Saturday, April 20, 2024

Chef Brings a Taste of Louisville to Olympics in Sochi

It's a good thing Derby Day is still about 2 1/2 months away.  That will give David Danielson, executive chef for Levy Restaurants at Churchill Downs, some time to decompress from cooking at the...

StarChefs’ praise for area’s Rising Stars is great for Louisville’s culinary scene

With all the “best of” lists published these days, some might ignore StarChefs singling out Kentucky and Tennessee for its Rising Star Awards in 2014. They shouldn’t. It’s easily one of the best-vetted best-of compilations...

Latin fare returns to Clifton with opening of Riviera Maya

If you recall the short-lived Cubana restaurant in Clifton, you’ll know exactly where Riviera Maya Mexican Cuisine opened up recently at 2206 Frankfort Ave. If you at there, you’ll recognize the space easily, but the...

Riverside cigars hosts Town Branch Bourbon and Kentucky Ale master distiller Mark Coffman

Riverside Cigar Shop and Lounge will welcome Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company master distiller Mark Coffman for a tasting of Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale and Town Branch Bourbon this Friday, Feb. 21, from 5-9...

Meals off wheels: Grind burger truck picks restaurant site

Grind, the gourmet burger truck, is expanding its operations to include a restaurant location at 3311 Preston Hwy. If you recall, that was the former Oasis Sushi spot. According to The Courier-Journal, owners Liz and...

Lilly’s hosting Feb. 18 wine dinner with Talley Vineyards’ David Block

Ninety-nine percent of the time we edit the heck out of press releases to make them quicker and simpler to read, but because of this one’s honest urgency, we’ve decided to leave a good...

Tequila, tacos, cocktails and pork—lots of pork—on the menu at Wild Rita’s

We media hacks have days like all working stiffs: some are better than others. Yesterday, well, was WAY better than most others because the owners of Wild Rita’s gathered a bunch of us to...

Six top Louisville chefs collaborating on Salvation Army for Chefs for Hope dinner

Six of Louisville’s top chefs will band together to create a multicourse dinner to raise funds for the Salvation Army’s Chefs for Hope program Feb. 22 at 6:30 p.m. at Big Springs Country Club. According...

Asia Institute-Crane House celebrating Year of the Horse with lavish dinner and auction

Asia Institute-Crane House will celebrate the Year of the Horse at the annual Asian New Year Dinner and Auction on Feb. 22. This coming year’s event will bring together five emerging Asian and Asian American...

Copper & Kings brandy distillery to open in Butchertown this spring

The liquor scene around here just keeps getting better by the day ... Given that brandy is considered a cold-weather warmer for humans’ shivering insides, it might have been favorable to report that Copper &...