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  31. <title>The multi-use Jubilee Field in Merriwether plans an August debut</title>
  32. <link>https://eatdrinktalk.net/the-multi-use-jubilee-field-in-merriwether-plans-an-august-debut/</link>
  34. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger Baylor]]></dc:creator>
  35. <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  40. <description><![CDATA[<img width="600" height="385" src="https://eatdrinktalk.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/td_696x385-600x385.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" />Out here in the (Jubilee) Field, a bar by the “new” Bard, and coming soon Not exactly a cyclops for a mascot, but let’s not quibble. A project announced a while back is coming to fruition coming in 3 … 2 … 1 … For the latest about Jubilee Field (529 E. Burnett Ave. in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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  42. <p>Not exactly a cyclops for a mascot, but let’s not quibble. A project announced a while back is coming to fruition coming in 3 … 2 … 1 …<br />
  43. For the latest about Jubilee Field (529 E. Burnett Ave. in Merriwether), we turn to Amanda Hancock at the Courier Journal.<br />
  44. New outdoor venue, bar, and food truck park to open in August in Louisville. What to know<br />
  45. Work began about two years ago to launch a food truck park, open-air entertainment space, and bar at 529 E. Burnett Ave., next to a former church building that will soon open as the new iteration of The Bard’s Town.<br />
  46. Jubilee Field is set to hold a soft opening in mid- or late August. By then, Isaiah Dietrich expects Field Bar to begin pouring drinks from a 24-tap system and for food trucks to s &#8230;</p>
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  53. <title>Euro Pilgrimage 1985-2025 Pt. 11: Sligo respite, Live Aid, then back to France for the D-Day beaches</title>
  54. <link>https://eatdrinktalk.net/euro-pilgrimage-1985-2025-pt-11-sligo-respite-live-aid-then-back-to-france-for-the-d-day-beaches/</link>
  56. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger Baylor]]></dc:creator>
  57. <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  59. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://eatdrinktalk.net/euro-pilgrimage-1985-2025-pt-11-sligo-respite-live-aid-then-back-to-france-for-the-d-day-beaches/</guid>
  60.  
  61. <description><![CDATA[<img post-id="28376" fifu-featured="1" src="https://www.rogerbaylor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1985-0183-1024x683.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Euro Pilgrimage 1985-2025 Pt. 11: Sligo respite, Live Aid, then back to France for the D-Day beaches" title="Euro Pilgrimage 1985-2025 Pt. 11: Sligo respite, Live Aid, then back to France for the D-Day beaches" title="Euro Pilgrimage 1985-2025 Pt. 11: Sligo respite, Live Aid, then back to France for the D-Day beaches" decoding="async" />Previously: Euro Pilgrimage ’85, Ch. 10: Irish history with musical accompaniment and a Guinness chaser. I exited the Sligo train station on a pleasant, sunny day and strolled into a settlement of perhaps 10,000 inhabitants. It has since more than doubled in population, and looking at the handy satellite view on Google Map, I see little [&#8230;]]]></description>
  62. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img post-id="28376" fifu-featured="1" src="https://www.rogerbaylor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1985-0183-1024x683.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Euro Pilgrimage 1985-2025 Pt. 11: Sligo respite, Live Aid, then back to France for the D-Day beaches" title="Euro Pilgrimage 1985-2025 Pt. 11: Sligo respite, Live Aid, then back to France for the D-Day beaches" title="Euro Pilgrimage 1985-2025 Pt. 11: Sligo respite, Live Aid, then back to France for the D-Day beaches" decoding="async" /><p>Previously: Euro Pilgrimage ’85, Ch. 10: Irish history with musical accompaniment and a Guinness chaser.<br />
