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Breathless bankruptcy news? Um, closing in January tends to impact the year’s revenue

Am I missing something? These stories were published on Friday and Saturday. The casual observer is to be forgiven for thinking “wow, only $28,000 in revenue.” How did they last until October? Courier Journal: “812 Pizza Company’s only location, 7600 IN-64, is listed as permanently closed on Google, but the company has made no public […]

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Apron Inc.’s “Happy Hour Friend-Raiser” and Dan Dry’s photo exhibit at Hop Atomica (Wed., Oct. 28)

“Hip Hops” is taking the day off. Meanwhile, Roger’s next “40 Years in Beer” will drop this week.  Note: This month’s Happy Hour Friend-Raiser boasts a bonus: Apron Inc. board member (and F&D’s photographer of record) Dan Dry’s opening reception for his photo exhibit “Kentucky — Seen Through My Eyes,” with 20% of print sales […]

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A big day for BoomBozz on Tue. 20 Oct.: free pizza, Highlands Grand Reopening

On Tuesday, October 20, BoomBozz Pizza & Watch Bar will be offering a full slate of anniversary celebrations. What began as a 14-seat pizza restaurant in St. Matthews in 1998 has become one of Louisville’s recognizable homegrown restaurant brands. On Tuesday, October 20, BoomBozz will celebrate its 28th anniversary with free pizza, special offers, a […]

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Chef in a Box (Oct. 21, 22): Tandoori Fusion Indian Kitchen & Bar, featuring GM Praneeth Kumar

Tandoori Fusion Indian Kitchen & Bar 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 […]

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Edibles & Potables: “My Porcelain Past” (when the Highlands White Castle closed in 1988)

 As originally published at F&D on December 19, 2023, this post was one of the most viewed of the entire year.  — Fast food restaurants typically don’t fall into Food & Dining Magazine’s coverage perimeter. However, there are exceptions, and today is one. Upon learning that the White Castle in St. Matthews (4020 Shelbyville […]

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Norma Jean’s Baked Goods shifts locations in New Albany

In its original and specific usage, “groundswell” means deep ocean ripples or waves, as initiated by distant storms or seismic events. However, “groundswell” has come to describe certain upsurges in human affairs: a seemingly sudden and rapid expression of collective opinion, usually in support of someone or something. Akin to Beatlemania — or Norma Jean’s, […]

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Chef in a Box (Sept. 16, 17): Cuvée Wine Table, featuring Arthur Berry, Scott Harper and Stephen Dennison

Cuvée Wine Table 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 […]

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Osteria Italian Seafood celebrates three years with Chef Henry Wesley’s forthcoming new menu

Wait, it’s been only three years? Osteria Italian Seafood feels like an dining institution (and destination) of much longer standing. Third anniversary celebrations are underway, and what you need to know is summarized in this information release. — Osteria Italian Seafood Celebrates Three Years, Launches New Menu Under Chef Henry Wesley Three years, countless plates […]

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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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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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Shahar Cafe is nominated for America’s “best vegan fast-casual restaurant”

In our ongoing “man does not live by porterhouse alone” category, Shahar Cafe (1127 Logan St. in Shelby Park) is included among the nominees for “Best Vegan Fast-Casual Restaurant” at the 4th Annual USA VegNews Restaurant Awards, by VegNews magazine. Shahar’s social media text: YOU GUUUUUUUYS we’ve been nominated for best casual vegan spot for […]

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Metro Louisville confirms passionate love affair with chains like Hawaiian Bros Island Grill, et al

Today’s featured photo: “Barbara Eden and Don Ho at an event for I Dream of Jeannie (1965),” courtesy of IMDB. Speaking as a stubborn older cuss who last ate at a McDonald’s back when Daniel Powter’s “Bad Day” was the top song on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 (that’d be 2006, folks), it has seemed […]

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Chef in a Box (June 17, 18): Papalinos NY Pizzeria, featuring chef Allan Rosenberg

Papalinos NY Pizzeria is next for APRON Inc.’s Chef in a Box promotion, but first the bigger picture.  (In case you were wondering, the Italian word “papalino” most commonly translates to “papal” or refers to a papal soldier/guard. In the Louisville instance, it plainly implies the “pope in the pizza.”) Food & Dining Magazine continues […]

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Osteria Italian Seafood welcomes chefs Henry Wesley III and Erik Abraham

In this correspondent’s personal opinion, Osteria Italian Seafood (1211 Herr Lane) has become a Louisville institution in a remarkably short period of time, offering a bounty of knockout seafood dishes, pastas and salads inspired by Italy’s coastal regions, alongside appropriate libations and impeccable hospitality. Today Osteria announces an important team transition as Henry Wesley III […]

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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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