Hip Hops: Dispassionate and purely objective thoughts about the Louisville Beer Hall of Fame
Objectivity is a key element of journalism, which in our contemporary era has been supplanted in large measure by advertising-supported electronic hype machines.
Taking sports...
R.I.P. Jeff Kern, co-founder of Kern’s Korner
There was sad news last week.
Longtime operator of Kern’s Korner dies, by Haley Cawthon (Louisville Business First)
The staff at a neighborhood bar and grill...
Gold Bar, A Popular Hotspot for LouCity and Racing Louisville Fans, To Close On...
Gold Bar, a Butchertown bar popular with LouCity and Racing Louisville fans, will close this month.
The bar announced on social media this morning that...
Dairy Kastle On Eastern Parkway Closes Early This Summer Season
On Sunday, Louisville ice cream shop Dairy Kastle announced it would be closing early this summer season, due to a staffing shortage.
The shop usually stays...
Decca to close after last hurrah on September 23
On August 12 Decca Lounge and Restaurant (812 E. Market Street) announced on Facebook that it will be closing following a final night of...
My Beers in the GDR, Part Two: Sharing a few Pilsners with a future...
Berlin Wall commentary (western side).
Previously: My Beers in the GDR, Part One: A working lunch in East Berlin, August 1989.
East Berlin world clock at...
Edibles & Potables: Does andouillette subvert culinary subterfuge?
The root word is familiar to most of us.
Andouille is a coarse-grained smoked meat made using pork, pepper, onions, and seasonings. Andouille is French...
Chef in a Box (August 17 or 18): Brasserie Provence, with Chef Patrick Gosden
Brasserie Provence is next up for APRON Inc.’s Chef in a Box promotion, but first the bigger picture.
Food & Dining Magazine continues to preview...
My beers in the GDR, Part One: A working lunch in East Berlin, August...
The photo above is the Berlin Wall at Brandenburg Gate, viewed from West Berlin in 1989. Here’s the same wall seen from the East...
A Stroll Down Restaurant Memory Lane
Covid, Delta, Omicron, BA.5, bah! Sometimes it seems as if the pandemic will never end. In fact, the experts say, it’s more likely to...
Sangria Bar at Union opens in Jeffersonville where Bocce Bowl used to be
In the beginning there was Union Restaurant & GameYard in Jeffersonville, a half-block from where the Big Four Pedestrian Bridge lands on the Indiana...
Board & You Café comes to Norton Commons
Then there were three (Board & You concepts, that is):
Board & You Custom Charcuterie (430 Pearl St., New Albany)
Board & You Bistro and Wine...
The Joy Of Revisiting Spring Street Bar & Grill Wings
When Spring Street Bar & Grill, the staple in Irish Hill, closed down during 2020, it dawned on me that I would never be...
Foodie Fest To Debut At The Depot in Jeffersonville On Saturday
This Saturday, Aug. 13, World Of Foodies will host Foodie Fest, a new all-ages event that celebrates food and community, at The Depot, a...
SuperChefs plots a relocation and Tha Drippin Crab recovers from a break-in
Chef Darnell Ferguson has a lot on his plate.
Ferguson’s SuperChefs in the Highlands closed at the end of July, but is actively seeking a...
The last day for J. Harrod’s Restaurant is Sunday, August 14
J. Harrod’s (7507 River Road in Prospect) is closing, the restaurant having been sold to new owners, with its future contours yet to be...
40 Years in Beer, Part Ten: When friends actually did let friends drive drunk
Previously: 40 Years in Beer, Part Nine: The point of know return.
It has taken me a long while to understand that it usually takes...
El Nopal, Black Olive Italian Grill divide Cardinal Center eatery space
El Nopal Mexican Cuisine Crittenden and a sister concept, Black Olive Italian Grill (cover photo), are sharing the square footage at 2745 Crittenden Drive...
Edibles & Potables: Check out Southern Indiana’s Sweets and Treats Trail
I googled the term “trail tourism” without expecting the results to be quite this literal. As it turns out, trail tourism is quite the...