Friday, May 9, 2025

ShopBar may be closing soon (or not, as we’ve learned)

Editor's note: When I prepared this post early Thursday morning, something about the ambiguity in the story was nagging at me and I decided...

Olé: Bourbon & Burgers is in, and Señora Arepa is out, in St. Matthews

Perhaps Olé Hospitality Group's greatest strength lies with its aptitude for rejigging successful strategies into fresh and invariably popular new concepts, the latest of...

Earlybird Bagel Shop is no more

Earlybird Bagel Shop opened in spring of 2024 at 1039 Ash St. in Germantown, sharing space with the ever-shapeshifting Six Forks Burgers. Last week...

La Fogata Taqueria is open for business in New Albany

Over the winter the long-dormant former Applebee's building on Grant Line Road in New Albany began stirring, and was completely transformed on the exterior,...

Passenger, a new bar coming soon to Shelby Park

Here's something to look forward to in Shelby Park, coming in 2025, as well as a shoutout to my former P&u colleague Calvin Philley. Today's...

Carryout only: Tavern to Go coming soon to Old Louisville

Previously at this address, when Hill Street Fish & Seafood ceased to be: https://foodanddine.com/hill-street-fish-seafood-is-no-more/ At Louisville Business First, ace reporter Michael L. Jones goes beyond the...

More on Pluk’d and Good Bowl (the former Tucker’s) in New Albany

In December, F & D reported that the former Tucker's American Favorites floor space at 2441 State Street in New Albany was to be...

Ensō in Clifton intends to reopen by April

Writing at Louisville Business First, Michael L. Jones brings us up to date on Ensō (1756 Frankfort Ave. in Clifton) as the restaurant nears...

It’s a family affair as Derby City Pizza comes to Highview

Derby City Pizza is back in the news. When 15-year-old Larry Davis went to work at a local pizzeria in 1991, you might say the...

Fried chicken and more: Dirty Bird’s grand opening is Feb. 10th

Previously I surveyed the advent of the latest in fried chicken near Germantown. https://foodanddine.com/therell-be-dirty-bird-at-the-former-tim-tam-in-germantown/ The soft opening ceremonies are concluding, and Dirty Bird is here. Grand opening...