Wheated, coming soon to the Highlands via Brooklyn
Consider if you will a recent phenomenon wherein restaurant concepts originating elsewhere arrive in Louisville, not in their more familiar manifestation as cookie-cutter chains and franchises, but as distinct spin-off indies.
There was Pig Beach...
Derby City Pizza, on its way to Jeffersonville
Larry Davis is the founder of Derby City Pizza, and he tells his story here.
It all started back in 1991 when I was only 15. I took a job making pizza at a local pizza...
Drick’s Treats Café & Bakery is open in Norton Commons
Today's story begins in January with a social media post from Cafe Commons, formerly FIX, and now also formerly Cafe Commons.

The text:
We’re welcoming a new treat boutique to sweeten your day at the former...
Jason’s Deli in St. Matthews has closed
As readers of F&D's daily feed, you are obliged on occasion to allow the "content provider" (that's me, and I prefer the term "writer") to display his affection for a famous quote by journalist...
Patisserie Francaise Louisville, under development in the Highlands
A few French words of impending significance:
Patisserie: a shop where French pastries and cakes are sold.
Boulangerie: a bakery that specializes in bread and especially in French-style breads.
Gateau: a large, sweet cake, usually...
Earlybird Bagel Shop is coming soon to Germantown
The Spring 2024 issue of Food & Dining Magazine is now available in all the familiar places: Louisville area eateries and food shops, newsstands and online.
"Just give daddy his lox, and nobody gets hurt."
Going...
YachtSea, a bar and eatery coming to Butchertown in the summer of ’24
The Spring 2024 issue of Food & Dining Magazine is now available in all the familiar places: Louisville area eateries and food shops, newsstands and online.
YachtSea: "A nautical-themed bar and restaurant ... set to...
Smokeasy The Private Lounge, coming to the former Pesto’s downtown
Here's a new twist on the "food truck finds bricks 'n' mortar home" in which the Smokeasy Mobile Cigar Lounge is staking a claim on the former Pesto's space downtown and inaugurating its own...
With the arrival of Phalcha Coffee, Germantown has Nepali flavor
The Spring 2024 issue of Food & Dining Magazine is now available in all the familiar places: Louisville area eateries and food shops, newsstands and online.
Apologies for inserting a wee bit of musical irreverence....
Donum Dei Brewery, Bayou Butcher Shop and Drunken Unicorn 2024 (Mar. 16 & 17)
The Spring 2024 issue of Food & Dining Magazine is now available in all the familiar places: Louisville area eateries and food shops, newsstands and online.
Donum Dei Brewery, an established New Albany brewery and...
