Roger Baylor

The Adventurer’s Grind, a new coffee shop in Charlestown

Turns out that Tears for Fears was mistaken. Everybody does not want to rule the world; rather, they just want to open a coffee shop. Make no mistake: coffee’s a better idea. At Louisville Business First, Olivia Estright tells the story of a new coffee shop in Southern Indiana: “The Adventurer’s Grind is located at 7745 […]

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Edibles & Potables: Eastern European Sauerkraut Soup (with proper beer accompaniment)

 Once upon a time at Facebook, I observed that “beer is good food.” Somewhere in the deep recesses of my brain-wave labyrinth, I knew the Dead Kennedys recorded a song back in 1985 called “Soup Is Good Food,” the title of which will make sense to certain more chronologically advanced readers as a Campbell’s […]

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The prototypical Shawarma Shack is coming to St. Matthews in November

Shawarma Shack will open in November at the Shelbyville Road Plaza (4600 Shelbyville Road #634) in St. Matthews. It is projected as the first of three locations for a startup franchise brand with “a consistent theme.” WDRB-41 has more. St. Matthews to welcome Middle Eastern restaurant Shawarma Shack The restaurant will let customers build their […]

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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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Las Margaritas Mexican Cuisine has left its Highlands building

  The Courier Journal is reporting that the Baxter Ave. location of Las Margaritas Mexican Cuisine has gone the way of the Guadalupe Caracara. The future of Las Margaritas Mexican Cuisine in the Highlands might be on the rocks. The Kentucky-based Mexican restaurant chain appears to have closed its spot at 938 Baxter Ave., formerly a longtime […]

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Now the “bust” cycle: Boomtown Kitchen, Creamery vacate downtown New Albany

Although no formal announcement has been issued, I believe we can proceed under the assumption that Boomtown Kitchen and Boomtown Creamery, sister concepts in downtown New Albany, have concluded their runs. Today’s cover photo shows the Creamery space bereft of furnishings. Boomtown Kitchen began in 2019, and Boomtown’s Creamery followed in 2021, both at the retail […]

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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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Donum Dei’s 2nd Annual Dip Off Tipoff, benefiting APRON Inc. (Sun., Nov. 2)

On Sunday, Nov. 2 Donum Dei Brewery and Distillery (3211 Grant Line Rd. in New Albany) honors the start of the college basketball season with the Tip Off Dip Off Challenge: Guests can sample and vote for their favorite dips while enjoying Donum Dei’s craft brews and community vibes. A $10 donation at the door is […]

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Retirement has come, and Lonnie’s Best Taste of Chicago is gone

For the record, Lonnie’s Best Taste of Chicago (121 Saint Matthews Ave.) has concluded. The text: OCTOBER 18, 2025 To all our customers, the day has finally arrived and we are RETIRING! It has been a blessing working in this community over the years. We have laughed, joked, cut up, played and prayed with each […]

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Milano Italian Restaurant’s East End location will cease after Oct. 31

In 2021, F&D traced the Shelbyville lineage of Milano Italian Restaurant as it debuted a new Louisville location at 11300 Westport Rd. Milano Italian Restaurant’s third location is coming this spring to Westport Road Now the Courier Journal’s Amanda Hancock reports this location’s closure. Popular Italian restaurant to close in east Louisville, open new location […]

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The Grales campus grows as Grale Goods lands in Cherokee Triangle

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by The Grales (@the_grales) A few days ago Amanda Hancock took to the pages of the Courier Journal to preview yesterday’s opening of Grale Goods (1004 Bardstown Rd.), the long-anticipated latest addition to The Grales campus: Holy Grale, Gralehaus and Bar Grale. New bakery and […]

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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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APRON’s “Happy Hour Friend-Raiser” & Dan Dry’s Kentucky Reverie at Hop Atomica, Wed., Oct. 29

  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, October 29 at Hop Atomica (1318 McHenry St.), with Happy Hour from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. FEATURING: “Kentucky Reverie: An Intimate Portrait of the Bluegrass State,” a […]

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Hip Hops: As craft beer convulses, Gen Z embraces cask ale in Great Britain

Today’s atypically brief stream of beery consciousness is brought to you by Spain, where we just enjoyed a week relaxing in Valencia and Palma de Mallorca. Our journey abroad coincided with the post-Great American Beer Festival news cycle, centering on craft beer’s decline, death and zombie afterlife, or whatever the adjustment is being called this […]

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Kentucky Hop Water has entered the THC beverage market

My friend Michael Moeller, previously a founder of Kentucky Ale Trail, first launched a non-alcoholic, craft beer-influenced “straight” beverage. Now things have gotten a tad hempy. Since I know Michael writes his own excellent information releases (kudos; he’s a man after my own heart; you have NO IDEA how many unreadable releases come my way), […]

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