  63. I exited the Sligo train station on a pleasant, sunny day and strolled into a settlement of perhaps 10,000 inhabitants. It has since more than doubled in population, and looking at the handy satellite view on Google Map, I see little that looks familiar. Glassy plasticized malls and name-brand department stores now are stacked near the station, whereas my memories are of an orderly and clean but languid small city, perhaps a tad down at the heel.<br />
  64. Four decades is a long time. My hometown doesn’t look much like itself these days, either; mostly for the better, but there are exceptions.</p>
  65. <p>As always, job one was locating a place to sleep, which originally meant the youth hostel someone had recommended to me back in Dublin. But before I found it, my attention was caught by hand-lettered words on a jagged piece of cardboard, posted in the window of a typical row house on Wolfe Tone Street opposite the station: “Bed and Breakfast.”<br />
  66. One of these houses on the right side is where I stayed.<br />
  67. Well, informality had worked out fine in Dublin, hadn’t it?<br />
  68. Just because the tourist bureau didn’t officially certify a room wasn’t any reason not to make an inquiry. I knocked on the door, mustered my best John Wayne accent (an inadvertently winning tactic in Dublin), and was introduced to the delightful O’Donnells, Mary and Gerry, school teachers in their fifties on summer break, who were trying to earn a few punts by renting their spare bed to bedraggled wanderers exactly like me.<br />
  69. The price was right (five Irish pounds per day, or less than $10), and before I went back out to find a bank and grocery store, Mary reminded me that in addition to breakfast, afternoon tea was included as an option, with nibbles and biscuits. My hosts had grown children approximately my age, and honestly, I felt like a house guest more than a paying customer. For the next five days, we got along famously.<br />
  70. There was time enough to develop a routine. Evenings in Sligo were for pub visits, listening to music and nursing pints. The predictable Irish summer rain mostly held off, and so daylight hours were lovely for long walks into the surrounding countryside.<br />
  71. One afternoon was devoted to roaming the streets and taking pictures with a roll of black and white film I’d stashed in the lead-lined pouch for the express purpose of attempting photographic artistry.</p>
  72. <p>Another entire day involved a long walk to the east, following the Garvoge River inland past rows of old mill buildings to Lough Gill, with Benbulbin, a plateau-like rock formation, hovering over the skyline to the north. It occurred to me to hike to the top, but a different plan, at a different hill, already was taking shape for Saturday.</p>
  73. <p>Speaking of pubs, historically the Irish tavern keeper was considered a general factotum (read: a local jack of all trades).<br />
  74. “The publican was the man who christened them, married them, and buried them, the local people,” said John O’Dwyer, a Dublin publican, in Dublin Pub Life and Lore.</p>
  75. <p>Evidence of this was provided during a brief and honestly forgotten respite at Martin Furey’s bar and lounge in Sligo, where I had my jars, although could find no need for a taxi, coach or the services of an undertaker. As the photo attests, these added capabilities struck me as humorous by comparison with my previous experiences in Indiana.<br />
  76. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that in Ireland, there’s a whole story behind why the fellow pouring your beer also drives the hearse, a tale both complicated and perfectly sensible. Jessica Gingrich at Atlas Obscura explains why Ireland’s pub owners have long moonlighted as undertakers: “It helps to have cold storage and room to hold a wake.”<br />
  77. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the dual role flourished in rural Ireland, where publicans often ran multiple businesses from the same premises to compensate for low foot traffic. “Back then the local pub &#8230;</p>
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  84. <title>Chef in a Box (July 16, 17): River Road BBQ, featuring chef/owner Krissy Davis</title>
  85. <link>https://eatdrinktalk.net/chef-in-a-box-july-16-17-river-road-bbq-featuring-chef-owner-krissy-davis/</link>
  87. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger Baylor]]></dc:creator>
  88. <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  92.  
