Roger Baylor

Hip Hops: In search of lost time

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” ― Ferris Bueller Slow down, you move too fast You got to make the morning last ― Simon and Garfunkel, “The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)” Either you’re pumping the brake, or flooring the accelerator, […]

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Good Belly Sandwich Shop to close at the end of August

On August 3, Good Belly Sandwich Shop (2216 Dundee Rd. in the Belknap neighborhood) announced that it will close at the end of August. Good Belly opened in 2023 at the former Silly Axe Cafe in Douglass Loop. The text from co-owner Jess Bookin: There is no easy way to say this. After much consideration […]

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Edibles & Potables: The Portuguese oasis of Madeira (2018 & 2022)

 I head to a traditional eating house in the northern hills (of Funchal) called Casa de Pasto Justiniano. Here, espetada is cooked and served the old-fashioned way. First, the meat is grilled on bay laurel skewers in a hearth in the corner of the room. Then the skewer is brought to the table and hung […]

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Chef in a Box (Aug. 19, 20): Gaslight Diner, featuring chef Colin Croghan

Gaslight Diner 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 on […]

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The AF-less Chef Morris and his new Stelly’s Sandwiches & Such (at Logan Street Market)

(The “Hip Hops” beer column is taking the week off. But there’s a fresh episode of “40 Years in Beer,” here: New Albany’s brewing history, prior to NABC resuming it.) Chef’s back. Goss Ave. Deli in Germantown closed in June following a short run, but owner/operator Eric Morris quickly pivoted to a relocation plan, which […]

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Basilico Cafe is up and running where Corner Cafe used to be in Lyndon

Basilico Cafe has repurposed the former Corner Cafe (9307 New La Grange Rd. in Lyndon), with an entirely new yet familiar menu, and a new chef (Cody Noe) but with several key Corner Cafe employees retained. Basilico Café takes over Corner Café space, by Michael L. Jones (Louisville Business First) The restaurant was launched by Raj […]

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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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Beechmont Bakeshop’s opening day is slated for August 15

Michael Hargrove and Danielle Beebe first announced their prospective bricks ‘n’ mortar bakery last September, and following a whole lotta prep work, opening day in the South End is almost here: Saturday, August 15. Beechmont Bakeshop will be operating inside Foxing Books (1314 Bluegrass Avenue), where the bakery already has been doing pop-ups. It also has […]

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Hip Hops: Beers by the light of day, but no longer at German rail platforms

“Day drinking” is a familiar concept. Beer tends to be my libation of choice, and the act of “drinking” is understood; after all, we’re not here to gaze lovingly at unopened containers as we contemplate the potential ramifications of Instagram trendsetting, but rather to enjoy their contents. Consequently, to me it’s all about daytime beers, […]

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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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Taqueria La Oficina opens in Clarksville

A staggering volume of American evenings out occur at tables groaning beneath the weight of tacos and margaritas. We adore all varieties of Latin American food, perhaps because surprises are few at many area grills, cantinas and taquerias, which rely on tried and true recipes, and provide dependable service with estimable bang for the buck. […]

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Apron Inc.’s “Happy Hour Friend-Raiser” at Taj (The Original; Wed., July 29)

Again in 2026, Apron Inc. is staging happy hour “friend-raisers” at different locations, always on the last Wednesday of each month. The next Happy Hour Friend-Raiser takes place on Wednesday, July 29 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Taj (The Original), 807 E. Market St. in NuLu. The prospectus: Complimentary tasting experience featuring Jefferson’s […]

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Hip Hops: A philosophy of beer — and goodbye Alan “Hair of the Dog” Sprints

My beer column today is sponsored by me, and why not?: The 40 Years in Beer Compendium: links, previews, and coming attractions. Eleven years ago, as I began to seriously contemplate departing the beer business I helped to found, there came an opportunity to visit Transylvania University in Lexington and chat with some of the […]

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Bae’s Baekery has relocated and is now baking ’round Cherokee Triangle

Bae’s Bakery (by some accounts, it’s “Baekery“) began in Old Louisville and outgrew the building, then moved to Clifton and outgrew the building, and now is firmly ensconced at 1021 Bardstown Rd. in Cherokee Triangle right across the street from the Original Highlands, hoping not to outgrow the building (briefly it housed Oddbird Bakery, a […]

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Edibles & Potables: Obatzda, a Bavarian riff on beer cheese

It will suffice to say that there is no better way to spend an evening in Prague than to be guided by a native through the city’s warren of ancient alleyways and archaic streets, past numerous watering holes, places where the malodorous Czech beer cheese can, at least in high summer, be smelled a block […]

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