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More on Pluk’d and Good Bowl (the former Tucker’s) in New Albany

In December, F & D reported that the former Tucker’s American Favorites floor space at 2441 State Street in New Albany was to be reimagined as two updated concepts. Pluk’d and Good Bowl, coming where Tucker’s American Favorites used to be The projected reimagination has proceeded apace, and the debuts of Pluk’d and Good Bowl […]

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Ensō in Clifton intends to reopen by April

Writing at Louisville Business First, Michael L. Jones brings us up to date on Ensō (1756 Frankfort Ave. in Clifton) as the restaurant nears reopening after a fire last autumn (upstairs in the same building, not in the restaurant itself). Ensō to reopen with expanded menu after fire A Clifton restaurant blending cuisine from Japan […]

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Chef in a Box (Feb. 19, 20): Noche Mexican BBQ, featuring chef Aaron Diaz

Noche Mexican BBQ 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 continues […]

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Hip Hops: Pivo in Skopje with the greatest seismologist of them all (1987)

I’ll grant you that portions of this story do not pertain specifically to beer, although judicious quantities of Скопско пиво (Skopsko Pivo) were consumed in late May of 1987, when a bumbling 26-year-old hick from somewhere near French Lick (New Albany, Indiana to be precise) found himself afoot in Yugoslavia, a nation that ceased to […]

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Louisville Restaurant Week 2025 is coming Feb. 24 – March 2

Louisville Restaurant Week returns from February 24 through March 2, 2025. It’s a week focused on dining out locally, with prix-fixe three course menus for $26, $36, $46, and $56 at participating restaurants. A dollar from every meal purchased during Louisville Restaurant Week will be donated to Feed Louisville. This information release has details. — […]

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March 4: The 7th annual Beignet Bash, by Old Louisville Brewery and Mattingly Edge

Established in 2016 in an extensively remodeled historic structure at 625 W. Magnolia Ave., Old Louisville Brewery’s fervent regulars have always made it one of the closest thing to a Cheers setting among local breweries. LEO Weekly offers a preview of Old Louisville Brewery’s annual Mardi Gras event in cooperation with the 501c3 non-profit Mattingly […]

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Edibles & Potables: Might there be Cincinnati-style chili in the North Macedonian homeland?

Boy, do I know how to pick balmy midwinter holiday destinations. Not exactly, but what we’ll be lacking in sun-drenched beaches, there’ll be compensation in fascination. At first, it seems almost simple: North Macedonia is a mountainous landlocked country in the Balkan region of Southeast Europe, bordering on Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, Kosovo and Serbia. These are […]

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Be careful, ‘cuz the (trademark) that shall not be mentioned is tomorrow

From the law firm of Foster Garvey comes helpful reminders as to how ordinary purveyors of onion dip and ale can avoid attracting the attention of the National Football League on the occasion of the entity’s annual Big Game. Legal Alert: Is Your Super Bowl Marketing Campaign Playing by the Rules? 5 Tips to Help You […]

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It’s a family affair as Derby City Pizza comes to Highview

Derby City Pizza is back in the news. When 15-year-old Larry Davis went to work at a local pizzeria in 1991, you might say the pie was cast. His family-oriented local pizza chain stresses solid and reasonably priced Italian food, with seven signature pizzas as well as a build-your own; gluten free and low carb […]

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The Café in Paristown is adding an event venue

The Paristown Arts District’s web site provides an introduction to the neighborhood. Located on roughly 7 acres along Beargrass Creek in between Germantown and downtown Louisville, the neighborhood of Paristown is composed of historic buildings, single-family homes, businesses, and Louisville’s newest entertainment venue, Old Forester’s Paristown Hall. Great care has been given to revitalizing Paristown, […]

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Fried chicken and more: Dirty Bird’s grand opening is Feb. 10th

Previously I surveyed the advent of the latest in fried chicken near Germantown. There’ll be Dirty Bird at the former Tim Tam near Germantown The soft opening ceremonies are concluding, and Dirty Bird is here. Grand opening is February 10, and here’s the description I wrote for our Dining Guide (the next F & D […]

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The 2025 Bourbon Classic will be held Feb. 19-22

The Bourbon Classic festival’s web site has the itinerary for this year’s event at the Louisville Marriott Downtown, which takes place Feb. 19 – 22. Bourbon Classic, a premier Bourbon event, is the holy trinity for experiencing the very best in the culinary, cocktail and Bourbon arts through a collection of rare, interactive events. Infused […]

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Tailspin Ale Fest is turning 12 and The Bar Belle reports from the front

Our colleague Sara “The Bar Belle” Havens has a Tailspin scoop. The always solid Tailspin Ale Fest that kicks off warmer weather each year finally is a 12-pack years old. I feel like I’ve been attending this crazy beer fest much longer than a dozen years, but perhaps I’m just old. It’ll be held Saturday, […]

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Edibles & Potables: On tariffs, food costs and rough sailing ahead

“Many people think of California as the garlic capital of the world when, in fact, most of our garlic comes from China” — Southern Living As readers already know, as of Saturday afternoon tariffs have been placed on all imports to the United States from Mexico, Canada and China. Stated simply at Wikipedia, “a tariff […]

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In Belgium, “relaxed rules on cafe terraces from pandemic are phased out”

Few of us care to think back to the COVID pandemic in search of lessons applicable to hypothetical events in the future. It’s what we should be doing, but humans tend not to think in these terms. We just wish to settle back into our routines (the late Beatle, George Harrison, referred to this as […]

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