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“The Original Pour”: F&D’s profile of Bourbons Bistro at 20

As we celebrate Bourbons Bistro’s 20th anniversary in 2025, who remembers the establishment’s audacious foundational broadside, which appeared on t-shirts almost a decade prior to former mayor Greg Fischer’s invention of the term “bourbonism” as Louisville’s civic mantra? Bringing bourbon back one sip at a time. And so the comeback has proceeded, two decades hence. Bourbons […]

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Leonardo’s Mexican Food, coming soon to Jeffersonville

Reporting at Louisville Business First, Olivia Estright offers the forthcoming arrival of a new Mexican restaurant in Jeffersonville: “The Vazquez family have been owners of restaurants for nearly 20 years with their legacy beginning in Omaha, Nebraska, (Jose) said. His family members own seven other Mexican restaurant locations across the United States.” The original Leonardo’s […]

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Hip Hops: An obligatory Oktoberfest (beer style) three-way, and grudging pumpkin ale

As our schoolteachers will attest, repetition is an inescapable element of their working lives. Students in second grade this year may be different, but the lessons are the same as those taught to last year’s cohort. Level by level, building from the previous ones, we’re introduced to the basics, intended for us all, reserving more […]

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APRON Inc.’s “Happy Hour Friend-Raiser” at Gaslight Diner (Wed., Aug. 27)

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, August 27 (THAT’S TOMORROW) from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Gaslight Diner, 10509 Watterson Trail.  The prospectus: Complimentary Green River Distillery, Monk’s Road and/or Jefferson’s Bourbon […]

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A Barry Bagels franchise will soon land downtown

It’s a story in which a franchisee of a Toledo-based bagel business combines with the developer of a “20 Airbnb-style unit boutique hotel” amid “plans the city has to pump money downtown.” As an aside, it is useful be reminded periodically that LBF’s journalistic mission typically (and fetishistically, in my view) references the “art of […]

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“From the Levant with Love”: F&D’s profile of MeeshMeesh Mediterranean

In F & D’s current print edition, Cary Stemle profiles MeeshMeesh Mediterranean and its rising young chef, Noam Bilitzer, with photos by Dan Dry. PROFILE | MeeshMeesh MeeshMeesh Mediterranean (the name derives from the Hebrew word for apricot) opened in September 2023 to immediate acclaim and a reservation list booked two months out ― even […]

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It’s time for WorldFest 2025, coming to the Belvedere on Labor Day weekend

WorldFest is important for a great many reasons, as enumerated by the City of Louisville in the following preview that I have lifted straight from the primary website. First, a sidebar. Food & Dining Magazine is devoted to food and drink. WorldFest has come to be associated with food and drink. What these two entities […]

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Hip Hops: Cold beer conversation (a little truth, a little frustration)

With apologies to George Strait. If you grew up as an American during the 1960s and 70s, nothing could have prepared you for a future of stylistic diversity as it pertains to beer and brewing. Naturally the same might be said of food and dining, in a broader sense, given that our role models back […]

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Prova Spirits, a nano distiller in Phoenix Hill, opens this weekend

Liqueur: Technically, liqueurs are liquor because they are distilled spirits. The general difference is that liqueurs are sweetened spirits with various flavors, oils, and extracts added; rum, whiskey, brandy, and other liquors can serve as a base spirit for liqueurs. —The Spruce Eats At Louisville Business First, Michael L. Jones describes the advent of Prova […]

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Two Vinaigrette Salad Kitchens have ceased operations (Gardiner Lane remains)

At Louisville Business First, Michael L. Jones reports the abrupt wilting in Louisville of Vinaigrette Salad Kitchen out of Lexington, Kentucky. Two of the three local branches have closed since June (at 4055 Summit Plaza Dr./Paddock Shops, and more recently at 203 N. Hurstbourne Pkwy). The Vinaigrette at 3012 Bardstown Road in the Gardiner Lane […]

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Gypsy Rain Organics: Medicine Making on the Farm (in Corydon; Sat., Aug. 30)

There’s an herbalist medicine-making event on the horizon; calendar check. Following is the submission from the organizers. — Medicine Making on the Farm Saturday, August 30, 2025 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at Gypsy Rain Organics 3470 Old State Road 135, Corydon, IN 47112 Join us at Gypsy Rain Organics for a day of meeting powerful plants […]

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Lawrence Weeks, Murray’s Creole Pub will “evolve” Pints&union this fall in Deer Park

There’s a lot to unpack, but I’ll give you what I have so far. As full disclosure, know that your correspondent is an ex-employee of Pints&union. What follows has been drawn entirely from public posts on social media. On Friday afternoon, a post at Instagram revealed that chef Lawrence Weeks, whose abrupt departure from Ensō […]

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Letters from Lelia’s Kitchen: Greens on the grill

In F & D’s current print edition, our kitchen guide Lelia Gentle discusses the art of grilling, noting that grilled greens and vegetables have become favorites of hers — and it’s peak season at the farmers market. The old admonition applies: just don’t overcook. LETTERS FROM LELIA’S KITCHEN | Greens on the grill Yes, yes, […]

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Cinnaholic’s first-ever Kentucky franchise opens on Fri., Aug. 22

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