Thursday, April 25, 2024

Good beer, grub and 150 booths at LIBA Buy Local Fair Saturday

Saturday’s fifth-annual Buy Local Fair is setting up to be a doozy not only for people who support local businesses, but for lovers of local foods and beer. Sponsored by the Louisville Independent Business Alliance...

New brew and two new rums coming out of Lexington

Hey, isn’t this supposed to be bourbon country? Well, according to at least one company, there’s plenty of room in Kentuckians’ livers for more options. We got wind last week that Lexington Brewing and Distilling, parent...

Uptown Café to be renovated in late May.

Twenty years of operating puts some wear and tear on establishment, so Uptown Café (1624 Bardstown Road) is scheduling some renovations to take place at the end of May. According to general manager Kelley Ledford,...

Beat the post-Downs rush and dine early Varanese

As Churchill Downs and NBC continue to push back the start times of the Kentucky Oaks and the Kentucky Derby, it slices into the dinner hour and costs restaurateurs significant sales. Talk that the...

Big honor: Louisville chosen to host James Beard Foundation Boot Camp

We know, the headline ain’t so sexy, but we’re sticking with the facts and hoping you read further—because this event is significant for li’l ol’ Louisville. Our fair city has been chosen to host the...

April’s gifts: showers, flowers and really cool dinners

Yeah, we know Derby’s coming and that some really swell events will fall in the last week of April. But until then, we wanted to keep you up to date on three great dining...

Anchorage Café opens photo gallery featuring work of F&D shooter Dan Dry

The Anchorage Café with host a benefit in support of the Bellewood Home for Children Friday, April 12, celebrating its new photo gallery created by Dan Dry. Dry is senior vice president/chief visual officer at...

Tip pooling works really well when all parties cooperate.

You’ve likely heard that Doc Crow’s is being sued by a pair of former servers who say the restaurant forced them to participate in its tip pool, something that’s clearly against the law. The “forced”...

Put down the remote, get out to a bar or restaurant and cheer on...

The NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament is better than Christmas for the staff at Food & Dining. That our University of Louisville Cardinals’ men’s and women’s teams are in their respective Final Fours is darn-near...

Zagat dubs Louisville one of 7 U.S. emerging restaurant towns

Zagat, whose guides to U.S. restaurants have long directed customers to good eats, has named Louisville one of seven up-and-coming food towns in the U.S. It’s a suitable honor to be sure. The other six...