The summer 2019 issue of Food & Dining Magazine has arrived.

The new issue of Food & Dining Magazine is available for viewing online and currently is being delivered to hotels and racks. The quarterly magazine is entirely supported by advertising and arrives completely free to readers. Links are provided below.

My contribution is a survey of craft beer in 2019.

Craft Beer Nation wins because people like craft beer, but when we swipe our debit card for a case of Founders Solid Gold it’s just the final transaction of many required to take beer from origins in water, malt, hops and yeast to our waiting lips.

Another article of great interest to me is Susan Reigler's profile of Chad and Lauren Coulter, originators of the LouVino wine bar. Amid the never ending uncertainty surrounding New Albany's River City Winery, I look at the space and its adjoining former Preston Arts building and see LouVino (or something similar) written all over it.

Happy reading. When you patronize one of the magazine's advertisers, tell them you saw their advertisement in Food & Dining.

SUMMER 2019 ISSUE

FEATURES

PROFILE | Fernando Martinez

Fernando Martinez is one of the most prolific restaurateurs this city has ever known. With 15 restaurants to his credit, he and his team at Ole’ Restaurant Group are set to launch another volley. 

PROFILE | Jared Matthews

Over the last decade, Jared Matthews has blossomed into a rising star as the managing partner in four restaurants and bars. Hold the press! Make that five.

PROFILE | Chad Coulter

Chad and Lauren Coulter’s LouVino has grown to five locations in three states, and they’ve opened the first of their newest concept, Biscuit Belly.

COLUMNS

COMINGS &  GOINGS |

A summary of changes in the local restaurant scene — with openings, closings, moves and more.

HUMOR | Disruptive Restaurant Tech 

Resident food humorist Jay Forman imagines a line of technology that might disrupt the food industry in the future.

RECIPES

COOKING WITH RON | A Vegan Paradise

Ron creates vegan dishes from the summer bounty of excellent fresh vegetables and fruit by local farmers.

EASY ENTERTAINING | Toast to Toast

Tired of avocado toast? Tim and Lori Laird offer a variety of other creative toast treat recipes that are sure to please.

LIQUIDS

HIP HOPS | Craft Beer All Grown Up

Craft Beer has gone from mom n’ pop shop to button-down boardroom, and Roger Baylor learns firsthand that the business of craft beer is business.

BOURBON | The Neeley Family Distillery

Maybe you’ve never heard of the Neeleys, but they’ve been making whiskey for 11 generations and legally for one. Steve Akley recounts their bloody family history.

DINING GUIDE
Our comprehensive listing of over 1,400 area restaurants, complete with reviews.

The NABC Weekend: Appalatin in the park, Louvino Pop-Up and Shopping with Your Pooch.

Courtesy of the inimitable Tony Beard

At some point on Sunday evening, preferably around 6:30 p.m., I'll be able to relax and enjoy an episode of "The Last of the Summer Wine," a wonderful vision set in a place where no one seems to work, and the weather's always cool. And they visit the pub often. Until then ...

WORLD CUP

All three of NABC's World Cup Trilogy beers have been tapped, and will continue to pour at both NABC locations until they're depleted. For next Tuesday's USA vs Belgium match in the Round of 16, there'll be a specially prepared keg of Naughty Girl at Bank Street Brewhouse (details TBA; BSB opens at 3 p.m.), while at the Pizzeria & Public House, there's a non-futbol beer takeover event long in the works, featuring drafts from our friends out in San Diego: Stone Brewing Tap Night.

FRIDAY

Tonight (Friday, June 27), New Albany’s Bicentennial Park Summer Concert Series features the stellar band Appalatin.

Foot-stomping, hip-swinging sounds organically unite Appalachian folk and high-energy Latin music. The name, Appalatin, reflects the unexpected meeting in Louisville, KY of Kentucky-raised musicians and masterful Latin émigrés from Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala. Their all-acoustic performances of traditional stings of guitar, mandolin, upright bass, and charango, indigenous Andean flutes, hand percussion, harmonica and vocal harmonies have brought joy and happiness to listeners of all ages.

Inclement weather and staffing issues forced the cancellation of last Friday's Big Four Burger wagon at Bank Street Brewhouse, but we expect them back on Friday.

