Friday, April 26, 2024

History in the glass on the menu during De La Torre’s Raventos wine dinner...

Louisville diners are treated to lots of wine dinners, but this one appears to be a bit special. The De La Torre’s (1606 Bardstown Rd.) Raventos wine dinner, set for Wednesday, May 22, at 7...

Get your mugs ready for the Highlands Beer Festival Saturday

Some 213 beers from 60 breweries will poured at this weekend’s Highlands Beer Festival, held from 5-9 p.m. inside Mid-City Mall (1250 Bardstown Road). The Festival is sponsored by the ever-generous and always beer-minded folks...

Oh, the chefs, they are a changin’

Less than a month after he was made executive chef at the St. Charles Exchange, Tyler Powell is on his way to The Silver Dollar, the red-hot honky-tonk in Clifton, where he’ll assume the...

Let’s dance! APRON Disco Ball fundraiser set for June 2

The Disco Ball is the name for this year’s annual APRON fundraiser scheduled for June 2. Themed “We Are Family,” the event will feature restaurants serving cocktails, appetizers and desserts to what will likely be...

May 18 Bacon Ball moves to Oxmoor Farm to handle swelling crowd

The Louisville Visual Arts Association’s third-annual Bacon Ball is leaving the Louisville Water Tower site for more a spacious pen at Oxmoor Farm, located just behind Oxmoor Mall. Last year’s event drew 1,200 bacon lovers,...

Surprise! Sidebar at Whiskey Row now open to the public

Though the official grand opening of Sidebar at Whiskey Row isn’t scheduled until May 14, the better burger, cocktail-centered, classy-casual restaurant officially opened to the public this week for both lunch and dinner. Located at...

Good beer, grub and 150 booths at LIBA Buy Local Fair Saturday

Saturday’s fifth-annual Buy Local Fair is setting up to be a doozy not only for people who support local businesses, but for lovers of local foods and beer. Sponsored by the Louisville Independent Business Alliance...

New brew and two new rums coming out of Lexington

Hey, isn’t this supposed to be bourbon country? Well, according to at least one company, there’s plenty of room in Kentuckians’ livers for more options. We got wind last week that Lexington Brewing and Distilling, parent...

Furloughed Meat cocktailers to shake at Angel’s Envy ‘pop-up bar’ on Main

Here’s a cool and unexpected Derby Week bar opportunity: Angel’s Envy (the super-premium bourbon made by master distiller Lincoln Henderson) is hosting a pop-up bar from tonight through Sunday at 400 E. Main St.,...

Cheers! Falls City brewing opens tasting room Saturday

David Easterling has talked about it for a long time, but come Saturday at noon, the owner of Falls City Beer will open his new tasting room at 545 E. Barrett Ave.