California burger chain to start grilling in old La Bodega space
When Chad and Lauren Coulter last year bought the properties at 1606 and 1604 Bardstown Rd. when Maggie and Miguel de la Torres retired from their restaurant business, they opened the popular Louvino in...
In memory of Houston Jones, real estate broker and restaurant guru
The Louisville restaurant scene has lost a major player and a great friend with the death Thursday of Houston Jones. A wine lover, a businessman who understood the rigors of running a restaurant, and...
Dinner and movie at Seviche
The cool idea of eating a special dinner with a menu related to a food-themed movie, and then watching the movie, was popular enough at Seviche, Bardstown Rd., that the event will be repeated...
Feast on a New Cuban Revolution at Cena
Wednesday and Thursday, January 21 and 22, Cena Italian Trattoria, 9200 Taylorsville Rd., will host a very special dinner, for which Cena owner Fernando Martinez will collaborate with several guest chefs for a New...
Two River Road restaurant properties find new owners
Two once-hot River Road restaurant locations–the riverfront Tumbleweed and Relish–have been empty for some months, but now word is that both locations will soon have new owners. Both are local restauranteurs whose businesses have...
Russell’s Reserve Bourbon Dinner at Varanese
Thursday, Jan. 15, 6:30 p.m., Varanese, 2106 Frankfort Ave., will start its 2015 series of special dinners with a bourbon dinner featuring the Bourbons of Russell's Reserve. The event will be another celebration of...
Gargouille Collection wine dinner Jan. 15 at Brasserie Provence
The wine dinners that restaurants offer periodically are always great eating experiences, excellent values, and informative about wines that might not be on everyone’s radar. The next such opportunity for special off-menu dishes, introduction...
Continual changes roil the food scene
There’s always something to write about when you are writing about the local restaurant biz. Places close unexpectedly, new ones open, sometimes quickly, and sometimes only after long-wait even after the initial announcements. Long-time...
Major in spirits at Woodford’s Bourbon Academy
Woodford Reserve Distillery, 7855 McCracken Pike, Versailles, will offer four one-day Bourbon Academy immersion classes, covering all aspects of the the craft of distilling, at various times in the new year.
The class includes an...
Creation Gardens moves into fresh meats with acquisition of Mattingly
Louisville-based Creations Gardens, one of the largest supplier of produce and specialty products to Ohio Valley restaurants in four states, has purchased Mattingly Foods of Louisville, a family-owned meat business. Ron Turnier, president and CFO...
