Imagine you’re sitting on an airplane and you strike up a conversation with the guy in the seat next to you and he tells you this story: He used to be a racing car driver. Mostly on the European road circuit, tearing around road tracks at a couple of hundred miles an hour and living [...]
Say Hola to Chuy’s! Operating Owner Mike Molestino interviewed his 152nd candidate by noon Wednesday, Sept. 8, for 170 open jobs at his soon-to-open Chuy’s, Louisville’s newest and freshest authentic Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurant. Located in the old Bahama Breeze building at 104 Oxmoor Court, Chuy’s brand-new employees will officially open their brand-new doors Oct. [...]
“This is the famous Budweiser Beer” This is a pledge my brother Jim and I know very well. It was on every can or bottle we consumed growing up drinking at home with the old man. He gave us Michelob during the holidays. With the knowledge we had as beer drinkers and considering what was [...]
Fabulous summer dinner: Grilled tortellini and vegetable toss The dilemma on a sweltering Louisville evening is how to cook a delicious dinner without running yourself out of your own kitchen with the heat. My answer is the summer kitchen — aka the gas grill with a side burner. My husband and I have moved our [...]
At the end of a no-outlet, one-lane gravel road about an hour southeast of Louisville, people who are serious about learning where their food comes from can make a very real connection. At RiverSong Farm, run by decidedly non-traditional farmers (Tom Scanlan is on a break from “the maw of industry” and partner Sarah Fauber [...]
Driving through Frankfort and on into Anderson County, past horse pastures, tree covered hills, luscious valleys of green and gentle flowing waters; one feels the magic of what makes Kentucky, well, Kentucky! It has always been the land, the horses and crops that have made Kentucky the perfect home for those who have claimed her [...]
Dallas McGarity is best known locally for his work as executive chef at Z’s Fusion in downtown Louisville. Prior to that, the soft-spoken but innovative chef made his mark at Volare in Clifton. He will be the guest chef for the Supper Speakeasy “Darkroom Dinner” on June 27, when he will serve a meal to [...]
story & photos by Dana McMahan
We’ve all heard about 732 Social, right? The hip restaurant in the Green Building on Market with the vintage-style drinks and special ice? I had of course heard the rave reviews, but didn’t feel I had the hipster quotient to step in for dinner. If you’ve skipped this place because you think it’s too fill-in-the blank, I’m here to tell you what you need to know about Social so you, too can enjoy it.
Building toward the next incarnation of BVS is proving to be a beautiful adventure – one of which, I couldn’t be more excited. Memorial Day weekend sees us into our soft launch. Over the summer we’ll continue to add new features and tools for our users as well as more regional information. Not only will we have amazing articles, but you’ll also find insider information, tips and tricks in our forum.
More than 1,000 hungry donors packed Slugger Field’s Hall of Fame Pavilion on April 22 for the Taste of Derby Festival. In its 23rd year, the annual fundraiser for Louisville’s Dare to Care food bank gathered more than 50 local restaurants and beverage providers who donated food and drink for the cause of feeding the area’s hungry.
