Thursday, April 25, 2024

Booze news: Main Street Café now serving cocktails and beer

Some say part of why Main Street Café (217 E. Main St.) has enjoyed less publicity than it deserves is its lack of a liquor license. Well, maybe. That it’s not become a serious go-to...

One for the ladies: 8 local chefs cooking dinner honoring Deborah Madison

Eight Louisville women chefs will team up for the Seed to Stove dinner at Harvest on Sept. 12 both to honor former chef and noted cookbook author, Deborah Madison, and to raise funds for...

Get your imperial pints ready, Louisville Craft Beer Week is coming!

It may seem early to begin promoting Louisville Craft Beer Week (LCBW) in August, when the event doesn’t even start until Sept. 13 (and runs through Sept. 21). But when you take a gander...

Bourbon Review picks top 55 bourbon bars, many in Louisville

Shocker, right? A bunch of bourbon bars in the Ville are on the list of The Bourbon Review’s Top 55 Bourbon Bars list. We know ours are the bourbon bomb! But if you’re like us,...

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...

Green Brier whiskey and cigar dinner set for Aug. 29 at Asiatique

Whiskey with Asian food? No kidding. In fact, if you’ve never enjoyed it that way, you’re in for a real treat. If your palate picks out the spicy notes in good whiskey, just wait until you...

Lolita’s Tacos turns 20, Yang Kee Noodle turns 10

Just when you think, “Man! Another of my favorite restaurants is closing,” you look up and see that many eateries are just hitting their stride. If you can believe it, Lolita’s Tacos (4222 Poplar Level...

Irish Rover Too closes, Beam BBQ opens, Mellow Mushroom turns 1

If you liked Irish Rover Too in LaGrange better than the first on Frankfort Ave., get your wheels rolling soon because it will close Aug. 31. Co-owner Michael Reidy said he and wife Siobhan accepted...

Smoky-sipping goodness: Varanese hosting Buffalo Trace Bourbon Dinner Thursday night

Varanese Restaurant (2106 Frankfort Avenue) is hosting a Buffalo Trace Bourbon dinner Thursday, August 22, beginning with a reception at 6:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 7. The evening will feature a four-course dinner...

A party with spice! Chuy’s 25th-annual Green Chile Fest underway

Lots of chains claim fresh, but Chuy’s delivers on that promise, especially as it celebrates its annual Green Chile Festival from Aug. 19 to Sept. 8. If you’ve been to the Tex-Mex food spot (two...