  93. <description><![CDATA[<img post-id="28374" fifu-featured="1" src="https://foodanddine.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CIAB_owner_Krissy_Davis_River_Road_BBQ_photos_by_05Dan_Dry-1024x683.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Chef in a Box (July 16, 17): River Road BBQ, featuring chef/owner Krissy Davis" title="Chef in a Box (July 16, 17): River Road BBQ, featuring chef/owner Krissy Davis" title="Chef in a Box (July 16, 17): River Road BBQ, featuring chef/owner Krissy Davis" decoding="async" />River Road BBQ  is next for APRON Inc.’s Chef in a Box promotion, but first the bigger picture.  Food &#038; Dining Magazine continues to preview the forthcoming Chef in a Box offering. It’s a tasty fundraising project dating to the summer of 2020, benefiting APRON Inc.’s ongoing grant program. The Chef in a Box promotion continues [&#8230;]]]></description>
  94. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img post-id="28374" fifu-featured="1" src="https://foodanddine.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CIAB_owner_Krissy_Davis_River_Road_BBQ_photos_by_05Dan_Dry-1024x683.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Chef in a Box (July 16, 17): River Road BBQ, featuring chef/owner Krissy Davis" title="Chef in a Box (July 16, 17): River Road BBQ, featuring chef/owner Krissy Davis" title="Chef in a Box (July 16, 17): River Road BBQ, featuring chef/owner Krissy Davis" decoding="async" /><p>River Road BBQ  is next for APRON Inc.’s Chef in a Box promotion, but first the bigger picture. <br />
  95. Food &#038; Dining Magazine continues to preview the forthcoming Chef in a Box offering. It’s a tasty fundraising project dating to the summer of 2020, benefiting APRON Inc.’s ongoing grant program.<br />
  96. The Chef in a Box promotion continues on a monthly basis in 2025.<br />
  97. APRON Inc. was created in 2011 to help provide financial relief to food and beverage industry workers in the Louisville, Kentucky metropolitan area who find themselves in need during times of crises. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, APRON Inc. has stepped up with a far greater volume of assistance to local workers than ever before.</p>
  98. <p>Here’s how Chef in a Box works.<br />
  99. Each month up to fifty patrons can purchase a Chef in a Box for $50, which actually aren’t boxes but reusable bags provided by APRON Inc.<br />
  100. Participating eateries keep $25 toward expenses, while $25 goes to APRON Inc. toward its ongoing grant program.<br />
  101. The contents of Chef in a Box/Bag vary according to the establishment’s specialization and creativity, but you’ll always be able to view the menu in advance and know what you’re getting.<br />
  102. Typically there’ll be tasting selections for two; perhaps a favorite dish of the chef’s, or maybe a meal kit.  Participating eateries also are encouraged to include a gift certificate, coupon, or promotional materials.<br />
  103. Chef in the Box Q &#038; A</p>
  104. <p>How do I order the box? You contact the featured restaurant directly.<br />
  105. When do I call? You can place your order starting on Friday prior to the restaurant’s feature.<br />
  106. Is it pickup or delivery? Each restaurant makes that decision, but usually it’s pickup only.<br />
  107. How much are the boxes? $50.<br />
  108. How many boxes does each restaurant sell weekly? 50 boxes, although some have allotted more.</p>
  109. <p>And now, the main attraction for the coming week.<br />
  110. CHEF IN A BOX dinner menu for TWO, $50, pickup July 16 (Wednesday) or July 17 (Thursday), 2025: River Road BBQ, featuring chef/owner Krissy Davis.  <br />
  111. Menu Serving Two<br />
  112. 1 pound of EITHER Pulled Pork OR Chopped Chicken</p>
  113. <p>1 pint of Potato Salad<br />
  114. 1 pint Coleslaw<br />
  115. 1 pint BBQ Beans<br />
  116. 1 pint Green Beans</p>
  117. <p>1 pint Banana Pudding<br />
  118. 2 sides BBQ Sauce, 2 buns<br />
  119. 1 card for $5 off any future visit</p>
  120. <p>To order: Call River Road BBQ at 502.592.7065.<br />
  121. **When calling i &#8230;</p>
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  128. <title>Hip Hops: A few Czechoslovak lagers at Mamut in Bratislava (1991)</title>
  129. <link>https://eatdrinktalk.net/hip-hops-a-few-czechoslovak-lagers-at-mamut-in-bratislava-1991/</link>
  131. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger Baylor]]></dc:creator>
  132. <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  133. <category><![CDATA[Food and Dining Magazine]]></category>
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  136.  
