Carolyn is back from Iceland, and we hear all about it on this episode of the city’s coolest podcast about restaurants and bars. Plus, we’re glad to get a visit from Chef David Danielson. He’s been busy — opening his new restaurant in Simpsonville this week while planning to host thousands of racing fans and […]

It’s another exciting week of eating and drinking in one of the nation’s busiest event towns. While Carolyn is off in the from tundra of Iceland, Rick has been busy getting ready for America’s most popular drinking holiday. Actually, Halloween falls in behind St. Patrick’s and New Year’s in terms to alcohol consumption, but what’s […]

Welcome to the city’s only podcast devoted to the city’s culinary scene. This week, that local scene lost a giant, a legend, when Dean Corbett passed away after a heart attack. It’s no exaggeration to say that anyone who worked in a restaurant in this town knew Chef Deano. His work with multiple charities may […]

We’re carbing up here on EatDrinkTalk with Amici owner Don Reinhardt. He’s got a great story, one that originates in Valley Station, detours all across the country and end up a year ago in Old Louisville, where he bought Amici Cafe. His changes include all-new marketing which puts the spotlight on Mama, and a highly-entertaining […]

We made it to October, and that means a few things are in order — first is Strassenfest, this weekend, at Fourth Street Live!. And it’s the unofficial holiday weekend that is the St. James Court Art Fair in Old Louisville. Carolyn and Rick offer some awesome dining suggestions in Old Lou, including the quintessential […]

We’re drying out after a soggy experience at Bourbon and Beyond, but we’re confident that the sun will return. And we’ve got plenty of news about the local restaurant scene. First, though, we spent an afternoon at Butchertown Grocery, getting to know beverage director Nic Christiansen and her stellar lineup of concoctions, including the house […]

As much as we are all fans of music and food, at this weekend’s Bourbon and Beyond Festival the chefs and musicians may be the biggest admirers of each other’s performances. That’s one thing we learned from Tiffany Dorman, who calls herself an “experiential strategist with a focus in the integration of food, beverage and […]

Welcome to the city’s only podcast devoted to its restaurant and bar scene, where this week Carolyn asks Rick for his opinion on porn — food porn, that is. The practice of taking photos of your food and posting on social media is prevalent enough that Yelp! has a list of the most popular local […]

It was a rough start to the Labor Day Holiday Weekend for Carolyn and fill-in host Dan V, but we muddled through and still had a good ‘ole time celebrating September – National Bourbon Heritage Month. This episode we celebrate our Kentucky roots and one of the ONLY bills supported by both parties in American […]

Thanks to our visit with Jeff Brantley and Sara Height, we can envision the thriving marketplace coming to Shelby Park. The Logan Street Market is expected to open in early 2019 featuring restaurants, a brewery and vendors playing fresh food and drink. We recorded the show with a heavy heart this week, as we learned […]

If you haven’t been to Tom Edwards’ creation at the edge of Anchorage, you’re missing a culinary treat. Edwards is the force behind Mozza Pi, which occupies a rustic stand-alone barn Edwards built, and the pizza comes from an oven he also built. And much of the bread and baked goods sold here are made […]

Something old and something new on this episode of the EatDrinkTalk podcast. Check’s Cafe in Germantown is a true Louisville institution dating to 1939 – but the new Check’s BBQ & Blues is a more recent phenomenon. We’re glad to have owners Todd Zaborac and John Murrow on to tell us the details of one […]

For the first time, we took this whole podcast crew on the road, and what we found in Bardstown was nothing short of sensational. The two-year-old Bardstown Bourbon Company just opened its restaurant, Bottle and Bond Kitchen and Bar, and has assembled an all-star team to do it right. We were greeted in the spacious […]

Butchertown Grocery’s Bobby Benjamin stops into the studio to talk about his new menu, and Carolyn asks for his up-or-down on several interesting restaurant/food trends. For example, is the Acai Bowl a thing that will last, and what about Fried Cauliflower?’ Carolyn is back after missing last week’s podcast, and she’s got an update on […]

Since Carolyn got called out of town, Rick is flying solo at the EatDrinkTalk studio on Episode 73. The show includes an interesting interview with Jared Matthews, who finds himself in charge of three distinctly different, but geographically aligned, neighborhood establishments. Matthews originally became a partner in Diamonds Pub and Billiards, then bought Cafe Lou […]

It’s amazing how many talented chefs find their way to Louisville. Or in Bill Jennings’ case, find their way home to Louisville. We talk with the executive chef at LouVino about the restaurant’s growth, his upbringing in the ‘Ville, and going off to culinary school in New York straight out of St. X. Of course, […]

Carolyn and Rick have been keeping a busy schedule eating and drinking around town, all so we can talk about it here on the EatDrinkTalk podcast. We start with Carolyn’s Eat of the Week, which she found in Westport Village at the Artesano Tapas spot. She gives the Ole Restaurant Group spot high marks for […]

