Monday, May 20, 2024

UPDATE: Dynamic restaurant duo behind Hammerhead’s and Game opens Loop 22 tomorrow

Loop 22 was supposed to open today, Tuesday, Jan. 7, but the restaurant's pipes froze overnight. As a result, the opening is pushed back to Wednesday, Jan. 8. Got dinner plans? If not, here's a...

Cake Flour bakery on the move to destination unknown

The foodie blogosphere lit up Jan. 2 when word began circulating that Cake Flour, an excellent bakery in NuLu for more than five years, has closed shop in order to move to an undisclosed...

El Taco Luchador kicks off 2014 with overwhelming grand opening

File this under, “We’re not even remotely surprised.” Late yesterday, on New Year’s Day, this message popped up on the Facebook page for El Taco Luchador: “We are re-opening at 6. Pm. We've had a...

It was a crazy, but fun year in the Louisville restaurant scene

Spend a week—any of the 52—with us and you’ll figure out quickly why we like covering this crazy, tasty and exciting Louisville restaurant scene. Between new openings, chef shuffles, occasional scuffles and an overabundance of...

Is St. Matthews becoming Louisville’s barbecue central?

The recent opening of Atypical Man BBQ in St. Matthews (119 Saint Matthews Ave.) makes a third solid barbecue joint in an area better known for boutique shops and Bluegrass Brewing Co. beers. Given that...

More So-Cal and Mex grub: El Camino adds lunch, El Taco Luchador opening soon

Oh, what fun it is to dine in Louisville! Now “doing lunch” at El Camino: If you haven’t had the chance to dine at El Camino or just couldn’t justify the dinnertime waits of one...

Papalinos Pizza opens a second location in Springhurst today

Allan Rosenberg’s wildly popular Papalinos NY style pizza is now available in the East End. His new location is an amped up version of his Baxter Avenue location.  The full-service restaurant features an open kitchen...

City loans to boost local restaurant growth, including new Germantown pizzeria

The past six months have seen lots of talk about a new pizzeria in Germantown, but last I spoke with one of the potential owners, she asked me to keep it on the down-low...

Possible sale for Lynn’s, new Martinez restaurant a certainty, Chinese chow at former Kashmir

Whoever called the restaurant business "crazy" really sold it short. Crazy is just a normal day in foodservice.  To wit: * Yesterday’s Courier-Journal featured a story in which Lynn Winter, founder and owner of Lynn’s Paradise...

Crowds pouring into new Evan Williams Bourbon Experience in downtown

The Evan Williams Bourbon Experience finally opened last month, and big crowds are pouring into the Museum Row attraction at 528 West Main St. What would have seemed like a natural tourist attraction about, um,...