  137. <description><![CDATA[<img post-id="28372" fifu-featured="1" src="https://foodanddine.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/stara-sladovna-Mamut-2.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Hip Hops: A few Czechoslovak lagers at Mamut in Bratislava (1991)" title="Hip Hops: A few Czechoslovak lagers at Mamut in Bratislava (1991)" title="Hip Hops: A few Czechoslovak lagers at Mamut in Bratislava (1991)" decoding="async" />Today’s post is adapted from a vignette previously published as part of my “40 Years in Beer” series. Because writers enjoy being read, links to my web site will continue to be featured here, as with yesterday’s installment: 40 Years in Beer, Part 80: Running Gravity Head’s daunting gauntlet (Act I: 1999 – 2009). Once [&#8230;]]]></description>
  138. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img post-id="28372" fifu-featured="1" src="https://foodanddine.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/stara-sladovna-Mamut-2.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Hip Hops: A few Czechoslovak lagers at Mamut in Bratislava (1991)" title="Hip Hops: A few Czechoslovak lagers at Mamut in Bratislava (1991)" title="Hip Hops: A few Czechoslovak lagers at Mamut in Bratislava (1991)" decoding="async" /><p>Today’s post is adapted from a vignette previously published as part of my “40 Years in Beer” series. Because writers enjoy being read, links to my web site will continue to be featured here, as with yesterday’s installment: 40 Years in Beer, Part 80: Running Gravity Head’s daunting gauntlet (Act I: 1999 – 2009).<br />
  139. Once upon a time in otherwise somnolent New Albany there was an annual journey into another dimension. It was called Gravity Head, and Rod Serling would have appreciated it.<br />
  140. To this day, it strikes me as bizarre that the notion of converting an old unused malthouse into a beer hall (with multiple serving areas, no less) arose during Czechoslovakia’s communist era, supposedly a time bereft of ideas and creativity.<br />
  141. But those nations comprising the East Bloc were capable of “urban ingenuity”; it’s just that the flow chart was top-down, not grassroots-up. There were exceptions, and as a parallel example, I highly recommend a book about Leipzig, East Germany: Bowling for Communism.<br />
  142. Andrew Demshu &#8230;</p>
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  149. <title>40 Years in Beer, Part 80: Running Gravity Head’s daunting gauntlet (Act I: 1999 – 2009)</title>
  150. <link>https://eatdrinktalk.net/40-years-in-beer-part-80-running-gravity-heads-daunting-gauntlet-act-i-1999-2009/</link>
  152. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger Baylor]]></dc:creator>
  153. <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  154. <category><![CDATA[RogerBaylor.com]]></category>
  155. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://eatdrinktalk.net/40-years-in-beer-part-80-running-gravity-heads-daunting-gauntlet-act-i-1999-2009/</guid>
  156.  
