Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Porcini wine dinner to feature winemaker Peter Franus

Thursday, March 5, at 6:30 p.m., Porcini, 2730 Frankfort Ave, will offer a special dinner pairing chef John Plymale’s Italian dishes with wines made by Peter Franus from grapes he selects from vineyards throughout...

“Food for Thought” PechaKucha a great venue for those who ponder local food issues

The couple of PechaKucha presentations I have been smart enough to attend have been great fun, thought-provoking and full of energy, great ways to see what local people are doing and planning in our...

The Rud closes; an era ends

The Rudyard Kipling, the Old Louisville restaurant and entertainment venue at 422 W. Oak St. that has been a mainstay of the hipster scene for several decades, has announced that it is closing its...

Afternoon Archive: Easy entertaining with a home-stay Derby Day brunch

Tim and Lori Laird are Food & Dining Magazine’s officially designated Entertaining Editors-at-Large, co-writers of our “Easy Entertaining” column, and in essence professional crowd-pleasers. As we’re all aware, at the present time the objective is quelling crowds...

Grind opens a stationary outlet on Preston Hwy.

The operators of the popular gourmet burger truck, Grind, have opened a restaurant at 3311 Preston Hwy., across from the entrance to the Fairgrounds. Grind Burger Kitchen is the newest professional move for Liz and...

Meet Foodching Louisville, a different kind of food delivery app

There's a new food delivery service on the block: Foodching Louisville, which is launching here as well as in 40 other markets nationwide. First, for background as to why there is ample room for a...

Bill Mellilo soon to open Silvio’s

Fans of the Mellilo family’s restaurant cooking are looking forward to a new venture, to be called Silvio’s, which is taking shape in St. Matthews, at 104 Fairfax Ave., the site of a few...

Jeffersonville restaurants eagerly await Big Four Bridge opening

The New Albany News & Tribune did a fine piece on several Jeffersonville restaurants ready to open for business when the Indiana side of the Big Four Bridge walking path opens this fall. If you’ve...

April’s gifts: showers, flowers and really cool dinners

Yeah, we know Derby’s coming and that some really swell events will fall in the last week of April. But until then, we wanted to keep you up to date on three great dining...

Summer in December: South American Wine Dinner

Join the Varanese  crew —  executive chef / proprietor John Varanese, chef de cuisine Erik Abraham, sous chef Callie Critchelow — and guest speaker James Kaiser from Excelsior Wines on Tuesday, December 19 for...