by John LaFollette
‘Ville Voice Eats Correspondent
More Mason Mondays: Mason Rudd, the late Louisville philanthropist whose name is on the heart and lung center at Jewish Hospital and the tennis center at U of L, is being celebrated every Monday in August with “Mason Mondays” at the Fish House, where Rudd was a regular and favorite [...]

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Attention foodies: Nuts n Stuff will be holding its Spring Open House this Sunday, March 15 from 1-5 at the Swan Street location.
Nuts n Stuff
Spring Open House
1000 Swan St (corner of Swan & Kentucky)
Sunday, March 15
1:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
In case you were wondering? Nuts n Stuff is the most amazing place on [...]

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Chef Dean Corbett has started offering private cooking lessons at Equus. The 90-minute lessons cost $150 per person, and for $50 extra, a sweetheart can come along and learn how to create a romantic meal. The day can be extended into the evening with a four-course dinner and wine pairings at Equus for $75 per [...]

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Instead of trying to finagle a reservation at a fancy restaurant for Valentine’s Day this year, here’s another way to woo the object of your affection: cook a nice five-course meal at home instead.
It’s sure to get your sweetie in the mood, and you’ll be happy when the check comes and you see how much [...]

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I’m furiously at work trying to get my latest project, THE BOURBON COOKBOOK, off to the publisher’s, and I’m at that stage where I’m testing recipes and taking photographs. Right now I’m on the soup chapter, so I’d thought I’d share several of the more popular recipes now that the colder weather is upon us. [...]

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As promised, here’s a recipe to make tamales for your Latin-style Christmas Eve celebration.
To start, you’ll need the following:
1) 1 (16-ounce) bag of dried corn husks, which can be found in the ethnic food aisle of many stores or at a local Hispanic grocery store
You’ll need to fill a large pot with warm water and [...]

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As you put the finishing touches on this year’s Christmas tree or Hanukkah bush, don’t forget the goodies. Edible treats have been a tradition since early tree decorators began hanging bright red apples from evergreen boughs hundreds of years ago, and today it’s a nice way to add an old-fashioned, personal touch to your [...]

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Christmas Eve – or la Noche Buena – is fast approaching, and in Hispanic communities around the ‘Ville, it means one thing: tamales. But far more than just delicious steamed packages of masa wrapped in corn husks or banana leaves that are filled with spicy fillings such as beef, pork or chicken, tamales offer up [...]

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December 6 is St. Nick’s Day and it’s a good way to get a head start on the fast approaching Christmas holidays. It’s another of those holidays that seems to be losing ground in this country, but there was a time when St. Nick’s was celebrated with almost as much fanfare as Christmas.
In the countries [...]

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If you can’t come and see me at the Victorian Tea this weekend at the Inn at the Park  at 1332 South Fourth Street during the 32nd Annual Old Louisville Holiday House Tour, pop by the Woman’s Club of Louisville next door at 1320 South Fourth Street to see that “Real Men Can Cook.”
Sponsored by [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s another Gut Reaction with local writer Cindy Lamb, who wanted to know about the dining habits of Patrick Hallahan, the Louisville-born drummer for My Morning Jacket.  Here’s what she discovered: 
Thoughts of home and all the trimmings while on tour can be bittersweet for the emotional appetite. What this one Louisville boy [...]

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Looking for a little slice of Americana less than an hour’s drive from Louisville?
Head east and try the food at Fava’s in Georgetown. Fava’s is an old-fashioned soda-fountain kind of place that has been catering to hungry Georgetownians since 1910 when Susie and Louie Bertolini Fava opened a confectionery shop on Main Street. Although the [...]

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Tired of the Louisville dining scene? (Perish the thought!) I found a place you might want to consider the next time you’re hankering for a road trip, and it’s less than a two-hour’s drive from the ‘Ville.
This weekend I spent some time in eastern Kentucky, in a cabin in Natural Bridge State Park. It’s an [...]

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One of the tastier results of the recent diversification trend away from tobacco farming has been the pursuit of aquaculture in Kentucky.
In the last decade, abandoned coal mines and man-made ponds have become the breeding ground for species of seafood previously unknown to Bluegrass waters, and the state has emerged as a leading producer of [...]

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by David Dominé, The Bluegrass Peasant
Sorghum – it’s not your grandmother’s syrup anymore.
Today, this old-fashioned, all-American sweetener is enjoying a comeback, due in no small part to the trend toward regional specialties and eating local. A growing interest in natural foods has refueled this demand as well, and over the last few years, Kentucky [...]

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