Consuming Louisville

What Do We Need at Douglass Loop?

Michelle — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:49:58 +0000

Desserts By Helen is leaving Douglass Loop and moving to Frankfort Avenue (according to signs in their windows). I have no idea if the space the shop currently inhabits is already spoken for by another business but it got me thinking about what I would love to see move into this little corner of my neighborhood.

I’m going to tell you my insanely selfish, particular wishes but I want you to do the same. What do you think is missing from the Highlands in general or Douglass Loop in particular? What type of business do you think would make the neighborhood even better? Leave a comment and let us all know your thoughts.

For me personally I’d be pleased as could be if any of the following came to Douglass Loop:

- A crepe shop (looking at you Piagalle Crepes)
- A small outpost of Lotsa Pasta. A place to pick up some really excellent prepared foods and gourmet cooking staples in the neighborhood.
- A carry-out only location of Impellizzeri’s
- A specialty bookstore
- A stationery shop
- A music shop devoted only to local (and maybe regional?) music (like Local Flavor used to be in Austin)

Alright, your turn. What would you like to see come to Douglass Loop?

Tall Tales From A Large Man (Draplin is coming to Louisville!) May 24, 2012

Michelle — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:08:57 +0000

I watched Aaron Draplin’s recent talk at a Creative Mornings event in Portland about 2 days before I found out he was coming here. I can’t imagine anyone watching that video and not wanting to see this guy in person. He’s an interent design superstar and we’re lucky he’s coming to town (thanks LDGA!). Field Notes forever people, Field Notes forever!

His talk is Thursday night, May 24 at 6PM. Tickets are free for LDGA members, $5 for Students and $10 for non-members. I’ve already got my ticket so I hope to see you there. Order tickets now.

Using scientific proof and state-of-the-art multimedia techniques, Aaron James Draplin of the Draplin Design Co. delivers a suckerpunch of a talk that aims to provide bonafide proof of work, the highs and lows of a ferociously independent existence and a couple tall tales from his so-called career in the cutthroat world of contemporary graphic design. Just a regular guy with a trajectory a little dirtier than yours, his talk is open to all oncomers brave enough to show up. If you are a youngster, you may find yourself inspired to attack your design future in a different way. If you are established, you may just leave feeling grateful you don’t have anything to do with him. Hard to say. One night only, Louisville!

I am so hoping he makes a Kentucky poster like the Vermont one he made to coincide with his recent appearance there.

Home Thrown, Home Grown Friday May 25 and Saturday May 26, 2012

Michelle — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:31:24 +0000

Next Friday evening and Saturday morning, you’ll have the chance to buy some really wonderful pottery from local artists. We’ve bought several pieces from this event over the past few years and we love them all.

Pottery for the home, garden and table made by local potters will once again fill the parking lot of Deer Park Baptist Church, 1733 Bardstown Road on Friday, May 25, 5-9 p.m. and Saturday, May 26, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

The fourth annual Home Thrown, Home Garden Pottery Sale, adjacent to the Bardstown Road Farmers Market, will complement local produce and artisan cheeses, providing casseroles, bowls, teapots, pitchers, vases, plates, mugs, flower pots, bird baths and other hand-crafted, artist-designed pieces made especially for use in homes and gardens.

So, if you go on Friday evening you’ll have the chance to hear great music from local artists such as Leigh Ann Yost and Black Rock Grille will be there selling food. If you go on Saturday morning of course, you can just cross the street and get your shopping done at the farmers market.

Mayan Cafe Jamie Oliver Food Revolution Event

Michelle — Fri, 11 May 2012 20:23:38 +0000

OK local foodies this is a really special event. If you love food from The Mayan Cafe (and really, who doesn’t?) and you’re interested in food education and issues then you need to be at this dinner for “Global Food Revolution Day.”

On Saturday, May 19, the Jamie Oliver Foundation is hosting a Global Food Revolution Day – a global food festival marking a commitment to better food education. This is a chance for people who love food to come together to share information, talents and resources; to pass on their knowledge and highlight the world’s food issues. Events will be taking place in 33 countries around the world, and the Jamie Oliver Foundation has reserved a special table at one farm-to-table restaurant in Kentucky – the Mayan Café – for the community to meet up over delicious food.

Beginning at 7:30 pm, we will serve a three-course, family-style meal made up of our locally sourced, signature dishes. At 8:00 pm, we will join Jamie Oliver’s google+ hangout broadcast- a broadcast you can learn more about here: http://www.jamieoliver.com/us/foundation/jamies-food-revolution/news-content/hangout-over-dinner-with-jamie-oliver. The cost for the evening is $35 per person, not including beverages. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Jamie Oliver Foundation.

Sign up as one of the first 8 guests on the Grubwithus website : https://www.grubwithus.com/meals/food-revolution-mayan-cafe-640506ec2a17

We will have an additional 16 seats available beyond those on the Grubwithus website, so call us at 502.566.0651 to reserve your spot. Don’t forget to mention the Jamie Oliver Food Revolution Day so you are placed at one of our special “food community” tables.