  157. <description><![CDATA[<img post-id="28370" fifu-featured="1" src="https://www.rogerbaylor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Gravity-2006-Jim-Bell-1024x673.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="40 Years in Beer, Part 80: Running Gravity Head’s daunting gauntlet (Act I: 1999 – 2009)" title="40 Years in Beer, Part 80: Running Gravity Head’s daunting gauntlet (Act I: 1999 – 2009)" title="40 Years in Beer, Part 80: Running Gravity Head’s daunting gauntlet (Act I: 1999 – 2009)" decoding="async" />Charles Porter (Upland), David Pierce (BBC) and Joe Brower (Bloomington Brewing) at Gravity Head, 1999. Previously: 40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 79: Stuck in a moment (and you can’t get out of it). Gravity? It’s the law. Gravity is bigger than all of us. You can’t blame gravity for falling in love. Once upon [&#8230;]]]></description>
  158. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img post-id="28370" fifu-featured="1" src="https://www.rogerbaylor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Gravity-2006-Jim-Bell-1024x673.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="40 Years in Beer, Part 80: Running Gravity Head’s daunting gauntlet (Act I: 1999 – 2009)" title="40 Years in Beer, Part 80: Running Gravity Head’s daunting gauntlet (Act I: 1999 – 2009)" title="40 Years in Beer, Part 80: Running Gravity Head’s daunting gauntlet (Act I: 1999 – 2009)" decoding="async" /><p>Charles Porter (Upland), David Pierce (BBC) and Joe Brower (Bloomington Brewing) at Gravity Head, 1999.<br />
  159. Previously: 40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 79: Stuck in a moment (and you can’t get out of it).<br />
  160. Gravity? It’s the law.<br />
  161. Gravity is bigger than all of us.<br />
  162. You can’t blame gravity for falling in love.<br />
  163. Once upon a time in otherwise somnolent New Albany there was an annual journey into another dimension. It was called Gravity Head, and Rod Serling would have appreciated it.<br />
  164. Participants experienced alterations to their respective space and time continuums. Life’s infinite horizons narrowed, and normal daily routines were Byzantine by comparison. Those of the gravity persuasion reverted to existence by the hour, or more often, minute by minute. Passing through the looking glass would have been absolutely boring by comparison.<br />
  165. Especially during the later years, once Gravity Head’s opening bell sounded at 7:00 a.m. on a Friday morning in February, there was a collective acceptance of Dr. Sidney (M*A*S*H) Freedman’s immortal dictum:<br />
  166. “Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice ― pull down your pants and slide on the ice.”<br />
  167. —<br />
  168. A quarter-century later, telling the story of Gravity Head turns out to be a surprisingly murky endeavor, perhaps because when one is busy making local beer history, simultaneously documenting those achievements at the point of Old Crustacean’s repeated impact isn’t always an exercise in precision. Be reminded that when entering a maze, the imperative is exiting to the other side; only then will there come the opportunity for description and reflection.<br />
  169. Even when adequate historical documentation is available and gathered, as you’d imagine might be the case for an unabashed pack rat like me, it often transpires that unabashed pack rats like me don’t always organize, mark, tag and label their stash altogether well.<br />
  170. This would explain numerous electronic Gravity Head files scattered across multiple backup CD-Rs and blog sites, as well as a great many search engine hits leading straight to gaping holes in the NABC website where information formerly resided, and useful files used to be parked. In my basement are many weighty boxes that probably contain useful bits of Gravity Head’s two-decade-long paper trail, except that I’ve neither the available time nor sufficient patience to sift through them like a proper archaeologist would do.<br />
  171. Although, the hours might yet arrive, preferably in the company of a Great Divide Espresso Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout.<br />
  172. Moreover, Gravity Head wasn’t exactly a short-lived f &#8230;</p>
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  179. <title>R.I.P. Hugh E. Bir Jr., legendary New Albany musician and tavern keeper</title>
  180. <link>https://eatdrinktalk.net/r-i-p-hugh-e-bir-jr-legendary-new-albany-musician-and-tavern-keeper/</link>
  182. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger Baylor]]></dc:creator>
  183. <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  184. <category><![CDATA[Food and Dining Magazine]]></category>
  185. <category><![CDATA[Local News]]></category>
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  187.  
