Hyatt Lexington raises the bar with room renovations and restaurant overhaul
Hotel restaurants aren’t known for being dining destinations, especially if they’re chain hotels. But the Hyatt Regency Lexington has gone a long way to...
On the Farm with Carol Gunderson; Dawn Przystal’s Toast to the Bourbon Festival
Labor Day may signal a slow time for restaurants, but that doesn’t keep the news from coming. First up is the announcement that the...
How to Do a Bourbon Tour Right, featuring Jim Beam and Makers Mark
There is a lot of good old-fashioned Kentucky hospitality anywhere you go on the famed Bourbon Trail, so I'm certain that the good time...
Four Roses 2016 LE Small Batch release is one dandy dram
It’s easy to forget how fortunate we Kentucky-based whiskey writers are. Not only do we get new release samples well ahead of the general...
Jimmy Russell Charms Jtown’s Gaslight Audience with Tales of McConaughey
I'm not going to say that Jimmy Russell wouldn't have gotten a standing ovation from the crowd of 500 at the Gaslight Festival Kickoff...
New Menu Brings Diners Back to the Brewhouse in New Albany
Two years ago, problems with the kitchen and foodservice operation at New Albany's Bank Street Brewhouse became so severe that the owners decided to...
Castle & Key distillery pushes opening into 2017
Castle & Key Distillery announced in a YouTube video today that it’s pushing the opening of the tourism component at the overhauled Old Taylor...
2016 Old Forester releases are so fine they get their own story
There’s been a lot of local bourbon activity in the past 10 days, and I planned on touching on the high points of those...
Off The Road with Steve & Rick; How Kevin Grangier Fights Boredom; Why Spicewood...
Both Steve and Rick were on the road last week, enjoying the finest in drinking and dining in New York and Michigan. But there...
News Roundup: New Ed Lee spot, Bourbon Mixer, Pho Ba Luu menu, Copper &...
Pho Ba Luu menu is online: Click here to check it out. One would think an opening is near, but no word on that...