Wiltshire on Market Celebrating 3rd Anniversary

Michelle — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:12:15 +0000

Of the many failures I commit in life one of the greatest ones is not telling you about Wiltshire on Market more often. Every time I go there I comment to B or my dining companions about how much I enjoy it. As I said on Twitter about my last meal there, I’m not sure any restaurant in town gets all the little details right as well as Wiltshire on Market does. They really pay attention to everything and it makes a meal there such an enjoyable experience.

I will not fail in telling you about Wiltshire on Market’s 3rd anniversary celebration wine dinners thought. Here’s the info they sent me:

We are gearing up for the first of 3 wine dinners celebrating our 3 year anniversary at Wiltshire On Market…

We’ll be doing 3 events on the 3rd Wednesday of each month starting this coming Wednesday, May 16th at 7pm…

For the first event we are featuring seven rose wines…starting with a sparkling rose from Italy…then moving on to several french, Spanish and Washington state wines…finishing with a rose cava…

We are doing this first event as a more casual cocktail party/ small plates format rather than a formal seated dinner…

The cost is $50 per person with tax and gratuity additional.

Wiltshire on Market
636 East Market Street
Louisville, KY, 40202

My New Favorite Thing: Wild Eggs Cinnamon Roll

Michelle — Wed, 09 May 2012 11:59:19 +0000

I had breakfast at Wild Eggs on Sunday specifically because I wanted to try their brand new house made cinnamon roll.

Croissant pastry dough filled with butter, brown sugar and cinnamon, baked in a cast iron skillet and topped with house-made vanilla bean icing, garnished with powdered sugar and cinnamon.

Definitely, definitely worth a trip to Wild Eggs people. Seriously good. It’s not actually on the menu yet so you’ll have to ask for it specifically. You’ll be glad you did.

Learn 50 Things in 5 Hours at the LFPL

Michelle — Wed, 09 May 2012 11:54:39 +0000

This Saturday the library folks are presenting a really cool event unlike any I’ve seen in Louisville before. Called the “How-To Festival” it’s 5 hours of hands on how-to’s so you can get a little bit of knowledge about a whole lot of things.

From salsa dancing to kayaking, the Library’s first-ever How-To Festival can show you how to do more than 50 things in five hours in one day – for free, all in one place.

How-To is Saturday, May 12, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Main Library and will include everything from how to publish your own book to how to pick inexpensive wines, from beer-making to conversation-making, from swing dancing to free-throw-shooting, sewing, origami, juggling and more!

Presenters include Bob Hill, Dawne Gee, Cindi Sullivan, Tori Murden McClure, Bill Doolittle, Gabe Bullard, Erin Keane, Legal Aid, The Humane Society, Jefferson Memorial Forest, The Bristol, Lilly’s, Crane House, Jefferson County Cooperative Extension, Skipping Fish Boat School, Preservation Kentucky, Crosby Middle’s Jump It Up team, and many others.

How to’s include:
Telling a great story
Turn your car into an art car
Make beer
To juggle
To win at Scrabble
To swing dance
And many, many more

Saturday May 12, 2012
10AM-3PM

Louisville Free Public Library
3O1 York Street
Louisville, KY

After Derby Gift: Fairdale Bigfoot Has Returned

Michelle — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:47:25 +0000

It is with great joy that I tell you Fairdale Bigfoot’s advice column is returning to Consuming Louisville.

Hark humans of Louisville. Derby is over and Fairdale Bigfoot has been jostled out of hibernation by the smell of whiskey-soaked mint sprigs and the sound of a thousand dry cleaners being asked if they can wash infield mud out of linen.*

Like the careless and lovelorn who sought advice from this column in the past, Fairdale Bigfoot has ignored your needs and desires for too long, Louisville. A new age is upon us. An age in which your very serious life choices can be advised by a Sasquatch on the Internet. (WELCOME TO 2012! FAIRDALE BIGFOOT IS GLAD YOU ARE HERE!)

Send your requests for advice to fairdalebigfoot at gmail.com. They will be answered every month. And remember, no question is too small. However, many shoes are too small, especially for your author, since Fairdale Bigfoot is A SASQUATCH.

Sincerely,
Fairdale Bigfoot

*They can’t.

If you’re new to the awesomeness that is Fairdale Bigfoot start with this post.

Early Warning: Butchertown Art Fair is June 2, 2012

Michelle — Mon, 07 May 2012 11:54:34 +0000

I don’t have a whole lot of details but here is what I know:

When: Sat June2, 2012 10a-7p with beer/wine all day til 9

What: ART, food trucks from Louisville Street Food scene, beer/wine, music, SPOT Mobile Adoption unit from Humane Society, bike valet, shoe drive (any condition) for EDGE Outreach charity, more!

They are still looking for artists to participate in the fair. If you’re interested send a message to butchertownartfair@gmail.com.

Sunergos Coming to Downtown

Michelle — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:21:40 +0000

Looks like downtown is getting another option for excellent coffee as Sunergos prepares to open a new location, its third, on 5th Street. The sign was hung this afternoon and the Sunergos folks shared some photos on their Facebook page:

No word yet on when the official opening date is.