by John LaFollette
‘Ville Voice Eats Correspondent
For the chefs competing for a $500 culinary scholarship at Winston’s on Monday night, the ingredient du jour was pistachios.
The Jeffersonville-based importers of Dumante Verdonece, the Italian pistachio liqueur, presented the “Dumante for All Seasons” event on the campus of Sullivan University, where student chefs concocted savory dishes and cocktails [...]

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Bite-sized effort — Velocity half-assed its way through its annual restaurant and dining guide, which hit newsstands July 29.  The special issue features tiny blurbs — called “bite-sized morsels” on the cover (cute) — on some 500 restaurants, including at least a few that have been closed for some time.  The issue is great if [...]

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by Jessica Elliott
Ville Voice Eats Correspondent
Mark Your Calendar: The Louisville Original second-quarter discount gift certificate sale will begin at 10 a.m. on July 16. [Originals]
Contemporary Piano Bar: Dress up like F. Scott Fitzgerald and bring your date to the Brown Hotel lobby bar on Thursdays and Fridays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. to enjoy half-price [...]

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By Tim Griton
Ville Voice Eats Correspondent
How are you at wine and cheese events?
For me, it’s mostly about the cheese because I’m a teetotaler, but I usually find a way to participate by ordering a Sprite or Sierra Mist and having a bit of cranberry juice poured into it. If I’m lucky and no one notices [...]

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Now that I’m married, a father and in the south 40 of my years, hitting a pub for a ball game is a rarity. In fact, I don’t recall the last time I watched a game among peers over beers, screamed until nearly hoarse and half left the joint half deaf from the ceaseless din [...]

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Pricey, elegant Caffé Perusa opens this month: Business First reports Caffe Perusa, an upscale restaurant featuring American continental cuisine, will open in Stony Brook Village (9200 Taylorsville Road, the southwest corner of Taylorsville Road and Six Mile Lane) Feb. 21. The restaurant will be owned and operated by Rodulfo Pantoja, a local real estate developer.The [...]

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Tastes great, less B.S.: A New York Times story shows how multiple restaurants are having fun with this year’s presidential race—and boosting business—by naming drinks and food items after candidates. From the story:
“At the Barney’s Beanery here, bartenders have assigned a brand of beer to each presidential candidate, inviting patrons to vote with their lips. [...]

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I’m about seven years—literally—overdue for a return trip to Artemesia, a funky-chic café on Market that serves up swell bites and, according to Javacia Harris, clever cocktails.
In her Velocity Nightlife column, The Bar Hopper, Harris talked up the hip selection of adult bevs, including the Finlandia Mango:

“I found it hard to stick to the two-drink [...]

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When I worked downtown in the early ‘90s, no one stuck around after work. In a rush to beat traffic, we all rushed out and drove to some cozy suburban haunt for a pre-dinner drink and a bite.
Multiple downtown restaurants are working to change this, however, by adding high-end happy hour programs (including Browning’s Restaurant [...]

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