Introduction - Steve Coomes

Chef David Danielson and Tim Laird, showing off their 2019 food and drink book, "Bourbon Country Cookbook."

Danielson leaves Churchill Downs for exec chef post at Dant Crossing and Log Still Distillery

The micro-niche of distillery restaurants just got a little bigger, but much more significant. Longtime Churchill Downs executive chef, David Danielson, was chosen to head up food and beverage operations...

2021 Maker’s Mark CommUNITY Batch is a bottle you want this holiday season

For the second year running, Maker’s Mark has partnered with the LEE Initiative to release its second CommUNITY Batch Bourbon. Born of Maker’s Private Selection custom barrel program, this bottle...

Like bourbon and Bardstown? You’ll like this new book I wrote on both

The bourbon boom has been good to Kentucky, but especially to Nelson County., home to more than a third of the state’s whiskey production. As bourbon’s popularity has soared, the...

Coronavirus is a dreadful challenge, but it has its upside

Chef Jose Andres, founder of World Central Kitchen. There’s a lot to hate about this coronavirus lockdown, but there's also a lot to like. You may...

Patience is a virtue hard-earned while filing for unemployment

Last Friday, I filed for unemployment for the first time. I’ve earned taxable income since I was an 11-year-old paper boy, so with a large part of my writing work...

Ignore the stats, you’re not drinking too much

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear gives daily 5 p.m. updates on the state's COVID-19 news. Are you thinking what I've been thinking, that we're all drinking too...

Old but so good: Four Roses 2019 LESB dazzles

Four batches of mingled Four Roses bourbon in line, and the final result, the 2019 Limited Edition Small Batch, at the top. I’ve heard more than...

Pu shows fusion, pairing chops with Taiwanese and American whiskey dinner

I don’t write much about Louisville restaurants much anymore, but when invited to a Taiwanese dinner paired with American whiskey, I’m not saying no. I knew this was too good...

French Lick’s Wheater and Lee Sinclair bourbons now in Louisville market

As if America’s whiskey boom isn’t exciting enough, upstart distillery growth is driving incredible innovation in an industry long accustomed to making pretty similar tasting products. Some of the finest...

MENU

Recent Posts