Nightlife Notes #8: The Nocturnal Backyard Rites of Spring
The turning of the Vernal Equinox means it's time to don my loose-fitting Tony Soprano fat-guy shirts, and minister to every man's most sacred temple, the back yard grill. Mr.Soprano's grilling preference ran towards pork sausages and ribeye steaks, but lately I've been fixated on skirt steak, which
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Hot Cross Buns
Hot Cross Buns 3 1/2 C bread flour 1 tsp. sugar 1/2 C milk 1/4 C warm water 1 1/2 tbsp. active dry yeast 1 tsp. salt 1/4 C unsalted butter 1/4 C sugar 1/2 C currants 1/4 C finely chopped mixed candied fruit peel 1 egg 1/4 tsp. mixed
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The Dining Diva gets Degustified at Asiatique
Hey there...Ho there.. Divanettes and Divanados! It's just post St. Patrick's Day and the Diva is gearing up for her trip to Ireland! Yep, that's right...I am heading over to the Emerald Isle to sample a little cuisine, meet lots o' people, and kick back for a much needed and
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Mar 19, 10
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O'Shea's rallying Monday to help bartender Callahan
Time and again, the owners of O'Shea's (956 Baxter Ave.) have shown incredible generosity to this community and its causes by donating sales from events at its various bars. To say that this community owes them a debt of gratitude is an understatement, so now it's time we stepped up
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Mar 19, 10
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CVS may snap Twig & Leaf in Douglass Loop
Louisville.com is reporting that a Cleveland-based development group is eyeing several storefronts in Louisville in which a CVS Pharmacy would set up shop. One spot in particular is the historic Douglass Loop, which includes strips of Bardstown Road, Dundee Way and Douglass Blvd. Slots under conside
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Mar 18, 10
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7th Annual Brew at the Zoo & Wine Too
August 28 - 7th Annual Brew at the Zoo & Wine Too Produced by Friends of the Zoo 4 p.m. – 9 p.m. Special Ticket Required Join us for a fun evening with live music, samplings from local and regional microbreweries, a selection of wines plus delicious tastings from area
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Mar 18, 10
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More ch-ch-ch-changes at Jack's Lounge and Equus
Anyone who knows Dean Corbett, knows he hardly ever sits still. So it's not surprising he is again reconfiguring his conjoined restaurants, Equus and Jack's Lounge in St. Matthews. But these changes have nothing to do with his hyperactive nature, they're responses to the rapidly evolving needs of bo
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Mar 18, 10
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St. Patrick surely wouldn't care for this holiday
Long before I knew much about the history of St. Patrick's Day and the man after whom it's named, I always wondered what all the fuss was about. My grade school friends of Irish descent wore buttons declaring, "Kiss Me I'm Irish," and when I later learned of my English
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Mar 17, 10
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Traditional Irish Recipes
Smoked Salmon Pate 4 oz. smoked salmon 2 tbsp. melted sweet butter (unsalted) 1 tbsp. grated horseradish 1 tbsp. minced green onion 1/2 C sour cream juice of 1/2 lemon salt and freshly ground black pepper dash of cayenne pepper 6 thin slices of smoked salmon 1 cucumber, scored with
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Mar 17, 10
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Sleek new Qdoba marks new design for chain
Like it or not, Louisville is one of the strongest markets in the Qdoba system, which partly explains why the Denver chain trusted ZT of Louisville with being one of the first Qdobas to roll out the new store design (at Fourth and Jefferson Streets). If one with little to
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Mar 16, 10
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Lavish Brown dinner to pay tribute to women, wine and whiskey
An all-star team of women culinary and beverage pros will join Brown Hotel executive chef Larent Geroli to produce A Salute to Women, Wine and Whiskey on March 26. The event, held in the historic hotel's Crystal Ballroom, not only coincides with Women's History Month, some of the proceeds will
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Mar 15, 10
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Tight times don't hurt the food at Danny Mac's
It's a slow day at Danny Mac's Pizza, Pasta and More (1014 Clarks Lane), so slow that owner Danny McMahon is the only guy in the diminutive shop making lunch. The Big East Tournament is on the TV in the corner, and none of us is watching closely. (No, we
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Mar 15, 10
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Proposed pizza and soda tax is purely insane
A pizzeria operator near Cleveland sent me an email this morning with the subject line, "Time to roll up the carpet." Knowing this meant she was pretty disheartened about something, I opened the message to find a link to a story on Reuters.com. Citing an article published in the journal
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Mar 12, 10
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Hog call! Blind Pig opening late March
Get your utensils and bibs ready, hog lovers, the much-anticipated opening of The Blind Pig (1076 East Washington St.) a full-on gastropub in Butchertown, is near. Co-owners Joe Frase and Mike Grider are hoping for a few dress rehearsals to happen in the coming weeks before opening to the public
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Mar 12, 10
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Another Lunch in the Bento Box
Torihamu is a “chicken ham” that emerged on the internet sometime in 2001. I found the recipe for it on the website www.justbento.com which has a myriad of tips and recipes for bento box filling, and has been a great resource for me as I explore this method of packing
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Mar 11, 10
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Always a fine time to dine with wine
Don't know about anyone else, but I'm not "so over" the wine dinner trend like I hear some say. I love the carefully matched flavors of victuals and vino, love seeing chefs get inspired with some crazy one-off menus and dishes (take the black pepper ice cream John Varanese did
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Mar 11, 10
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Burning Bush, a Shiraz breakaway, to open in Oldham
I feel bad writing that someone's misfortune will be my gain, but that's the truth. Here's why … Mike Smith thought the Landis Lakes Towne Center (across from Lake Forest on Shelbyville Road) would make a great site for a Shiraz Mediterranean Grill, but he found out quickly the "build
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Mar 10, 10
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Plumbing hell strikes NABC-Bank Street twice, but problems solved
Owners will tell you the restaurant business is fun most days, and a hell of a headache on others. The last few days have been a borderline aneurysm for the owners of the New Albanian Brewing Co. and Bank Street Brew House. Last Friday at lunchtime, NABC (3312 Plaza Drive,
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Mar 10, 10
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Bento Box, Day 1
My American lunch in a bento box worked out pretty darn well. The sandwich was as fresh as it would have been in a zip lock bag, and the salad did not leak. The grapes stayed in the grape container and the carrots in the carrot container, and the lunch
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Mar 9, 10
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Bento Box Lunches - An Experiment
I first became aware of bento boxes in a historical account of prisoners of war in Japan during World War II. Although workers were not fed sufficiently to sustain life long term, they were fed enough to keep them productive enough to benefit Imperial Japan. Prisoners forced to work in
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Mar 8, 10
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