Bits and Pieces: Dragon King’s Daughter, Game and other Louisville food news from the web, 2.4.13

Closings

News

“Louisville residents currently spend $100 million annually on local foods and are interested in purchasing an additional $158 million each year, for a total demand of $258 million.” Noted. (Business First of Louisville)

Openings

Dragon King’s Daughter, a sushi fusion restaurant on Bardstown Road, will open a new location in New Albany. DKD New Albany will be open for lunch Feb. 6. (DKD Facebook)
If you’re ever in Bentonville, Ark., stop by The Hive. It’s the new restaurant in that city’s 21c Museum Hotel outpost. (The Hive website)
Remember how the folks from Hammerheads were going to open a restaurant called Grind House? It will now be called Game. I like it. (Consuming Louisville)

Bits and Pieces: Banh Mi Hero, Andrew Zimmern and other Louisville food news from the web, 12.10.12

News

Heaven Hill Distilleries Inc. wants $10 million from the city for “an artisan distillery, a retail store and other tourist-oriented activities” that the company is developing on West Main Street. The project is called the Evan Williams Experience. Fancy. (Courier-Journal)
Louisville-based online company FoodCalc has launched EveryoneEat, an iPhone and Android app to help people with chronic illnesses make better choices about their meals when they go out to eat. (Business First of Louisville)

Openings

A new Vietnamese restaurant called Banh Mi Hero has opened in the Highlands. You can get banh mi sandwiches, Vietnamese-style tacos and jasmine rice cups. (Consuming Louisville)
The owners of Hammerheads in Germantown plan to open a new restaurant on Lexington Road called Grind House in January. Grind House will feature burgers made of meat such as wild boar, ostrich, duck, venison and elk. (Business First of Louisville)

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Andrew Zimmern of the Travel Channel series Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern and Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre World (wow, I just said that guy’s name a lot) was in Louisville recently to tape a segment. He also stopped by the Eater Louisville Launch party. (Eater Louisville)

Closings

Events

Louisville Craft Beer Week, a celebration of Louisville’s beer scene, is going on right now. (Consuming Louisville)

News

Hammerheads, a restaurant on Swan Street, is featured in the October issue of Martha Stewart Living. (Hammerheads’ Facebook page)
Dish on Market in downtown Louisville will give patrons a 5 percent discount on their meal if they leave their phones at the door with the maitre d’. (Business First of Louisville)

Openings

Spinelli’s Pizzeria has opened a location in Okolona, but it’s pick-up and delivery only (Spinelli’s Facebook page)
Louisville-based Papa John’s has opened its first restaurant in Azerbaijan. (Business First of Louisville)

Know of other food news in Louisville and the surrounding area? Leave a comment or send me an email at ashleelclark@gmail.com.