Besides the Derby Louisville has some­thing else to look for­ward to in May: the open­ing of Tom+Chee, a restau­rant, as the name sug­gests, ded­i­cated totally to tomato soup and grilled cheese. Early next month Louisville will be home to the first fran­chise loca­tion of the Cincinnati-based Tom+Chee chain of fast-casual restau­rants. The restau­rant will be located on Bard­stown Road in

As spring is in full-gear, and the sun is stay­ing up a lit­tle longer and out­door seat­ing begins to fill-up with patrons – I find myself want­ing to locate happy hours in Louisville. The first place I turned was the iTunes app store. I came across the nation­wide Happy Hour Finder app. It is a great way to locate local

Kil­i­man­jaro Foods Con­test, Ken­tucky Proud and local provider of African inspired sauces and spices, wel­come Louisville res­i­dents to “Spice It up” for the oppor­tu­nity to win three prod­ucts each month for a year, 36 in total. To enter, sim­ply visit any store where Kil­i­man­jaro Foods are sold. There are sev­eral in Louisville, includ­ing Val­uMar­ket, Lotsa Pasta and Whole Foods; a store

Per­fect for desserts, these lit­tle cookie cup (or cookie bowls) are sim­ple to make and every­one loves them…I promise. The pic­ture speaks for itself! Direc­tions: — Locate a muf­fin tin, prefer­ably one with a design on the bot­tom. – Turn the tin upside down and cover each shape with your favorite cookie dough – Cook for less time than traditional

Gor­don Bier­sch (GB) Restau­rant and Brew­ery is the newest mem­ber to the Fourth Street Live fam­ily of restau­rants. Located the the North entrance, at the cor­ner of Fourth and Lib­erty, GB is tak­ing the place of Bor­ders Book­store. Con­struc­tion has been going on for some time, but the grand open­ing date has finally been set. Patrons need not wait longer

Restau­rant Review: Mojito’s Tapas Restau­rant, Louisville, KY The other day I found myself in St. Matthew’s for lunch and wanted to try Mojito’s. They spe­cial­ize in deli­cious tapas dishes inspired by the culi­nary tastes and tra­di­tions of Spain and Latin Amer­ica. First, what are tapas? Tapas, accord­ing to Mojito’s web­site, are “small ‘lit­tle dishes’ of any entrée, per­fect for sharing

A com­pre­hen­sive list of brew­eries and micro­brew­eries Louisville KY Against the Grain @ Louisville Slug­ger Field 401 East Main Street 502–515‑0174 BJ’s Restau­rant and Brew­house @ Oxmoor Mall 7900 Shel­byville Rd 502–326‑3850 Blue­grass Brew­ing Com­pany (BBC) BBC St. Matthews Loca­tion 3929 Shel­byville Rd 502–899‑7070 BBC Down­town @ The­ater Dis­trict 660 South Fourth St 502–568‑2224 BBC Down­town @ Yum! Cen­ter 300 West

Gayoh (pro­nounced Guy-oh), an online lifestyle mag­a­zine touted as the “guide to the good life” pub­lishes an annual list of top ris­ing chefs across the coun­try. This year’s list of five up-and-comers includes Louisville trans­plant and Sul­li­van Culi­nary School grad­u­ate, Nick Sul­li­van. Hav­ing trained at some of Louisville’s finest restau­rants, includ­ing Corbett’s, Sul­li­van is now the Chef de Cui­sine at

Let me start off by telling you I am a sucker for any­thing fried and mac and cheese balls are found at the top of my list of favorites. Recently, I went to Ham­mer­heads in Louisville, Ken­tucky and ordered the balls (pic­tured below). They are so deli­cious and are served with a hol­landaise sauce — y0u only get three, so

Star­bor­ough Sauvi­gnon Blanc, 2010 Marl­bor­ough, New Zealand When it comes to white wine, Sauvi­gnon Blanc is my wine of choice. The smooth, bold fla­vors are not too sweet and not too bit­ter. And lately I have come to real­ize that the Marl­bor­ough region of New Zealand has a stun­ning viti­cul­ture. The cli­mate is per­fect for grow­ing the pre­cise grape for