Monday, April 29, 2024

More new restaurants on the horizon

Local restaurateurs are keeping the dining scene humming, and getting diners’ expectations piqued again. Several established restaurant owners are reported to be considering opening new venues, downtown and in the Highlands, in NuLu and...

Fans of corn whisky will find plenty of fun things to do at 2015...

Friday and Saturday,  Feb. 20 and 21 the third annual Bourbon Classic at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, 501 W. Main St., will bring together distilleries, chefs, bartenders and spirits experts of all...

Cellar Door Chocolate expands to produce its own chocolate from scratch

Erika Chavez-Graziano has been making luscious chocolate confections for seven years, but she has not been making chocolate itself. Like many small chocolate shops, Cellar Door buys pre-made, high-quality chocolate, known as couverture to...

Restaurant scene continues to roil, making keeping up with the news a full-time job

No sooner than we post news of some new restaurants set to open (Artesano Tapas, Vinos y Mas; Me Gusta Latin Kitchen and Bar) than news comes of even more additions and changes to the...

Highlands Mellow Mushroom opens

Well, that pretty cool-looking building just down Bardstown Rd. from Jack Fry’s, across the street from that sort of cool-looking KFC Eleven store, finally revealed itself as a second local outlet for the California...

The Spring Issue is Available Now

Hot off the presses—the new issue of Food & Dining Magazine is available now. Pick up your free copy or read the issue online here.

Decca chef receives kudos; Dragon King’s Daughter food truck ready to roll

Two unrelated issues joined only by alphabetical proximity in my notes nonetheless deserve mention. A local chef has gained a modicum of national attention for her ambitious efforts in  her NuLu restaurant, and a...

“Ask a Mexican!” columnist to explain Americans’ love of Mexican food

Monday, Feb. 9 at 5:30 p.m., Gustavo Arellano will speak in the Chao Auditorium of Ekstrom Library at the University of Louisville about how Mexican food became so popular throughout the United States. His...

Better reserve a Valentine’s Day dinner table now (places fill up fast, you know)

Pity those poor restaurant workers who are in loving relationships on Valentine’s Day. Instead of mooning with their best guy or girl over fancy drinks at their favorite eating place, they are hustling around...

Additions and changes to the dining mix—and January is barely over

Paying no attention whatever to whatever the handlers of Punxawney Phil claim about winter, the spring issue of F&D is about the hit the stands, with a running list of the recently opened restaurants...