  188. <description><![CDATA[<img post-id="28368" fifu-featured="1" src="https://foodanddine.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Hugh-Bir-by-David-Modica-1000x1024.jpeg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="R.I.P. Hugh E. Bir Jr., legendary New Albany musician and tavern keeper" title="R.I.P. Hugh E. Bir Jr., legendary New Albany musician and tavern keeper" title="R.I.P. Hugh E. Bir Jr., legendary New Albany musician and tavern keeper" decoding="async" />Hugh E. Bir Cafe’s 59th birthday is June 8 in New Albany Whether it was the historic downtown bar in his family’s possession since 1966, or the soft-spoken man himself, the name Hugh E. Bir has been synonymous with New Albany for so very long that most of this city’s residents probably think he came [&#8230;]]]></description>
  189. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img post-id="28368" fifu-featured="1" src="https://foodanddine.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Hugh-Bir-by-David-Modica-1000x1024.jpeg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="R.I.P. Hugh E. Bir Jr., legendary New Albany musician and tavern keeper" title="R.I.P. Hugh E. Bir Jr., legendary New Albany musician and tavern keeper" title="R.I.P. Hugh E. Bir Jr., legendary New Albany musician and tavern keeper" decoding="async" /><p>Hugh E. Bir Cafe’s 59th birthday is June 8 in New Albany</p>
  190. <p>Whether it was the historic downtown bar in his family’s possession since 1966, or the soft-spoken man himself, the name Hugh E. Bir has been synonymous with New Albany for so very long that most of this city’s residents probably think he came here with the founding Scribner family in the early 1800s.<br />
  191. Of course, that’s assuming most residents know who the Scribners were. For many of us, it makes for a far better story to conclude that Hugh E. Bir Jr. founded New Albany, and leave it at that. When local photographer David Modica documented New Albany for a bicentennial exhibition in 2013, Hugh was there.<br />
  192. Hugh E. Bir Jr., by David Modica (circa 2013).<br />
  193. Hugh’s passing on Friday has prompted not so much mourning as an outpouring of pure and unabashed affection, uniting people across all the  &#8230;</p>
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  200. <title>Sat., July 12 is the 10th Annual JTown Summer Beer Fest</title>
  201. <link>https://eatdrinktalk.net/sat-july-12-is-the-10th-annual-jtown-summer-beer-fest/</link>
  203. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger Baylor]]></dc:creator>
  204. <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  205. <category><![CDATA[Food and Dining Magazine]]></category>
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  207. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://eatdrinktalk.net/sat-july-12-is-the-10th-annual-jtown-summer-beer-fest/</guid>
  208.  
  209. <description><![CDATA[<img post-id="28366" fifu-featured="1" src="https://foodanddine.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/JTown-Beer-Fest-2025-ad-240x300.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Sat., July 12 is the 10th Annual JTown Summer Beer Fest" title="Sat., July 12 is the 10th Annual JTown Summer Beer Fest" title="Sat., July 12 is the 10th Annual JTown Summer Beer Fest" decoding="async" />The 10th Annual JTown Summer Beer Fest returns on Saturday, July 12 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Gaslight Pavilion (10434 Watterson Trail, Jeffersontown, Kentucky) and 3rd Turn Brewing. The festival not only celebrates the craft beer scene, but also highlights Jeffersontown. Local businesses are joining in the festivities. “The Jtown Beer Fest celebrates [&#8230;]]]></description>
  210. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img post-id="28366" fifu-featured="1" src="https://foodanddine.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/JTown-Beer-Fest-2025-ad-240x300.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Sat., July 12 is the 10th Annual JTown Summer Beer Fest" title="Sat., July 12 is the 10th Annual JTown Summer Beer Fest" title="Sat., July 12 is the 10th Annual JTown Summer Beer Fest" decoding="async" /><p> The 10th Annual JTown Summer Beer Fest returns on Saturday, July 12 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Gaslight Pavilion (10434 Watterson Trail, Jeffersontown, Kentucky) and 3rd Turn Brewing.<br />
