The Irish Rover’s 30th Anniversary Party is Sunday, Dec. 3
“I am in Aranmor, sitting over a turf fire, listening to a murmur of Gaelic that is rising from a little public-house under my room.”
― J.M. Synge, The Aran Islands
The Irish Rover (2319 Frankfort Avenue)...
Louisville Pizza Week begins today (Nov. 13 – 19)
It's that time again—but wasn’t it only yesterday?
On second thought, I may be thinking about Taco Week or Hot Brown Week. There are so many food-themed promo weeks, and so little time. Perhaps Joey...
Clifton precinct votes itself dry
“The rarer action is in virtue than in vengeance.”
— William Shakespeare
In the past we've considered the bill of fare at Virtue Bar & Lounge, which in 2022 relocated from Old Louisville to the former...
It’s time for Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) at Noche Mexican BBQ
From the History Channel, a handy refresher course.
The Day of the Dead (el Día de los Muertos), is a Mexican holiday where families welcome back the souls of their deceased relatives for a brief...
Remembering Louisville bar legend John Dant
Editor's note: Our columnist Sara "The Bar Belle" Havens remembers John Dant, owner of The Back Door, who died on October 19. Today's cover photo credit is from one of Rick Redding's "The Rusty...
Welcome to Labor Day, 2023
As holidays go, Labor Day typically doesn't pack the emotional punch of Memorial Day, or provide religous imagery for believers, as with Christmas. Googling "Labor Day food" on Google yields thousands of links to...
Robin Garr on invisible disabilities and restaurant accessibility
Robin Garr is a Louisville foodie veteran, having originally covered the food and dining scene since 1980 or thereabouts via the Courier Journal and Louisville Times. Robin’s on-line discussion forums date to the 1990s.
In...
Their building changed hands, and now Arni’s Pizza and Carr’s BBQ are moving
Before diving into the present-day unpleasantness up in the Knobs, be aware that 45 (or slightly more) years ago, the corner occupant of the commercial building in question—known to one and all at the...
Applications have opened for the Black Kitchen Initiative (2023)
Following is a lightly edited information release. Find the players at Instagram: @heinzbki, @leeinitiative and @srrj_coalition.
HEINZ has announced that for the third consecutive year, it is donating over $1 million to fund up to...
Edibles & Potables: A Memorial Day observance, 2023
"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.
Today I propose to play...
