Easy Entertaining: Turkey three ways for the holidays
Fall is here, the holidays are fast approaching, and F&D’s ambassadors of entertaining have opened their kitchen for three local chefs (Brandi Alexander, John...
The Smoothies sing “Better Blend” (coming soon to St. Matthews)
Here’s a little known fact: To the best of my knowledge, I’ve never consumed a smoothie, not even once. There’ve been plenty of milkshakes,...
Louisville HotBytes: More Thoughts From The Critic’s Table
Here’s an existential question about the art of the food critic: Should a restaurant review stick to the simple basics of food, mood, and...
After Less Than A Year In Business, Vegan Bakery The Flour Shoppe Has Closed
The Flour Shoppe, a vegan bakery in the Highlands, has closed, according to a recent announcement on social media. In an Instagram post on...
Review: We Chaat It Up At Shreeji Indian Vegetarian Street Food
I’m not great at small talk, but I love chaat. Okay, I can hear the chorus of boos from here. I’ll just show myself out. ...
My “40 Years in Beer” series is at a brief hiatus
My “40 Years in Beer” series has paused for a few weeks. Honestly, I’ve had little time to write lately; this will change once...
40 Years in Beer, Part Thirty Four: In 1991, a smoky Bamberg sojourn with...
Stein hoisting at the final beer fest in Maximiliansplatz, 1991.
Previously: 40 Years in Beer, Part Thirty-Three: Herzlich Willkommen in der Weltbierkulturerbe-Stadt Bamberg.
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Prior to...
New Albany still needs an autonomous independent business alliance
The following text was published at NA Confidential on 5 March 2019.
The pandemic came to New Albany a year later, followed by endless Sherman...
40 Years in Beer, Part Thirty-Three: Herzlich Willkommen in der Weltbierkulturerbe-Stadt Bamberg
Altstadt (the old town) in Bamberg, via Wikipedia.
Previously: 40 Years in Beer, Part Thirty-Two: Vienna’s “Old Whisky Malt Waltz,” a precursor of beer revolutions...
40 Years in Beer, Part Thirty-Two: Vienna’s “Old Whisky Malt Waltz,” a precursor of...
Brauhaus Nussdorf on the day in question, 1991.
Previously: 40 Years in Beer, Part Thirty-One: Euro beer travel 1991, as history ends and begins again.
In...
What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Restaurant Horror Stories.
One cold day last winter, I joined a group of friends at a popular local breakfast spot. I pulled up a chair, said down,...
Hip Hops: It’s going to take a pint of Mild to explain the Dog...
In 2009, the exterior of the Merchant’s House in Plymouth U.K.
The best part of beer traveling is all the other things one learns while...
Check out Apron Inc.’s Dine Around Dine In Club on Tuesdays in July
On Tuesdays in July, Apron Inc. is giving you tasty and helpful reasons not to cook at home.
Featured local restaurants (see the weekly lists...
Nic & Norman’s opens downtown in Whiskey Alley TODAY at 5:00 p.m.
Nic & Norman’s opens today (June 26) at 5:00 p.m. at its new downtown home of 108 W. Washington St. in Whiskey Alley (Nic...
Edibles & Potables: The “pizza effect”; Alberto Grandi; and debunking Italian culinary myths
The Summer 2023 issue of Food & Dining Magazine — our 20th Anniversary issue — is now available in all the familiar places: Louisville...
Take this cult (of personality) and shove it
This column orignially appeared at NA Confidential on May 14, 2015, and was revised on February 22, 2019. It has been lightly edited to...
The long-awaited Tres Amigos, open at last where Guaca Mole used to be
The Summer 2023 issue of Food & Dining Magazine — our 20th Anniversary issue — is now available in all the familiar places: Louisville...
5 years ago: “City Hall’s attacks on county government stand an excellent chance of...
From NA Confidential on June 22, 2018. In retrospect, one part of this equation that I didn’t anticipate was Jeff Gahan’s eagerness to kneecap...
The Taste Bud: The Back Door’s Burner Wings and Kevin’s “capsaicin-fueled fire”
The Summer 2023 issue of Food & Dining Magazine — our 20th Anniversary issue — is now available in all the familiar places: Louisville...