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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by John LaFollette
Ville Voice Eats Correspondent
The Von Allmen Dairy Farm House was probably easier to get to before the construction of the Gene Snyder Freeway.  I was half-lost in Crestwood, scanning the hyper-developed landscape for a hundred-year-old building I know to be on the National Register of Historic Places.  When you finally make the turn [...]

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New dinner specials means that Corbett’s has become an affordable indulgence.
Chef owner Dean Corbett has now added Sunday nights to his dinner lineup and he hopes to help lift fine diners out of the economic doldrums with a special friends and family discount on those nights. This means a discount of 25 percent off all [...]

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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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If you’re going to be eating out New Year’s Eve, you might as well do it right and ring in 2009 at one of the area’s ritzier restaurants.
Corbett’s, an American Place, will greet the New Year with a seven-course dinner for $100 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Chef Dean Corbett has created an elegant [...]

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Corbett’s “an American place” has introduced a new lounge menu just in time for your holiday celebration. And in an effort to ward off the doldrums of a sagging economy, drink specials and $8 small plates will be featured.
“With these new offerings, we were able to reduce the price of the items on the lounge [...]

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Since it opened last year, Corbett’s “An American Place” has been making a name for itself as one of the country’s most elite restaurants. And now, Chef Dean Corbett’s newest restaurant has been included in Esquire’s annual “Best New Restaurants” roundup in the magazine’s November issue, which will hits newsstands October 14. Corbett accepted the [...]

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James Beard menu on tap at Equus in April: To kick off the first of its “2 for $80″ Tuesday specials in April, Equus (122 Sears Ave.) will feature a tasting version of the James Beard House menu prepared by chef and owner Dean Corbett. (Corbett and chefs from Equus and Corbett’s were invited to [...]

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Here’s a case of too much info and too little time to post it all … Corbett’s: An American Place will welcome Wetten Imports’ Pete Larsen for a Belgian beer dinner tonight. From strong Trappist ales to fruity lambics, Belgian beers offer extensive food pairing possibilities, and Larsen has assembled a fantastic list of brews [...]

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Fox-41’s on a roll lately with good restaurant reports, including this one on the two-way audio-visual communication system between the chefs in the kitchen at Corbett’s: An American Place and customers in the private Chef’s Tasting Room. Unlike common chef’s tables that are inside the kitchen, Corbett’s employs digital cameras and sound to pipe the [...]

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Corbett’s: An American Place will welcome Adam La Zarre, winemaker at Hahn Estates, and twice-nominated California winemaker of the year, for a special wine tasting, vino-paired meal and discussion on Feb. 28.The $75-per-person (tax and gratuity additional) event includes a five-course dinner paired with wines from Wimbledon Wines with an emphasis on Hahn Estates products.
The [...]

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The untimely death of Daniel F. Boyle, vice president of Food & Dining Magazine, has led 10 Louisville chefs to produce an eight-course dinner, paired with wine, and silent auction fund-raiser for Dan’s family.
The event, called Dining for Dan, will be held March 9 at Corbett’s: An American Place. A cocktail hour begins at 6 [...]

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New ownership for Martini Italian Bistro: Following the sale of his Mitchell’s Fish Markets chain, Columbus, Ohio-based restaurateur, Cameron Mitchell, is selling his two Martini Italian Bistro unit, one of which is located at The Summit.According to Business First (subscription required), Mitchell is selling the property to current manager, Jim Davis, for an undisclosed sum. [...]

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The Lexington Herald-Leader’s Sharon Thompson blogged admiringly about her recent visit to Corbett’s: An American Place. She’s like most of us who have to scrape together the funds to indulge in Chef Dean’s food fantasy, but it appears it was worth the fare.

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Just a month after spending $3 million and countless hours opening Corbetts, owner-chef Dean Corbett has set another goal: a Mobil Dining Guide five-star rating.
“I want it. I will get it. Or I’ll die trying,” Corbett told The Courier-Journal.
His ambition is a lofty one, to say the least. Casa Grisanti, which closed in 1991, was [...]

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