We welcome Madeleine Dee to the show, fresh from an appearance on the Food Network. The local chef, who operates Fond on Frankfort Avenue, brings a special kind of passion to her work that extends to a line of products and an upcoming gig at the new Logan Street Market. She discussed her TV appearance, […]

It’s summer, a time when our thoughts turn to . . . ice cream, of course. The founders of Bernoulli Small Batch Ice Cream, Brian and Allyson Comstock, have turned a part-time passion into a phenomenal business success story. Listen to this episode of EatDrinkTalk to see how they did it. The Comstocks also brought […]

Bourbon historian and journalist Fred Minnick stops by the studio to talk about his role in September’s Bourbon and Beyond Festival, which features a lineup of master distillers, chefs and musicians that makes the second festival one of the best in the country. Minnick is the author of seven books, mostly about drinking, and is […]

On the EatDrinkTalk podcast, join us for a candid, heartfelt conversation with culinary legend Anoosh Shariat about his battle with Cancer and what that means for his restaurants and staff. Shariat said his main concern is making sure his staff at both restaurants (Anoosh Bistro and Noosh Nosh) understand that even though he’s undergoing treatment, […]

We’re continuing to eat and drink our way through the city, and talking about her on the city’s only podcast devoted to the ‘Ville’s culinary scene. And this week, listen to the show to learn how to get FREE, yes, FREE, tickets to the Russell Dickerson concert at Fourth Street Live! Our guest this week […]

Come on in and listen to another tasty episode of Louisville’s only podcast devoted to dining and drinking. We start off with a great interview with Tisha Gainey, the queen of local beer festivals, and Courtney Lewis, who has helped organized this year’s 13th annual Fest of Ale on the New Albany riverfront. While Carolyn […]

It’s another mouth-watering episode of the city’s only podcast devoted to Eatin’ and Drinkin’, and there’s a lot to say. First we welcome Michael Motamedi to the studio from Rabbit Hole Distillery, where this week in NuLu the boutique bourbonists are preparing their first batch of product from the shiny new distillery, which just had […]

There’s plenty of eatin’ and drinkin’ to talk about in Louisville, and Washington, so let’s get right to it. Carolyn traveled to our nation’s Capitol on business, and feasted at Succotash, owned and operated by our own Edward Lee. At another stop, she came face to eye with a fish, she ordered the catch of […]

We’ve finally dried out from Saturday’s wettest Derby ever, and have plenty to talk about. Rick and Carolyn broke even with an across-the-board bet on Audible, which is, well, better than losing. Our guest, Kent Taylor, sports director at WAVE 3, spent much of the day in the paddock, and gives us some of the […]

We open the show with a champagne celebration — for the addition of Fourth Street Live! as our fist official sponsor. The entertainment venue has an exciting lineup of Derby Week concerts you’ll want to hear about. It’s our favorite time of the year and EatDrinkTalk is packed with plenty of entertaining information, starting with […]

Finally, Derby Season is officially underway, and here at EatDrinkTalk, we’re on it. Do you have questions about the Mint Julep? We asked Kerri Richardson, president of the Bourbon Women Association, to come to the studio and demonstrate the proper way to make one. Hint: the key is the simple syrup. Kerri made us two […]

  This just in… Critically acclaimed Chef Rob Rice will lead the charge at Grassa Gramma, the new upscale Italian-American restaurant in full construction mode at Holiday Manor on Brownsboro Road. Rob sat down and dished with us about his years as a Corporate Chef Trainer alongside Wolfgang Puck and most recently his time spent […]

Of course it’s one of our favorite restaurants, precisely because of the time and attention Chef Bobby Benjamin takes to prepare the great food at Butchertown Grocery and Lola’s, the bar upstairs. Benjamin joined Rick and Carolyn in the studio for a lively conversation about his approach — which includes insisting on fresh ingredients and […]

The return of the Eat Drink Talk podcast features the renowned Churchill Downs chef, David Danielson, who joined Carolyn and Rick at the Louisville.am studios. Danielson is a busy man always, but especially now as he has just six weeks or so to prepare for the crush of 160,000 hungry horseracing fans on the first […]

The best restaurant and bar podcast in the city is back with a refreshing serving of news and personalities. First up, be on the lookout for mushroom-blended burgers at your favorite restaurants. Last week, Rick sampled four of them at Harvest, which hosted the kickoff for a nationwide James Beard Foundation sustainability initiative to reduce […]

The best bar and restaurant podcast in the ‘Ville is back with more news and conversations sure to tingle your taste buds. We’ve got a report on the new Cuvee Wine Bar, a great new spot in the East End opened by one of the few Master Sommeliers in the region. And remember that you […]

We begin the second year of EatDrinkTalk podcasts with a show sure to get you motivated to sample some of the city’s finest cuisine and cocktails. Steve and Rick are, of course, in recovery mode after an event-filled Derby Week. We review Rick’s experience at the first Culinary Kickoff at the Ali Center, where three […]

