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Migo: A Fifty Word Review
Got taco fatigue? Migo (formerly Loop 22) could be your cure. The latest restaurant from the culinary team behind always-a-line-out-the-door Hammerheads and Game is a must-visit. Fluffy yuca tots,...
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Best Bite of the Week - Grind Burger Kitchen's B&B Burger
Grind Burger Kitchen continues to move on up. Owners, Liz and Jess Huot have taken their passion for local grass-fed beef from the “little burger truck that could” to a newly renovated location in...
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Best Bite of the Week - Royals Hot Chicken's Pimento Cheese Grits
Last week Royals Hot Chicken celebrated their grand opening bringing Louisville the hottest Nashville-style hot chicken yet. The hottest of their six different heat levels is the Gonzo: it’s made from...
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The Dish: Webb's Market and Deli
This article originally appeared in the January 2016 issue of Louisville Magazine. To subscribe to Louisville Magazine, please click here. Consider it a web. Like a family name is a web, a linkage....
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One Night At Aloft Louisville
Roll into Aloft’s bar, Corner, at 5 p.m. on a Friday, and you’ll find a group of Humana employees unwinding after a long week that I can only imagine is spent sitting behind stacks of insurance claims—...
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Best Bite of the Week - Kansai's Derby Roll
When it comes to sushi, most people in Louisville automatically think Oishii Sushi. They aren’t the only ones in town serving up delicious sushi rolls: Kansai Japanese Steakhouse captures the spirit of...
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Classic Food Done Well, Not Well-Done At Butchertown Grocery
This article originally appeared in the January 2016 issue of Louisville Magazine. To subscribe to Louisville Magazine, please click here. Photos by Chris Witzke Chef Bobby Benjamin’s approach to...
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Mercato Italiano Trattoria and Market is Open: Here’s What to Order
I could wax on and on about Fernando Martinez’s Ole Restaurant Group and the myriad of top-notch restaurants they’ve opened in Louisville: but I’ve already done that. So let’s get down to the meat of...
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The Hub Louisville is Open: Here’s What to Order
In January, during the first bad snow of 2016, The Hub Louisville opened at 2235 Frankfort Ave. Owners Talmage Collins and Eric Wentworth are first-time restaurateurs, but you’d never guess at their...
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Tamarind and Tempeh: Tasting Over the 9's New Menu
Over the 9 has been open at 120 S. 10th Street less than a year and has seen a fair amount of changes for a restaurant in its infancy, especially one that’s a bit off the beaten path. A little over a...
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Gospel Bird is Open: Here’s What to Order
Here in the South, we don’t need to be told that fried chicken is good. A regional staple and a bluegrass trademark, fried chicken is an integral part of the comfort food experience, the Sunday dinner...
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Five Grilled Cheese Sandwiches You Need To Eat In Louisville Right Now
It seems that cold weather has come back to Louisville and what better way to cheer yourself up about being confined indoors, than with some of the most perfect comfort food this city has to offer?...
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Watch Something To Swig: Gospel Bird's Smoke & Mirrors
A classic cocktail, the Old Fashioned is blank canvas on which every Louisville-area bartender worth his/her (Margarita) salt has painted his/her own special variation. As part of Louisville.com's...
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How to Go Green(er) in Louisville
As Louisvillians, we bleed Cardinal red, but that shouldn’t prevent us from pursuing a green lifestyle. Stay environmentally conscious in the city by taking advantage of these eco-friendly services....
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Chow Wagon Lowdown 2016
On Thursday afternoon the Louisville.com staff visited the riverside land of turkey legs, elephant ears, lemon shake-ups, corn dogs, and funnel cakes. The land of guilty-pleasure foods, also known as...
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Five Charcuterie Boards You Should Be Eating Right Now
Long ago before refrigerators were a common household appliance, the ancient art of charcuterie (shahr-cute-uh-ree) was a way to preserve meats. Today, this old-world process is used not practically,...
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SET at Theatre Square Is Open: Here's what to order
As soon as I enter SET at Theatre Square, I’m entranced by the warm, classy atmosphere. Glass windows cover the entire front of the restaurant, providing a great view of the Louisville Palace and...
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What Puts 'The South' in Southern Food?
Photos by Chris Witzke A few weeks ago I went to ValuMarket at Mid City Mall on a quiet weeknight and noticed that the summer breeze smelled like…fried chicken. Maybe you’ve smelled it, too: Louisville...
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The Teaching Table: Inside A Culinary Nonprofit That's Making A Difference
Photos by Mickie Winters Garlic, onion, carrots and ginger sizzle in a skillet the size of a bathroom sink, just the beginnings of an Ethiopian vegetable dish to come. The promise of a good meal...
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The Scoop On Louisville Cream's New Store
Brie. Bourbon. Beer. These are not your typical ice cream ingredients, but for the staff at Louisville Cream, it’s just another recipe on the list. Louisville Cream has been serving...
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Yum?: Taco Bell's Naked Chicken Chips
Reviewing the Yum! Brands avant-garde. Ever bit into a juicy chicken nugget and thought, “I wish this was flat and dry”? Taco Bell’s got you. For $1.99 — 10 cents more than the cost of that 2 a.m....
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The Dish: The Farby at Morels Cafe
Louisville is now home to the mouthwatering and mindboggling Farby, a vegan version of an Arby’s Beef ’n Cheddar. The Farby even has a little trademark symbol next to it on the menu. Morels Cafe’s...
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Food Stand Frenzy
Photos by Mickie Winters On this late-April day, winter’s prickly blanket has lifted and sun-starved flesh emerges, longing for the kind of air that calms rather than induces shivers. The sky winks its...
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Spirits Writer Fred Minnick Talks Food
Louisville-based spirits writer Fred Minnick recently released his newest book, Rum Curious: The Indispensable Tasting Guide to the World's Spirit. A local restaurant people would be surprised to know...
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A Tastebud Hole-in-One at the 9th Annual Taco Open
Louisville Tickets Promotion This Saturday, partake in one of life's most unexpectedly pleasurable pairings: tacos and mini-golf! Saints Pizza and Pub will host the 9th Annual Taco Open, presented by...
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Celebrate Craft and Community at Craft Common Louisville
Louisville Tickets Promotion In a city as passionate about food and drink as Louisville, care and craft are at the heart of every plate and glass, helping to create a sense of community. This is the...
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The Immortal Check's Cafe
What gives this staple its staying power? Photos by Jessica Ebelhar At 1 p.m. on an early-summer afternoon, few seats are unoccupied in the Check’s Cafe dining room. There are zero vacant barstools in...
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A Taste of Preston Highway
Photos by Jessica Ebelhar Past the Watterson, heading south on Preston Highway, the look is pure, grade-A American sprawl — auto parts, Papa John’s, dollar stores, liquor shops, a tarot reading here, a...
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Let Your Tastebuds Soar at the 42nd Annual Taste of Louisville
Louisville Tickets Promotion It's no secret that Louisville has rapidly grown into one of the top food cities in the country. Next Wednesday, October 18, the 42nd Annual Taste of Louisville will...
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Food Network Star Damaris Phillips Takes Vegetarianism Down South
When Damaris Phillips started working on her cookbook, people told her, “Oh, you either have to have a vegetarian cookbook or you have to have a meat book. That’s how it’s always been done.” She’s...
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