SATURDAY

On Saturday, June 28, Bank Street Brewhouse plays host to a Louvino pop-up restaurant preview. It's the first of what we hope will be many such opportunities to involve food, even if we're not a full-time restaurant.

Join Chefs Tavis Rockwell, Dan Thomas and Michael Hargrove as they try a few menu concepts from the soon to open Louvino. Some of the items will include Confit Chicken Wings, Tavis's Housemade Tater Tots, Sliders, Apple Wontons, Chocolate Malts and Duck Fat Fries. The kitchen will be open for service at 5:00 p.m. and will run until 11:00, or until the food runs out. Beer and beverages will be available from the NABC. We look forward to seeing you there!

Please take note: There'll be no reservations or table service; it's first come, first served. Find a space and get a drink. Diners will order and pay at the kitchen window, and your food will be brought to you. Have a beer. Repeat.

SUNDAY

Shop With Your Pooch Sunday ! A Fundraiser for The Arrow Fund runs on Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at My Magpie's Nest (1613 E Market St. in New Albany). The list of vendors is long and includes Wenning's Tequila Lime Salsa & Pickles; a pet communicator and psychic; Quibble Hill Winery; Rib Tip Tony's; Savon; and NABC. Accordingly, I'll be there from noon to 4:00 p.m. with beer samples, including the appropriately positioned Houndmouth.

The Arrow Fund provides medical treatment to Kentuckiana animals who have been the victims of torture or extreme forms of abuse and neglect. By highlighting these cases, we strive to educate the public regarding the ongoing problem of animal cruelty and the need to strengthen Kentuckiana's animal welfare laws. TAF Is a non-profit group.

Next week's a whole other story. Fireworks at the Amphitheater with Progressive Pints and the Crashers next Thursday, anyone?

June 28: Louvino pop-up restaurant preview at NABC's Bank Street Brewhouse

Directly across the street from Bank Street Brewhouse in one-way downtown New Albany is Uptown Art's New Albany location, and the owners of Uptown Art are about to open Louvino, a restaurant and wine bar located in the old De La Torres space on two-way Bardstown Road in Louisville.

The Louvino executive chef is Tavis Rockwell, and on Saturday, June 28, Chef Rockwell and fellow chefs Dan Thomas and Michael Hargrove will audition a few Louvino menu concepts at Bank Street Brewhouse. Chef Thomas has local roots, and at an engagingly youthful age, he once served a stint in the Sportstime pizza kitchen.

The notion of a pop-up restaurant is rare in New Albany, but not unprecedented; the Exchange staged an Italian pop-up as recently as January of this year. At Bank Street Brewhouse, the kitchen is intact and fully licensed, making it ideal for such a concept. What we'll be working to achieve in coming months are event like this one sprinkled through the year, with food trucks and vendors on a more predictable rotation.

Back to June 28 ... here is the menu, as updated on Sunday afternoon, June 22. Chef Thomas says: "Some of these will be on the Louvino menu, while others are chef whims we think will go better with NABC beer than wine:

Chef Tavis's Housemade Loaded Tots with Ranch $8.00

Ground Chuck Slider on Brioche Bun with Port Cheese Schmear, Bacon and Caramelized Sweet Peppers & Onions $4.00-Three for $11.00

Duck Fat Fries with choice of Dipping Sauce-Truffle Aioli, Ranch or Sriracha Ketchup $6.00 extra sauce .50 each

Hot Brown Mac & Cheese topped with Chef Tavis's Smoked Gouda Mornay $8.00

Confit Chicken Wings with Asian Chili BBQ $8.00

NABC Beer Steamed Mussels with Crostini $8.00

Mini Bangers with Yukon Gold Mashed $8.00

Apple Potstickers with Bourbon Caramel $5.00

Chocolate Malt $5.00

The kitchen will be open from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., or until the food runs out.

Note that there'll be no table service; just go to the kitchen window to order and pay, and your food will be brought to you. NABC beer and other beverages will be available as always. We look forward to seeing you there for what we hope is the first in a recurring series of pop-up/guest chef/meals du jour.

Saturday, June 28 ... 5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Bank Street Brewhouse ... 415 Bank St, New Albany, Indiana 47150