Along with local news, government workings and business happenings, our city’s culinary and brewing scenes deserve a lot of our attention, and one of Insider Louisville’s contributors has covered those beats closely for the past three-and-a-half years. Kevin Gibson is a freelance writer and author who hails from Louisville, and whose new book “Unique Eats […]
“Kids drank it, everyone drank beer,” says author Kevin Gibson. “You drank it with breakfast, you drank it with lunch. You drank it just to drink it.” Gibson is the author of the new book “Louisville Beer: Derby City History on Draft,” available now, and published by the History Press. Gibson also is a regular […]
I’m not going to Forecastle. For one thing, that’s where the cool kids go, and I’m just not that cool; hell, I bought my last pair of shoes at Target, for chrissakes. For another, I can’t afford the tickets. And for yet another, I’m not a fan of those kinds of crowds. Hey, I’m old. […]
I fell off a stage while playing music last weekend. I saw it happening in slow motion, in fact, like an action sequence in a low-budget 1970s TV cop show. One minute I’m playing bass and singing about hippies, and the next, I’m in freefall. As I hurtle forward, forced to embrace the inevitability of […]
Looking for a nice bottle of Pappy Van Winkle bourbon? Go to Craigslist.org’s Louisville site. Click “collectibles” and then search “bourbon.” Now, go to the bank and withdraw your life savings. The rising popularity of bourbon and whiskey the past three or four years has seen the opening of more and more whiskey bars, such […]
The art of craft beer is not just about a preference for hops and sours. It’s also a story about how a need for new tastes and a head for innovation can create an entire industry. To recognize the craft beer breweries that are a staple of our local food and beverage scene, Insider Louisville […]
When Rumplings garnered such buzz as a dedicated noodle joint in 2014, it was a much-needed addition to the Louisville culinary scene. When it closed seven months later, it would have been easy to feel despair — but ramen and pho have gotten a toehold ever since, with no sign of letting go. Spots like […]
Andrew McCabe went to culinary school. He worked in restaurants from Louisville to Chicago before becoming part of HiCotton Hospitality, as well as co-owner and executive chef at Bar Vetti. But perhaps nothing prepared the Madison, Ind., native for his life as a chef like playing trombone in his high school marching band. “You’re standing […]
It may have been a slippery slope to begin with, releasing a beer under the Falls City brand that didn’t look or taste like what locals remembered. The enduring memory in Louisville of the brand was a fizzy yellow liquid of questionable quality. Some people swore by it, others were more likely to swear at […]
The forthcoming V-Grits brick-and-mortar restaurant won’t be open until at least July, but the owners are getting a jump on things with a parking lot party on Friday, May 11. There won’t be any sneak peeks into the space, says V-Grits co-owner Kristina Addington, because renovations are ongoing, but she reports the process is going […]