  211. The festival not only celebrates the craft beer scene, but also highlights Jeffersontown. Local businesses are joining in the festivities.<br />
  212. “The Jtown Beer Fest celebrates its 10th year this summer, and we’re thrilled to continue honoring the craft beer spirit and welcoming visitors to Jtown,” says Deana Karem, President of the Jeffersontown Chamber of Commerce.<br />
  213. “What began as a modest festival in our parking lot has since doubled in size, attracting thousands of beer and wine enthusiasts to our community. Beer has become the new bourbon for Greater Louisville, and Jtown is proud to be part of that legacy.”<br />
  214. Tickets are $45 + tax in advance, online and at selected Cox’s and Evergreen Liquors locations. If the fest hasn’t sold out, tickets will be $55 at the gate on the 12th. Designated driver tickets are $10 (all tickets + tax + online fees). Tickets are available now at JtownBeerFest.com.<br />
  215. Entertainment</p>
  216. <p>Music headliner: Mary Mary (5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.)<br />
  217. DJ Set in the Third Turn Lot, presented by Triangle Talent</p>
  218. <p>Hoppy Highlights</p>
  219. <p>Cox’s Cigar Tent<br />
  220. German American Bank Shade Lounge<br />
  221. Mocktails &#038; Designated Driver Tickets<br />
  222. Games, prizes &#038; features throughout the vendor area<br />
  223. Over 80 craft beers, wines &#038; spirits<br />
  224. More food trucks than ever before<br />
  225. After Party: Bearno’s Pizza (10212 Taylorsville Rd.)</p>
  226. <p>The J-Town Summer Craft Beer Fest is produced by HB Productions LLC and the Jeffersontown Chamber. For more information and ticket purchases, visit the website.</p>
  227. <p>The post Sat., July 12 is the &#8230;</p>
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  234. <title>Louisville Burger Week returns July 14-20</title>
  235. <link>https://eatdrinktalk.net/louisville-burger-week-returns-july-14-20/</link>
  237. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger Baylor]]></dc:creator>
  238. <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  239. <category><![CDATA[Food and Dining Magazine]]></category>
  240. <category><![CDATA[Local News]]></category>
  241. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://eatdrinktalk.net/louisville-burger-week-returns-july-14-20/</guid>
  242.  
  243. <description><![CDATA[<img width="600" height="385" src="https://eatdrinktalk.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/td_696x385-600x385.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" />Or is it Louisville Sandwich Week? Strictly speaking, burgers and hot dogs are examples of sandwiches. Let’s digress, shall we? The answer to whether or not burgers and hot dogs are sandwiches comes down to legitimately deep question: What, exactly, is a sandwich? Merriam-Webster defines it as “two or more slices of bread or a split [&#8230;]]]></description>
  244. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="600" height="385" src="https://eatdrinktalk.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/td_696x385-600x385.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /><p>Or is it Louisville Sandwich Week?<br />
  245. Strictly speaking, burgers and hot dogs are examples of sandwiches. Let’s digress, shall we?<br />
  246. The answer to whether or not burgers and hot dogs are sandwiches comes down to legitimately deep question: What, exactly, is a sandwich? Merriam-Webster defines it as “two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between.” Simple enough. Essentially, anything can be a sandwich so long as it’s between two slices of bread or inside &#8230;</p>
  247. ]]></content:encoded>
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  253. <title>NuLu’s Garage Bar changes hands; closed temporarily but slated to reopen on July 19</title>
  254. <link>https://eatdrinktalk.net/nulus-garage-bar-changes-hands-closed-temporarily-but-slated-to-reopen-on-july-19/</link>
  256. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger Baylor]]></dc:creator>
  257. <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  258. <category><![CDATA[Food and Dining Magazine]]></category>
  259. <category><![CDATA[Local News]]></category>
  260. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://eatdrinktalk.net/nulus-garage-bar-changes-hands-closed-temporarily-but-slated-to-reopen-on-july-19/</guid>
  261.  
