Saturday, May 11, 2024

Shirley Mae’s, Quills earn “Best” titles

Two iconic Louisville dining spots have recently earned recognition in their respective fields. Shirley Mae’s Café, 802 S. Clay St. has been listed # 66 of The Daily Meal’s list of "America's 75 Best...

Celebrate Bastille Day

July 14 (or Quatorze juillet) is Bastille Day, the day the French celebrate their liberation from the tyranny of decadent aristocrats, and the reason for American Francophiles to celebrate with restaurant specials. On this...

Smoketown Arts Fest to highlight neighborhood’s history and progress

Smoketown, Louisville’s oldest historically black neighborhood, has been seeing redevelopment and new energy in recent years. To celebrate Smoketown’s 150 years of rich culture and history and highlight its current vitality, several local institutions...

APRON fundraiser Sunday supports restaurant workers

Sunday, July 12, APRON is hosting a fundraiser titled “A Taste of Independents” at The Olmsted, 3701 Frankfort Ave., from 1-4 p.m. Over 25 local restaurants will participate, offering tastes of their best dishes....

ASPIRE Cafe opens in West End

An African-Soul food fusion restaurant has opened in the Russell neighborhood at 418 S. 18th St. In addition to the restaurant, ASPIRE will have artist studios above the cafe.  The cafe, deli and fresh market is owned and...

Crestwood Farm Fest celebrates Kentucky small farm culture

For two days, Saturday and Sunday, July 11 and 12, the Kentucky Farm Fest, will be held on the 20 acre farm “The Maples” in Crestwood. The festival will offer workshops on food and flower...

SuperChefs finds permanent home

For several years, Darnell Ferguson has been both satisfying diners and teasing them with his semi-permanent pop-up restaurants in odd spaces–breakfasts in the back of Chicago Gyro, breakfast and lunch in the rear of...

4th Street Live restaurant mix changes again

In the next few months fans of the dining and entertainment complex Fourth Street Live will see some old standbys missing, and new choices arriving. Closed already is Marker's Mark Bourbon House; Sully's Restaurant...

Go to Seviche Sunday to watch TV

It will, of course, be a special TV showing, the episode of Ovation Network’s show “Southern Uncovered,” with Matt and Ted Lee of Charleston, SC, who visited Louisville a few months back and interviewed...

New restaurant planned for Horseshoe Casino

Horseshoe Southern Indiana has started work on the new $2.5 million restaurant, slated to replace the former Legends restaurant according to a news release. The new eatery, to be called Smoke & Rye, will specialize...