Saturday, May 11, 2024

MOD Pizza opens today in Hikes Point

Another pizza chain, MOD Pizza, which originated in Seattle and has outlets along the West Coast and throughout the Midwest, is opening its first Louisville location today. The Grand Opening will be at 3085...

Even more new restaurants

Even though we ran an update of newly opened and newly contemplated local restaurants just last week, still more new restaurant news has crossed our threshold. Here are the newest things we have heard...

Puccini’s Smiling Teeth closes only Louisville store

A 7-year run for the fast casual Italian restaurant Puccini’s Smiling Teeth has come to an end as the home office of the chain closed its Shelbyville Road Plaza location at 4600 Shelbyville Road. The...

Derby dine early at Varanese

Varanese, 2106 Frankfort Ave., is again offering its annual “Beat the Odds” early prix fixe 3-course dinner on Oaks and Derby evenings, May 5 and 6. The dinner, priced at $50 for two people,...

KFC Eleven: a noble experiment bites the dust

A most singular item in the mix of Louisville restaurants is no more. The only KFC Eleven store in the world, at 1004 Bardstown Rd. in the Highlands, has closed suddenly without notice. It seemed like...

New chef series at Downs After Dark

A new event begins tomorrow at Churchill Downs Downs After Dark series of nighttime entertainment. Before the spring meet ends, two top Louisville chefs will take their talents to the  “Guest Chef Series @...

Beechmont gets popsicle shop

Cocoberry Pops is the newest addition to the eating choices in the Beechmont area, which has quietly been adding ethnic restaurants and cafés for several years now. Cocoberry Pops, owned and operated by Bipin...

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...

As expected, “Beshear closes bars and restaurants in Kentucky in response to the coronavirus...

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear's decision to close food and drink businesses (except for carry-out and delivery sales) was widely expected. Our gaze turns now to Indiana. A reliable source tells us that Governor Eric Holcomb is...

Great American Summer BBQ at Bistro 1860

Thursday, July 2, Bistro 1860, 1765 Mellwood Ave. will host an outdoor summer barbecue party from 6:30-9:30 p.m. On the menu will be BBQ ribs, smoked sausage, gazpacho, potato salad, mac ‘n’ cheese, smoked beans,...