Cafe Emilie Revamps, Changes Name to 60 West Bistro

IN THE NEWS: The Courier-Journal’s Marty Rosen gives three stars to the relocated Cafe Lou Lou (1800 Frankfort Ave., Louisville, 502-893-7776), while Teena Hammond Gomez reports that Cafe Emilie changed its name to 60 West Bistro & Martini Bar (3939 Shelbyville Road) and has a rotating menu of 60 martinis, with 30 different ones available [...]

‘Gourmet’ Lauds Farm-to-Table 610 Magnolia

Gourmet magazine’s October 2007 issue features a guide to “America’s Best Farm-to-Table Restaurants.” gourmet.com:
RESTAURANTS WITH FARM CONNECTIONS: 2nd Street Bistro, Livingston, MT; Amherst Chinese Food, Amherst, MA; Blackberry Farm, Walland, TN; Crook’s Corner, Chapel Hill, NC; Eve, Alexandria, VA; La Provence, Lacombe, LA; Lantern, Chapel Hill, NC; Pacific’O and I’o, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii; Tree House [...]

Critics Review Queen of Sheba, Varanese

IN THE NEWS: The Courier-Journal’s Sarah Fritschner visits Ethiopian restaurant Queen of Sheeba (3315 Bardstown Road, 502-459-6301). courierjournal.com … Leo and louisvillehotbytes.com’s Robin Garr reviews Varanese (2106 Frankfort Ave., 899-9904, www.varanese.com). leoweekly.com …
Food Network’s new show “The Next Iron Chef” kicks off at 9 pm EST/PDT Sunday, Oct. 7 as eight chefs compete from across [...]

Park Place on Main Closes for Renovation

IN THE NEWS: The Courier-Journal’s Marty Rosen gives two and a half stars to Shah’s Mongolian Grill & Korean Cuisine (9148 Taylorsville Road, Louisville, 502-493-0234). … Ron Mikulak reports that Park Place on Main, 401 E. Main St. at Louisville Slugger Field, will be closed for dining from Sept. 22 to Oct. 9 for extensive [...]

Barbecue Joint Dee’s To Open in Newburg

IN THE NEWS: LouisvilleHotBytes.com’s Robin Garr reports on the upcoming opening of barbecue joint Dee’s Food Service on Poplar Level Road near Indian Trail in Newburg. … The Courier-Journal’s Marty Rosen gives two and a half stars to Speakeasy (225 State St., New Albany, IN, 812-981-0981). courier-journal.com
Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com

Seviche Plans to Open Second Location

IN THE NEWS: Chef Anthony Lamas, owner of Seviche: A Latin Restaurant on Bardstown Road, plans to open a second location of his popular restaurant on the East End at 2929 Goose Creek Road, Business First of Louisville reports, with an opening set for the end of October. The location originally housed The Hungry Pelican [...]

Azalea Shutters Doors After 13 Years

IN THE NEWS: The Courier Journal’s Sarah Fritschner notes the opening of Varanese from John Varanese, former chef at Azalea and at the Cardinal Club, a “new contemporary Mediterranean” restaurant (2106 Frankfort Ave., 502-899-9904, www.varanese.com and the closing of Azalea restaurant (3612 Brownsboro Road) after 13 years in the St Matthews location. … Marty Rosen [...]

J. Gumbo’s Cajun Chain Opens 8th Locally

IN THE NEWS: J. Gumbo’s Down-Home Cajun Cookin’ recently signed a lease agreement to open its eighth location, which will be at The Summit retail center at Brownsboro Road and the Gene Snyder Freeway in northeast Jefferson County, Business First of Louisville reports. The restaurant chain was founded in 2005 as Gumbo-A-Go-Go by former jockey [...]

Critic Raves About Revamped Cafe Lou Lou

IN THE NEWS: Leo weekly and LouisvilleHotBytes.com’s Robin Garr awards 86 points to the revamped Café Lou Lou (106 Sears Ave., www.cafeloulou.com). leoweekly.com … Velocity reviews Basa (2244 Frankfort Ave. in Clifton). velocityweekly.com … The Jazz Factory has overhauled its food operation. After four years of outsourcing food from Jarfi’s Bistro in the Kentucky Center [...]

610 Magnolia To Debut Nearby Wine Studio

IN THE NEWS: The posh 610 Magnolia restaurant is preparing to debut The Wine Studio at 610, a new building meant to host a broader range of events that will make wine a larger part of the business, Business First of Louisville reports. Across the street at 619 and 621 Magnolia, two new buildings [...]