Joe & Larry’s Chicken Shack to feature Nashville-style hot chicken
Michael Crouch, Executive Chef at Bistro 1860, 1765 Mellwood Ave., will open Joe & Larry’s Chicken Shack later this spring in the little building behind the restaurant on the corner of Mellwood and Brownsboro...
F&D columnist Ashlee Thompson publishes book on “Louisville Diners”
Ashlee Thompson, who occasionally writes her “$10 Challenge” column for Food & Dining, has expanded her quest for inexpensive, tasty meals into a book-length study of the history and future of diners in the...
Earth Friends Cafe moves back to New Albany
Earth Friends Cafe, the vegetarian and vegan-friendly lunch spot that has led a peripatetic existence (it started in New Albany on Grant Line Rd., moved to NuLu, and most recently took up residence in...
Two wine dinners offer embarrassment of riches
Two wine dinners scheduled for Tuesday, March 24 offer adventurous diners and curious wine drinkers a dilemma: which to choose. Varanese, 2106 Frankfort Ave., will pair six wines from the Chalk Hill and Kuleto...
Manny & Merle celebrates second anniversary and throws a party
And Food & Dining joins M&M owner Tony Palombino in inviting you to celebrate with them. The VIP party begins at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 23 at Manny & Merle, 122 W. Main St....
Clifton Pizza celebrates 25 years with a 25% discount on pies
Clifton Pizza, 2230 Frankfort Ave., has been in business for 25 years, as of March 20. The humble, but always bustling pizza and live music venue is so grateful for the tenacity of their...
Champagne and Steak at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse March 19
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse is marking its 50th anniversary in the restaurant business with a series of special “Veuve Clicquot Champagne Dinners” at its outlets around the country. The Louisville restaurant at 6100 Dutchman’s Ln....
New downtown hotel restaurant scheduled for mid-March opening
The hotel boom is beginning to rival the restaurant explosion. And again, a new hotel, the Embassy Suites being created out of the shell of the old Stewart’s Dry Goods building at the corner...
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....
Six up-and-coming Louisville chefs to descend on the Beard House
Six young local chefs–and a bartender–will head to New York Monday, March 23 to cook up a storm at the James Beard House. Their dinner, dubbed "Louisville Young Guns and Bourbon," will be a...
