaurant...

Spanish Wine Dinner at Varanese

The wine dinners at Varanese, 2106 Frankfort Ave., give chef John Varanese and his crew a chance to branch out beyond the regular menu, and show the breadth of their kitchen skills. The next such...