The finest restaurant and bar podcast in the ‘Ville wraps up its first year with a celebration of all things Derby. Steve was ultra-impressed with the new Red Herring, now open on Frankfort Avenue in a gorgeous space. Also new to town is ROC in the Highlands, boasting of Italian specialties the way an Italian […]

We’re in the home stretch headed toward the beginning of Derby Week, so as the city’s best restaurant and bar podcasters, we’re here to fill you in on how restaurateurs here are preparing to host thousands of out-of-town guests. We start with Steve’s explanation of why so many operators are offering prix fixe menus, and […]

The city’s best restaurant and bar podcast welcomes spring with some exciting news at several local hotspots. Let’s start with Steve’s visit to Fork & Barrel in the former Basa spot on Frankfort Ave. Steve says regular visitors to the former establishment won’t recognize the new one, and the elevated Southern cuisine is fantastic. We […]

It’s another tasty episode of the city’s best restaurant and bar podcast. As we close in on a full year of podcasting excellence, Rick and Steve are serving up the inside scoop on new developments around town. We start with news that Fork & Barrel will open Friday in the old Basa spot on Frankfort […]

In this episode of the city’s best restaurant and bar podcast, Rick and Steve dive into a stew of news from our culinary community. First up, we’re getting plenty of reaction to the EatDrinkTalk.net story about the Bourbon & Beyond Festival slated for late September, especially from distillers and restaurateurs eager for details. It seems the ambitious […]

It’s a delicious week for news on the city’s best restaurant and bar podcast, and we get right to it with the surprising story that Z’s Oyster Bar downtown is closing, at least temporarily, according to a sign on the door. Owners blamed the ongoing construction of the Convention Center and the Omni Hotel for […]

Rick and Steve return from the road for this episode of the city’s finest restaurant and bar podcast. And while we could go on about our trips to Denver and Indianapolis, our first item of business is getting caught up on the news right here in River City. First, there’s an exciting announcement about efforts […]

It’s St. Paddy’s Week on the Eat Drink Talk Podcast You feeling the luck o’ the Irish this week? We are, given our special guests lined up for this week’s podcast: Michael Reidy of the Irish Rover, and Louisville’s adopted Irish son and chef, Finbar Kinsella. Both talk about how this famous holiday is celebrated […]

The EatDrinkTalk crew has been diving especially deep in the local food and drink scene, and we have the stories to show for it. First up in the news is the exciting move being made by Brett Davis to open the Remedy Bar in the old Hilltop Theater in Clifton. We love a good birthday […]

It’s been an exceptionally eventful week for the EatDrinkTalk crew, as we spent a delicious week scoping out the city’s restaurant and bar scene to bring you this excellent podcast. In the news, we start with word that a big change is coming to Corbett’s, the fine dining destination in the East End. Chef Dean […]

The tastiest podcast in these parts is back with another deep dive into the local dining and drinking scene. We start this week with a few laughs from our afternoon at the Tailspin Ale Fest, where we were pouring plenty of little glasses of great beer. Across the river, we learned the long-awaited Parlour pizzeria […]

The tastiest restaurant and drinking podcast in the ‘Ville is back with another helping of insights into our thriving local scene. We start the show with news that heralded Oakroom chef Nick Sullivan has joined Geoffrey Heyde for the launch of the new Fork & Barrel, which opens this spring in the former Basa spot […]

The city’s most delicious eating and drinking podcast is back, dishing up the latest in Louisville’s restaurant scene. We start with big news on Fourth Street Live, where chef Edward Lee announced he will open a whiskey and burger spot dubbed Whiskey Dry, later this year. Also, we mourn the loss of the BBC in […]

The city’s top restaurant and bar podcast dives deeper into some of the most compelling stories and issues in the ‘Ville. We start with confirmation that the BBC in St. Matthews has will close Feb. 5 and become Sullivan’s, a restaurant and sports bar. And Steve’s sources say that’s not the last major upheaval in […]

The EDT crew is talking up Louisville’s restaurants and bars with a smile this week — thanks to Louisville Cream’s Darryl Goodner, who sent along a pint of Red Queen for our recording session. Once the treat was done, we got down to business with a bunch of interesting stories. We start in Butchertown, where […]

The ‘Ville’s best restaurant and bar podcast is rolling in 2017. Listen in for a newsy first segment with Steve and Rick — starting with the new restaurant heading for the old Basa spot on Frankfort Avenue. Fork & Barrel will feature a classic American menu from Geoffrey Heyde, who locals will remember from the […]

We’re continuing to dive deep into the news as the only local podcast devoted exclusively to Louisville’s restaurant and bar scene. We start with some bad luck as SuperChefs on Bardstown Road closed over the weekend due to frozen pipes. This misfortune comes a year after a fire burned the former location in St. Matthews. […]

We’re celebrating the New Year with another great podcast focused on eating and drinking in Louisville. We start things off with a news scoop — Steve reports that the Meridian Cafe in St. Matthews is the first restaurant closure of the year. But that’s actually good news, because operator Kristin Fults is reopening in Prospect […]