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Welcome to Labor Day, 2026

As holidays go, Labor Day doesn’t pack quite the emotional punch of Memorial Day, or provide religious imagery for believers, as with Christmas. Googling “Labor Day food” yields thousands of links to picnic and grilling tips, but nothing as metaphorical as the Thanksgiving turkey and fixings. It seems that a celebration of work, preferably undertaken […]

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Parlour Pizza in, Derby City Pizza out (where Dundee Tavern used to be)

At Louisville Business First, Michael L. Jones reports that the Belknap neighborhood is about to witness a pizzeria swap at 2224 Dundee Rd., onetime home of Dundee Tavern. Parlour Pizza takes over former Dundee Tavern property Louisville-based Neace Ventures has acquired the former Dundee Tavern property in the Highlands for a new Parlour Pizza + […]

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Mai’s Thai’s 26th annual birthday & anniversary party is tomorrow (Sat., Aug. 1)

It’s a yearly celebration at the SoIN classic Mai’s Thai, but with a slight twist this time around. Text: It is that time of year again … this coming Saturday August 1st 11-2pm and actually this may be our last anniversary/birthday celebration said Mai herself. Free food/blessings giveaway at our restaurant. Come see Mai and […]

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Press Release Focus: “Fans keep coming back for more” Hot Head Burritos

 As your friendly digital editor, each week I sift through numerous press releases pertaining to … food and dining (duh), often marveling at the distinct, consistent boilerplate style they manage to exhibit. At times, it’s fun to share press releases in their entirety, so that readers can see exactly what I must endure peruse on a […]

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Goodwood’s bankruptcy shutters the Beer Corner of Main & Clay for the first time since 1997

For the record, allow me to be honest. From the moment in 2015 when the former BBC production brewery reorganized and rebranded as “Goodwood,” I didn’t personally think much of the name. We were told it reflected a brewing discipline of beer “touching wood,” as a voguish, beer-world riff on the familiar bourbon reliance on […]

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Upland Brewing acquires Floyd County Brewing Company, with a rebrand on the way

On Tuesday evening, Indiana Beer & Spirits News broke a biggie. New Albany’s Floyd County Brewing Company, its Enchanted Forest & Music Hall, and the half-city-block surrounding them known as “Thirst and Main” have been purchased lock, stock and a gently used Monty Python Life of Brian video by Bloomington’s Upland Brewing Company (presumably its […]

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Come Monday — or, a message from the caretaker

 A word from the editor: Beginning this Monday, June 1 — the very same day that I-65-Mageddon is unleashed in Louisville — Food & Dining Magazine’s website and social media portals are going on a diet; F&D Lite, if you will (heavens, I can’t even recognize myself in the mirror). I’m cutting my part-time […]

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A Memorial Day observance, 2026

“Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future.” — Elie Wiesel The following essay first appeared at Food & Dining Magazine in 2021. It strikes me, and probably you, as useful and appropriate to pause now and then and reflect on American universals, of which this […]

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Edibles & Potables: The story of Thomas Downing, the Big Apple’s Black oyster king

(Updated and revised) Amid the continuing late spring monsoon here in Louisville metro, my thoughts turned to oysters. Long Island oyster operations look to bounce back after winter temperatures cause severe damage (Eyewitness News ABC 7) SUFFOLK COUNTY, Long Island (WABC) — “This winter was unprecedented, weather-wise – at least in my lifetime,” said Peeko […]

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Bourbons Bistro: Repeal Day specials tonight (Fri., Dec. 5), FaLaLa on Frankfort tomorrow

Bourbons Bistro (2255 Frankfort Ave.) celebrates Repeal Day this evening (Dec. 5) with Happy Hour pricing from opening until closing and passed appetizers from Chef Jereme McFarland. Ninety-two years ago Congress passed the 21st Amendment repealing the ban on alcohol. It was a great day we have been commemorating ever since. On Saturday, Dec. 6, […]

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A Cajun Christmas Celebration at Lou Lou Middletown is Saturday, Dec. 13

Lou Lou in Middletown (12717 Shelbyville Road) will present its first Cajun Christmas Celebration on Saturday, December 13. For $35 per person, enjoy an all-you-can-eat buffet-style feast featuring a Low Country Boil feast with shrimp, corn, alligator sausage, jambalaya and gumbo — plus a live Cajun brass band bringing the holiday heat. Location: Lou Lou […]

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But is it a good idea to serve humble pie for Thanksgiving?

From our family to yours: Food & Dining Magazine wishes all of our readers a warm, happy Thanksgiving in 2025. Following is a holiday rerun from the “Edibles & Potables” file circa 2021. Today’s cover photo comes from the BBC’s recipe for humble pie. — Edibles & Potables is here for you, engine idling at the […]

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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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Louisville Pizza Week’s version 8.0 starts on Monday, November 10

(Our cover photo depicts Hop Atomica’s 10″ Verde Carne Asada: a verde sauce base, citrus marinated skirt steak, queso fresco, white onion and cilantro) It’s almost that time again. But wasn’t it only yesterday? Either way, Louisville Pizza Week is right around the corner, although on second thought, I may be thinking about Taco Week […]

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If refrigerators ran like WordPress, all our food would spoil

Having endured another day of tech platform hijinks, which seem to operate on the principle of a roulette wheel spinning merrily in a minefield, inspiring me to use every last obscenity taught me by a father who served in the Marines during WWII, and to head out to the garage in a desperate search for […]

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