Tag Archives: Germantown
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Local grocery will close unless new owners swoop in
Leave a commentNovember 10, 2015 by Ashlee Clark Thompson
Some sad news from a great local grocer: The Root Cellar will close at the end of the year unless new owners take over the business.
I’ve been a fan of The Root Cellar since it opened in Old Louisville in 2011. The small space was packed with local produce, meat and dairy products. At its peak, owner Ron Smith added a second location in Germantown in 2012 and even created a Kickstarter project to fund a mobile Root Cellar to bring produce to underserved areas in Louisville. Eventually, Ron closed the Old Louisville store and operated The Root Cellar out of the Germantown location.
On Saturday, Ron posted on The Root Cellar’s Facebook page that he will close the store at the end of the year if he can’t find someone to invest in the business. -
Bits and Pieces: Maido, Urbanspoon and other Louisville food news from the web, 12.17.12
Leave a commentDecember 17, 2012 by Ashlee Clark Thompson
Closings
- Si Won Yu, the chef/owner of Maido Essential Japanese Cuisine and Sake Bar, died last month. The restaurant has since closed. (Eater Louisville)
News
- Charim Korean Restaurant and Guaca Mole were Kentucky’s two most popular new restaurants by Urbanspoon. (Eater Louisville, Urbanspoon)
- There are some zoning issues with Beer Engine, the brewery that’s supposed to be headed to Germantown in mid-2013. (Courier-Journal)
- Food & Wine magazine says Harvest on East Market Street is one of the top restaurants in the country for Southern food. (Insider Louisville, Food & Wine)
Etc.
- Like Bloody Marys? North End Café now has a Bloody Mary Bar and Happy Hour during brunch every Saturday and Sunday from 1 – 5 p.m. (North End Café Facebook page)
- Here’s a peek at the restaurants that will participate in Louisville’s restaurant week, which will take place Feb. 22 through March 3, 2013. (Business First of Louisville)
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Bits and Pieces: Banh Mi Hero, Andrew Zimmern and other Louisville food news from the web, 12.10.12
Leave a commentDecember 10, 2012 by Ashlee Clark Thompson
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)
Etc.
- 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)
