Saturday, May 18, 2024

Dean Corbett and Shawn Ward among four partners overhauling The Brewery

If you like The Brewery, here’s some great news: It’s going to get even better. Way better. Under the banner of Louisville Eats Good LLC, Dean Corbett (owner of Equus, Jack’s Lounge and Corbett’s: An American...

Old Louisville to get brewery; New Albany a cidery

The explosion of small-batch craft-centered makers of interesting alcoholic quaffs is by no means over. A solid handful of new breweries have opened in Louisville and Southern Indiana in the last two years, and...

More arrivals and departures on the restaurant scene

Even in the depths of winter the local restaurant world is churning, offering new options, and sadly bidding adieu to old friends. Burger trucks and beer pubs are leaving, and even more pizza joints...

For breakfast to do well downtown, a dining culture change is required

Breakfast options downtown are increasing rapidly, especially with the opening of Wild Eggs’ fourth Louisville location. But to support new restaurants serving breakfast downtown, Louisville diners might need a culture change that sees us eating our...

Home Run Burgers is coming to Fern Creek (and elsewhere, too)

Can't find an answer? Take a deep breath, stick around for a while, and all will be revealed. https://foodanddine.com/home-run-burgers-acquired-by-an-undisclosed-buyer/ The undisclosed buyer of Home Run Burgers proved to be Ratneshwar Jha. His portfolio includes three Louisville-area...

The Sweet Spot candy store opens in Highlands

With its brightly-painted chartreuse storefront, it is hard to miss The Sweet Spot Candy Shoppe, a new business that has opened at 1583 Bardstown Rd., the former site of WHY Louisville. Owners David Carney...

Proof on Main returns for dinner service on July 1

The whole point of being an icon is to stand for something, to be sweeping and representational, and to symbolize. 21c Museum Hotel and its restaurant, Proof on Main, opened for business on the...

It’s no mystery: First Roar LLC is bringing The Sphinx to Butchertown

The greatest mystery of Ancient Egyptian mysteries is also the largest monolithic statue and the oldest known monumental sculpture in the world. When was it built, for what purpose, which pharaoh does it represent,...

Pho Ba Luu opens today for lunch

We have been watching the progress of the transformation of the unprepossessing old truck garage at 1019 E. Main St. in Butchertown into the crisp, airy Pho Ba Luu, a fast-casual Vietnamese restaurant, for...

North of Bourbon, a new bar coming to Germantown

Last week a new bourbon bar concept was announced for Germantown: North of Bourbon, coming soon to the 935 Goss Avenue space formerly doing business as Mr. Lee's lounge (and before that, Groucho's): New bar...