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Metro Louisville confirms passionate love affair with chains like Hawaiian Bros Island Grill, et al

Today’s featured photo: “Barbara Eden and Don Ho at an event for I Dream of Jeannie (1965),” courtesy of IMDB. Speaking as a stubborn older cuss who last ate at a McDonald’s back when Daniel Powter’s “Bad Day” was the top song on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 (that’d be 2006, folks), it has seemed […]

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Chef in a Box (June 17, 18): Papalinos NY Pizzeria, featuring chef Allan Rosenberg

Papalinos NY Pizzeria is next for APRON Inc.’s Chef in a Box promotion, but first the bigger picture.  (In case you were wondering, the Italian word “papalino” most commonly translates to “papal” or refers to a papal soldier/guard. In the Louisville instance, it plainly implies the “pope in the pizza.”) Food & Dining Magazine continues […]

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Osteria Italian Seafood welcomes chefs Henry Wesley III and Erik Abraham

In this correspondent’s personal opinion, Osteria Italian Seafood (1211 Herr Lane) has become a Louisville institution in a remarkably short period of time, offering a bounty of knockout seafood dishes, pastas and salads inspired by Italy’s coastal regions, alongside appropriate libations and impeccable hospitality. Today Osteria announces an important team transition as Henry Wesley III […]

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Royals Hot Chicken, celebrating a decade in NuLu

“And as long as fried chicken has been mentioned, word is out that Ryan Rogers, owner of Feast BBQ in New Albany and NuLu, is renovating the one-time neighborhood theater that was the original location of Toast on Market, and later of Taco Punk, the funky/cool building at 736 E. Market St., where he plans […]

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The Foodie’s Guide to The Best Restaurants in NuLu

NuLu is Louisville’s culinary neighborhood, and we’ve spent years eating our way through every corner of it – and leading thousands of guests on our NuLu food and bourbon tours! We’re sharing exactly where to eat, what to order, and why these NuLu restaurants are worth the trip.

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Learn about All Thai’d Up’s community thanksgiving meal (Sat., Nov. 22)

A message from All Thai’d Up. — Let us treat you this Thanksgiving! In the spirit of community and compassion, All Thai’d Up restaurant at 4812 Brownsboro Center will host a Thanksgiving Meal for Federal Employees affected by the government shutdown, as well as those directly impacted by the recent UPS disaster. The event will […]

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Chef in a Box (Nov. 19, 20): Gustavo’s Mexican Grill in Prospect, featuring owner Gustavo Reyes

Gustavo’s Mexican Grill (Prospect) is next for APRON Inc.’s Chef in a Box promotion, but first the bigger picture.  Food & Dining Magazine continues to preview the forthcoming Chef in a Box offering. It’s a tasty fundraising project dating to the summer of 2020, benefiting APRON Inc.’s ongoing grant program. The Chef in a Box promotion […]

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“Off the Eaten Path” at The Service Station Restaurant in Old Louisville

In our current Fall 2025 print edition, Marty Rosen profiles Kendell Sheppard’s The Service Station Restaurant (208 E. Burnett Ave. in Old Louisville), with delicious photography by Dan Dry. OFF THE EATEN PATH │ Fine Dining Roots, Comfort Food Soul: The Service Station offers an astonighing menu coming from a compact corner kitchen helmed by […]

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“Gerstle’s Gets Serious about Food”: F&D’s Fall 2025 profile of a century-old dive bar landmark

In our current Fall 2025 print edition, Cary Stemle profiles Gerstle’s (3801 Frankfort Ave. in St. Matthews), with delicious photography by Dan Dry. PROFILE | Gerstle’s Gets Serious about Food: Ever since he bought Gerstle’s in 2008, Erik White has wanted the century-old dive bar to serve great food. It never worked out ― until he […]

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David Danielson’s new brunch course: äta to be remade as The Hen House  

Chef and owner David Danielson has revealed that his äta Restaurant (Brownsboro Center, 4864 Brownsboro Rd. in Windy Hills) is to be rebranded as The Hen House Café & Provisions, and remade into a brunch restaurant with an updated menu and business hours. The final dinner service for äta will come on Saturday, October 25. […]

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“The Saing Family’s Pad Thai Story”: F&D’s profile of Simply Thai

In our current Fall 2025 print edition, Roger profles Simply Thai, with delicious photography by Dan Dry. PROFILE | The Saing Family’s Pad Thai Story: The Saing family founded the St. Matthews location of Simply Thai in 2006, and a second branch in fast-growing Middletown in 2012. While Thailand’s cuisine reflects the country’s positioning as […]

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Chef in a Box (Oct. 15, 16): Home Cuisine, featuring chef Chip McPherson

Please read carefully; this month CIAB pickup directions differ from the norm. The folks pictured here are (left to right): chef Tina Hardison; Home Cuisine owner Sandy Pike; and chef Chip McPherson. Home Cuisine is next for APRON Inc.’s Chef in a Box promotion, but first the bigger picture.  Food & Dining Magazine continues to […]

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Chef in a Box (Sept. 17, 18): Mise en Place, featuring chef Jake Brockman

(Mise en Place, founded by Chef Jake Brockman in 2020, is a catering- and personal chef-oriented service offering scratch-made cuisine specifically designed to support recovery.) Mise en Place is next for APRON Inc.’s Chef in a Box promotion, but first the bigger picture.  Food & Dining Magazine continues to preview the forthcoming Chef in a Box offering. […]

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Brittany Kelly named executive chef at North of Bourbon

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Brittany Kelly (@chefbrittanyck) North of Bourbon’s new executive chef introduces herself at Instagram. Hello, I’m Brittany Kelly, and thank you for visiting my page. I grew up in Estill County, where my grandfather taught me the importance of sustainable cooking and making the most […]

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“The Original Pour”: F&D’s profile of Bourbons Bistro at 20

As we celebrate Bourbons Bistro’s 20th anniversary in 2025, who remembers the establishment’s audacious foundational broadside, which appeared on t-shirts almost a decade prior to former mayor Greg Fischer’s invention of the term “bourbonism” as Louisville’s civic mantra? Bringing bourbon back one sip at a time. And so the comeback has proceeded, two decades hence. Bourbons […]

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