  262. <description><![CDATA[<img width="600" height="385" src="https://eatdrinktalk.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/td_696x385-600x385.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />TAJ vs TAJ? Just flip a dinar, and the loser becomes JAT, no worries Here a Taj, there a Taj; everywhere a Taj-Taj. The latest update on NuLu’s struggle among the Tajs involves a new variable in the form of Garage Bar’s temporary closing and sale. “The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so [&#8230;]]]></description>
  263. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="600" height="385" src="https://eatdrinktalk.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/td_696x385-600x385.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /><p>TAJ vs TAJ? Just flip a dinar, and the loser becomes JAT, no worries</p>
  264. <p>Here a Taj, there a Taj; everywhere a Taj-Taj. The latest update on NuLu’s struggle among the Tajs involves a new variable in the form of Garage Bar’s temporary closing and sale.<br />
  265. “The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent,” said Sun Tzu in The Art of War.<br />
  266. With this in mind, we turn to the CJ for Amanda Hancock’s testimony.<br />
  267. Taj owner buys Garage Bar in NuLu, while other Taj bar waits to open. What to know<br />
  268. A few days after Garage Bar abruptly closed, the popular pizza restaurant in NuLu has a new owner and a reopening date.<br />
  269. Garage Bar, 700 E. Market St., announced the temporary closure via social media on June 28, citing “the new owner’s need to evaluate the business and the building,” the Courier Journal previously reported.<br />
  270. That new owner is Todd Moore, who is familiar with doing business in the neighborhood as the owner of Taj, 811 E. Market Street…The wood-fired pizza and craft beer spot, known for playing into its theme as &#8230;</p>
  271. ]]></content:encoded>
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  277. <title>Euro Pilgrimage ’85, Ch. 10: Irish history with musical accompaniment and a Guinness chaser</title>
  278. <link>https://eatdrinktalk.net/euro-pilgrimage-85-ch-10-irish-history-with-musical-accompaniment-and-a-guinness-chaser/</link>
  280. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger Baylor]]></dc:creator>
  281. <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  282. <category><![CDATA[RogerBaylor.com]]></category>
  283. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://eatdrinktalk.net/euro-pilgrimage-85-ch-10-irish-history-with-musical-accompaniment-and-a-guinness-chaser/</guid>
  284.  
  285. <description><![CDATA[<img post-id="28362" fifu-featured="1" src="https://www.rogerbaylor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Guinness-souvenirs-1985-1024x687.jpeg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Euro Pilgrimage ’85, Ch. 10: Irish history with musical accompaniment and a Guinness chaser" title="Euro Pilgrimage ’85, Ch. 10: Irish history with musical accompaniment and a Guinness chaser" title="Euro Pilgrimage ’85, Ch. 10: Irish history with musical accompaniment and a Guinness chaser" decoding="async" />Van Diemen’s Land was the original name for the island of Tasmania, located 400 miles south of Melbourne, and notorious during the 1800s for its British-administered penal colonies. A significant Irish presence there consisted of convicts as well as forcibly deported political prisoners. Previously: Euro Pilgrimage ’85, Ch. 9: Lizard King in the City of Light [&#8230;]]]></description>
  286. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img post-id="28362" fifu-featured="1" src="https://www.rogerbaylor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Guinness-souvenirs-1985-1024x687.jpeg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Euro Pilgrimage ’85, Ch. 10: Irish history with musical accompaniment and a Guinness chaser" title="Euro Pilgrimage ’85, Ch. 10: Irish history with musical accompaniment and a Guinness chaser" title="Euro Pilgrimage ’85, Ch. 10: Irish history with musical accompaniment and a Guinness chaser" decoding="async" /><p>Van Diemen’s Land was the original name for the island of Tasmania, located 400 miles south of Melbourne, and notorious during the 1800s for its British-administered penal colonies. A significant Irish presence there consisted of convicts as well as forcibly deported political prisoners.<br />
  287. Previously: Euro Pilgrimage ’85, Ch. 9: Lizard King in the City of Light — and on to Ireland.<br />
  288. Almost any discussion about Ireland is likely to focus the attention of beer lovers on Guinness Stout. There are other Irish stouts (Murphy’s, Beamish, etc.), and they’re excellent, but Guinness functions almost as a beloved synonym for Ireland itself.<br />
  289. So it was in 1985 that after two evenings in Dublin, my temporary travel mate Paul moved on to Galway. Reverting to the solitude of my own company (which always has been suitable for me), I made the trek to the sprawling Guinness brewery complex on the right bank of the Liffey for the daily tour.<br />
  290. Admittedly the tour wasn’t much of an “interactive experience” in those days, involving a short film in a small auditorium, viewing the contents of adjacent display cases, and proceeding to the bar for a couple pints of the black gold. There was a (required) voluntary contribution of a couple of Irish punts (currency pounds) to charity, and the “tour” was over without viewing even a square &#8230;</p>
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