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Pluk’d and Good Bowl, down and out in New Albany

Pluk’d and Good Bowl were sister concepts that opened in February, 2025 at 2441 State St. in New Albany, the remodeled former Tucker’s American Favorites. One of them served moderately healthy bowls, and the other one didn’t. This said, and speaking as a resident of New Albany, these concepts didn’t seem out of line with […]

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La Grande Cena: “The Big Dinner” at Osteria Italian Seafood, all day, on Wed., Nov. 26

On Thanksgiving Eve (Wednesday, November 26), Osteria Italian Seafood will offer La Grande Cena — “The Big Dinner” — all day long, and only on the 26th. Osteria Italian Seafood is located at 1211 Herr Lane. La Grande Cena is a family-style feast, with every dish serving 3 – 4 guests, from stracotto & ravioli to […]

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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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Hip Hops: In praise of English Mild on the occasion of a Trellis-Creole collaboration

Regular readers may recall the ongoing, evolving changeover at 1576 Bardstown Road, a familiar and cherished address that once hosted Against the Grain’s neighborhood public house spin-off (2019 – 2024), and before that, the long-running Cumberland Brews (2000 – 2019). There may have been another occupant since then, but who can remember the purely trivial? […]

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“The Pack” is closed, but there’ll be two new Brew & Sip locations in 2026

Seeing as I missed it the first time, let’s briefly rewind to the end of October, when Brew & Sip’s Okolona location at 2860 Packerland Way (nicknamed “The Pack”) closed up shop. The closing came with a vow to first reorganize, then continue. It’s all in a statement at the web site, which is reprinted […]

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Eric Morris to launch Goss Ave Deli in Schnitzelburg

Amid the decline and fall of the Schnitzelburg family of AFs, admittedly dissimilar to the Romanovs, but what’s a guy to do on a Monday morning in November except muse historically over coffee, a familiar “face” is returning to the food and dining scene in Louisville. We’re richer for it. Eric Morris’s food service journey […]

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Franny’s: New England-style seafood coming soon to Schnitzelburg

Our purpose today is to preview a restaurant called Franny’s, which will open in December at 998 Goss Ave. on the corner opposite Hauck’s in Schnitzelburg. It is named for owner Meghan Love’s grandmother. First, a digression. As it turns out, recently I stumbled across an article about Franny Armstrong, a documentary filmmaker who co-directed […]

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The Cocktail Contessa: “Gifting drinks is my love language”

In our current Fall 2025 print edition, Heather “The Cocktail Contessa” Wibbels explains how to batch and gift cocktails. THE COCKTAIL CONTESSA | Batched, Bottled, and Bowed Gifts with Seasonal Style: Whether it’s bourbon cream, a freezer martini, or a mason jar of infused syrup, gifting drinks is the columnist’s love language. It’s personal, practical, […]

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APRON Inc.’s “Happy Hour Friend-Raiser” at Monk’s Road Boiler House (Wed., Nov. 19)

In 2025 APRON Inc. is staging happy hour “friend-raisers” at different locations on the last Wednesday of each month. The next Happy Hour Friend-Raiser takes place on Wednesday, November 19 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Monk’s Road Boiler House (131 W. Main St. in downtown Louisville).  The prospectus: Complimentary Monk’s Road bourbon and […]

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The “blue” note: Against the Grain will leave Slugger Field at year’s end

There will be time later to sort through the details, which likely will take the form of a future “Hip Hops” column. For the moment, your bullet points: Against the Grain’s Brewery & Public House at Louisville Slugger Field will cease following a final day on Tuesday, December 23. AtG’s production facility will continue operations, […]

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The Silver Dollar will depart after a final day on Nov. 15

By now, you’ve probably heard the news. The text reads: Dear Friends, We want to sincerely thank you for your support, friendship, and countless good memories shared with us. We’ll be closed this week and will reopen one last time on Saturday, November 15th, for our final day of service. It’s been an honor to […]

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Hip Hops: Porter — and remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 years on

 As of Monday, November 10, it has been fifty years since the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank  during a sudden, violent storm on Lake Superior, claiming the lives of all 29 crew members. Far too often we’re amnesiacs when it comes to history, but the men who were lost that terrible night in 1975 are […]

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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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Mashup Food Hall opens TODAY in PhoenixLu

Mashup Food Hall comprises the ground floor of a new mixed use development squarely within the Phoenix Hill neighborhood (750 East Jefferson St.), but apparently NuLu sells tickets, so we’ve created the PhoenixLu mashup. The food hall’s web site explains. The Facebook page is here. Mashup Food Hall is Louisville’s new community hangout in NuLu, […]

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Gizzards most fowl? Dirty Bird leaves, Papalinos returns, and Pizza AF goes mobile

Writing at Louisville Business First, Michael L. Jones rolls with the changes, diagramming the intricate playbook at the former Tim Tam Tavern in the Audubon neighborhood. The Dirty Bird could not surmount a difficult start, and it is no more (for now). Replacing fried chicken at 1022 Clarks Lane is retro pizza, with the revival […]

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