Old Wine, New Sommeliers
Napa River Grill will crack open some old-ish bottles in celebration of Louisville's newest Master Sommeliers, Scott Harper and Brett Davis.
The menu for the event works its way from the deepest reaches of the great blue sea to the high plains of c
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Nov 5, 09
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And Then There Were MEN… in KILTS!
Lively music, interesting pub faire, and a good-looking waiter in a kilt. What else could a Diva need in her lunch experience?
Although not exactly what I remember of the pubs in Ireland, Diva highly recommends The Pub if you are in the Fourth Stree
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Nov 5, 09
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21C Redux Up the River
The success of 21C as an independent, Louisville phenomenon is hard to argue. Whether it can be duplicated in another city is about to be tested.
21C was recently named the best hotel in the U.S., and its Proof restaurant has received national accla
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Nov 4, 09
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Get In on The Signature Chefs
Yes, I'd like two tickets to the Big East basketball tournament in New York, and to travel on a chartered plane and have luxury hotel accommodations.
Yes, I'd enjoy a week at a North Carolina resort where I could invite 20 friends.
And yes, it wou
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Nov 3, 09
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Archer Farms Chocolate Drizzle Indulgent Snack Mix
Favored snack mixes was a topic that came up at last nights Halloween party. So I thought I'd share mine...Archer Farms Chocolate Drizzle Indulgent Snack Mix. This is a Target brand and not always easily found. I'm not sure if it's seasonal, but I di
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Nov 1, 09
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It's all in the details at Ramsi's
I don't know how I missed this place.
I've lived in Louisville for 8 years and heard people rave about Ramsi's Café on the World hundreds, if not thousands of times. Yet paying a visit to Ramsi's today wasn't my idea. My lunch companion suggested
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Oct 30, 09
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Pre-Release Tasting of The Prisoner
There will be a pre-release tasting of Orin Swift's The Prisoner 2008 at Westport Whiskey & Wine tonight (Thursday, October 29). The Prisoner is a Zin/Cab/Syrah blend that Wine Spectator has (in previous vintages) called "the stuff of legend." Review
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Oct 29, 09
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Free Doughnuts for a Year! No, Thanks
There's a Krispy Kreme t-shirt hidden in a Ziplock bag under a state park bench in southern Indiana. If you can find it, you might win free doughnuts for a year from a new store in Clarksville.
That's a lot of doughnuts. 624, in fact. Calories? I'm
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Oct 26, 09
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Meet the Winemaker...for Free!
Tonight at 4 Flights Wine Boutique, an unusually casual chance to Meet the Winemaker -- in this case, the winemaker from Summit Lake Vineyard.
Summit Lake Vineyard is on Howell Mountain on the east rim of Napa Valley. Howell Mountain is known for pr
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Oct 26, 09
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Pinot Dinner at Lilly's
The upside of the down economy is that a lot of wineries that normally wouldn't have to pay a lot of attention to places like Kentucky are out actively selling their wines. That means that local distributors are getting allocations of wine that, a c
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Oct 22, 09
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This Week In Wine: Change Your Life
Can one week of wine tasting change your life? Maybe. This week, we're going to do an experiment to find out.
Monday we're going to establish a baseline. What do you know? What don't you know? The key is the free tasting at Whole Foods (4944 Shelby
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Oct 19, 09
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Disney World Trip 2009 - The food (!!!!)
we had this gay waiter who was a SCREAM!! The wait staff there is famous for playing this schtick where they treat you just like an aunt or a mother would..."yell" at you for having elbows on the table and not cleaning your plate and such...they lay
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Oct 17, 09
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I got something today I thought was cool
I got a silicone christmas tree cake pan from Avon today. I think it is too cool. I had never scene one before.You have to put a cookie sheet underneath it while it is baking. I got a penis cake pan from Horner novelty, and it is metal. I thought tha
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Oct 16, 09
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Disney World Trip 2009 - The food..
here it is, almost a week since we got back from DW already...how time flies when you are not having as much fun...LOL
I was amazed on return to find out I had ONLY gained about 3.5 lbs. at DW...on the plane back, it felt more like 35...heck, when w
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Oct 16, 09
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Disney World Trip 2009 - The food..cont...
...On Tuesday, our breakfast reservation at Tusker House in Animal Kingdom somehow got mixed up, one of the few hiccups I encountered in the well oiled cogs of the Disney Machine...so we ended up at the adjacent Animal Kingdom Lodge at the very cool
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Oct 16, 09
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Food at 18th Century Market Fair at Locust Grove worth a try!
The upcoming 18th Century Market Fair at Locust Grove is a wonderful family-friendly event worth attending just for the hundreds of costumed reenactors and the village market of artisans, but the food is wonderful too!
Steve Thomas of Thomas Family
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Oct 16, 09
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Liquor Store Wars in St. Matthews
The city of St. Matthews finds itself in a tough situation as it considers its desire for economic development against one of its city zoning laws.
In other words, it has to decide whether to allow one of its most prominent retail corners to become
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Oct 13, 09
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Five Nights of Wine to Get You Through the Week
There is an increasing amount of scientific evidence that regular consumption of wine is good for your health. A little bit every day seems to be good for the heart and may even decrease your odds of getting some kinds of cancer.
So think of this n
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Oct 11, 09
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Big Sea's Big Chili Cookoff ~ Coming Oct. 24th
The 5th annual Big Sea's Big Chili Cookoff is right around the corner. Join us for this Mojo tradition, and a serious chili cook competition!
Cooks (contestants) are still welcome and eaters (participants) are encouraged. As in years gone by, co
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Oct 9, 09
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