Roger Baylor

Calendar check: The refreshed Jtown Big Pour takes place Saturday, July 11

Jtown Summer Beer Fest has a new name for its 11th edition in 2026: The Jtown Big Pour, coming on Saturday, July 11 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Gaslight Pavilion (10434 Watterson Trail & 3rd Turn Brewing). The refreshed, expanded event is evolving beyond beer into a wider beverage experience featuring wine, […]

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Soigné at Perso, benefiting Apron Inc. (June 16)

First, today’s insider vocabulary word, courtesy of Eater New York. You hear it repeatedly behind the scenes in certain restaurants. For servers, it basically means make sure that the guests have everything they need. For cooks, soigné = make it perfect. When you have a really important diner – an influential food critic, a chef you […]

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610 Magnolia Chef Collab Dinner Series kicks off with SHIA (Washington D.C.)

610 Magnolia’s Chef Collab Dinner Series for 2026 kicks off at 6:30 p.m. on June 23 with chefs Max Chuvalas and Chaelin Lee from SHIA in Washington, D.C. Chef Edward Lee’s SHIA is a modern Korean fine dining restaurant in D.C. focused on sustainability and innovation. They are a tasting-menu-only restaurant with ingredients that span […]

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Hip Hops: A foamy Budvar tutorial with the “Beer Pope” at Vienna’s fabled Schweizerhaus

Following is a story about a very special beer garden in Vienna. First, kindly allow an unconventional kickoff. My wife Diana took most of the photos reprinted here, and somehow escaped being shown in any of them. That won’t do. This view is from the 1516 brewpub near the Ringstrasse in central Vienna, a few […]

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LIBA’s annual Buy Local Fair lands again this Sunday (May 31)

The Louisville Independent Business Alliance’s (LIBA) annual Buy Local Fair returns this Sunday (May 31) from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. at Lynn Family Stadium. The event is free, although stadium parking runs $10 per vehicle, with a portion of proceeds benefiting LIBA. Now more than ever, amid a profusion of chains and franchise concepts, […]

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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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Bristol Bar & Grill will close downtown after service on May 24

It seems the ranks are thinning. Reporting at Louisville Business First, Joel Stinnett finds Bristol Bar & Grille preparing to close its downtown location following a final service on Sunday, May 24, citing lease renewal issues as well as declining lunchtime trade. This Bristol debuted at 614 W. Main in April of 2003, succeeding the nearby […]

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Royals Hot Chicken, celebrating a decade in NuLu

“And as long as fried chicken has been mentioned, word is out that Ryan Rogers, owner of Feast BBQ in New Albany and NuLu, is renovating the one-time neighborhood theater that was the original location of Toast on Market, and later of Taco Punk, the funky/cool building at 736 E. Market St., where he plans […]

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Hip Hops: Zombie Schlitz is deceased (for now), plus other negligible talking points

What I’d prefer to write about today is my recent visit to the Schweizerhaus restaurant and beer garden in Vienna, which serves the finest draft Budvar that is likely to touch your lips any time soon. By next week, the essay should be finished. My reverie will gradually fade, and then what? For now, kindly […]

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The Est. 1927 by Marigold café has closed at the Speed Museum

According to Michael L. Jones at Louisville Business First, the Speed Art Museum (2035 S. 3rd St. in Old Louisville) has lost its café tenant. Est. 1927 by Marigold, the café located inside the Speed Art Museum, has closed after about two years in operation. The 46-seat café was opened in August 2024 by Adrienne […]

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“Perso x Chef Kathy Cary Collaborative Dinner” (Thurs., May 28)

On Thursday, May 28, James Beard award-winner Kathy Cary (owner and executive chef at the late, lamented Lilly’s Bistro) pops up for a one-night-only collaborative dinner at Perso (741 E. Oak St. in Shelby Park). There’ll be a four-course tasting menu inspired by Cary’s most beloved dishes, as prepared by Perso’s kitchen team. According to […]

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Murray’s Creole Pub to open in Deer Park on Fri., Dec. 12

As previously announced and much anticipated… Lawrence Weeks, Murray’s Creole Pub will “evolve” Pints&union this fall in Deer Park …and now come to fruition. Reporting at Louisville Business First, Michael L. Jones previews the opening of Murray’s Creole Pub on Friday, Dec. 12 at 1576 Bardstown Road in Deer Park, the former long-term home of […]

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Leonardo’s Mexican Food opens today in Jeffersonville

Following is the text of the Facebook grand opening announcement for Leonardo’s Mexican Food in Jeffersonville. By the way, it’s today. 🎉 Don’t forget your date with real Mexican flavor! 🎉 📍 Leonardo’s Mexican Food 📌 1426 E 10th St, Jeffersonville, IN 47130 🗓️ This Monday, December 8th ⏰ 10:00 AM The wait is almost […]

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