Mile Wide Beer Co. to celebrate second anniversary this weekend
By Kevin Gibson | Posted on December 5, 2018Mile Wide Beer Co. will celebrate its second anniversary this weekend, Dec. 7-9, with several events and beer releases at the taproom.
Where to go to avoid cooking on Thanksgiving Day
By Kevin Gibson | Posted on November 18, 2018There are some solid options here, many of which are buffets, so you not only get all the Thanksgiving treats, but you also don’t have to scrape pans.
Bridge & Barrel aims to be a Kentucky restaurant just across the border
By Kevin Gibson | Posted on June 20, 2018When you look at the menu for Bridge & Barrel, a newish restaurant on the river in Jeffersonville, it looks like it could be any one of the many Southern-inspired-meets-bourbon-bar places Louisville seems so fond of. The difference? The views. Nestled between the Big...
7 Questions With … Cuvée master sommelier Scott Harper
By Sara Havens | Posted on October 4, 2017In May of this year, Scott Harper, master sommelier and co-owner of the Bristol Bar & Grille, opened the Cuvée Wine Table in Springhurst. The small-plate restaurant features more than 50 wines hand-selected by Harper, who is a certified wine educator, the highest level...
$1.85 burgers and 45-cent soft drinks: Bristol Bar & Grille looks back on 40 years in business
By Caitlin Bowling | Posted on September 6, 2017Pete Peters remembers two things about Sept. 27, 1977, the opening day of Bristol Bar & Grille: He waited on the second table of customers — Willie Faversham waited on the first — and the skillet fries weren’t up to par. One of the...
A look inside: Cuvée Wine Table makes its debut in Springhurst
By Caitlin Bowling | Posted on May 13, 2017Cuvée Wine Table opened its doors for the first time Friday. The wine bar and small plates restaurant is located at 3598 Springhurst Boulevard in the former Papalinos Pizza space. It seats about 100 between its main dining room, outdoor seating and its private...
Wine bar and small plates restaurant Cuvée Wine Table opening in May
By Caitlin Bowling | Posted on April 27, 2017Cuvée Wine Table is nearly ready to be uncorked. Sometime next month, the new wine bar and small plates restaurant will open at 3598 Springhurst Boulevard. A target date is circled on the calendar, said owner Scott Harper, but it isn’t firm enough to...
Louisville bars and businesses celebrate Mint Julep Month with minty fresh specials
By Sara Havens | Posted on April 1, 2017One of the most divisive drinks in history gets its own month to shine, most likely because the lovers outnumber the haters — as it should be. April is Mint Julep Month in Kentucky, and many Louisville bars, restaurants and other businesses are offering...
Bristol Bar & Grille rolls back its beer prices at Highlands location to celebrate 40th anniversary
By Sara Havens | Posted on February 15, 2017Louisville’s beloved Bristol Bar & Grille celebrates 40 years this year, and to mark the occasion, it’s offering various specials leading up to a giant party in September. While the details on that are still being worked out, Insider did catch wind of a spectacular...
Mellwood Art Center gets new director, vision — starting with spring art show
By Kevin Gibson | Posted on January 27, 2017Bridget Clark had more work than she could handle when she lived in New York: Her ceramics company was getting orders left and right, and she was featured in Vogue and Bon Appetit. But when work supplants art, things can change. “I kind of...