Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Henry Bain’s Sauce is a Derby tradition, but there’s more to the story

The Pendennis Club, founded in 1881, is a private social club in Louisville located at 218 Muhammad Ali Boulevard in a clubhouse built in 1928.   Outside of the club’s current membership, it is probably...

Revisiting “Burgoo: A Kentucky Original”

Editor's note: Ron Mikulak's 2015 exploration of burgoo is reprinted here as a Kentucky Derby enticement, although you can enjoy it any time.  Many Derby visitors hope to dine on regional delights like country ham...

Edibles & Potables: Sorghum is for popping, too

Every once in a while, someone will mail me a single popcorn kernel that didn't pop. I'll get out a fresh kernel, tape it to a piece of paper and mail it back to...

Edibles & Potables: Nashville Hot Chicken at home (“Cooking with Ron”)

https://issuu.com/foodanddiningmagazine/docs/sum_2016__vol_52_/22 My Sunday posting approach is to range outside Food & Dining Magazine's usual Louisville metro coverage area for items of interest near and far. Today, with my own cupboard of ideas somewhat empty following...

Edibles & Potables: Tales and cookbooks about Soviet food

Daniil Kharms (1905-1942) was a Russian writer during Soviet times, and to our eyes the very personification of obscurity. He lived and died in an era so very far away from ours that it...

Easy Entertaining Encore: “Celebrate With Chocolate”

Lori and Tim Laird are F&D's "entertaining editors at-large," and their insights have absolutely no expiration dates. Accordingly, these chocolate tips are as illuminating now as they were when first published in December, 2014. Who...

Stews to chase the winter blues

Editor's note: The following column by Ron Mikulak is an encore from May 8, 2017, with the notion of chasing the blues away striking me as particularly relevant today.  When winter winds nip at the...

Barn8’s Alison Settle has New Year’s braised greens and cornbread recipes

Collard greens are a late-season crop and can be harvested well into winter, making them ideal for holiday eating. Appropriately, collards are a New Year's Day tradition in the American South, along with the dish...

SOS? Veterans Day, Woodrow Wilson, and a paucity of ravioli

It's about how we treat our veterans every single day of the year. It's about making sure they have the care they need and the benefits that they've earned when they come home. It's...

Chef Ouita Michel’s first cookbook is coming soon

Chef Ouita Michel featured prominently in Monday's culinary news cycle, as she has authored her first cookbook with collaborators Sara Gibbs and Genie Graf. Just a Few Miles South: Timeless Recipes from our Favorite Places...