Kitchen Envy
The test kitchen at the Lee Initiative house combines chic design with sparkling Monogram appliances. It is a carefully curated setting for flawless meals and festive gatherings. By Christine Fellingham | Photos by Kylene White Right about now, many Louisvilians are either finishing home renovations or wishing they’d done a few. The endless opportunities for entertainment in a post-pandemic Derby season tend to expose any inefficiencies in kitchen design or aging appliances. It’s when ice makers seem too slow, freezers too small, ovens too finicky and counter space too skimpy. And while some of us may fret [...]
Rethinking Royalty
We talk to this year’s Royal Court to find out what it means to be A Kentucky Derby Festival Princess. Written by Carrie Vittitoe | Photos by Kylene White | Styled by Melissa Gagliardi | Hair by Karen Stout and Laura Likins for Joseph's Salon and Spa | Makeup by Sloan Winters for Circe Beauty Bar Society’s idea of what a princess is and can be has changed over the years. While girls still may dream about being princesses, they often begin to wonder whether princesses are commended only for their beauty and poise and not their intelligence or activism. [...]
Local Comedian Holly Lynnea Gets Her Time to Shine
“I admire George Carlin, Richard Pryor and Whoopi Goldberg because of their honesty about their pain. I also appreciate the delivery styles of Robert Klein, Chris Rock and Wanda Sykes. I loved Dick Gregory for his truth,” says comedian Holly Lynnea. By Tiffany White | Photos by Lola Scott Ready for some laughs? Louisville native Holly Lynnea has plenty to give you for her upcoming performance where she will be opening for Chelsea Handler at the Louisville Palace next month. Holly, who has been on the comedy circuit for 11 years, has toured [...]
In the Kitchen with Damaris: Meat-Free Southern Cuisine
In a new show filmed in her Highlands home, chef Damaris Phillips and her vegetarian husband showcase the seemingly impossible: mouth-watering southern dishes made without meat. Hungry yet? By Damaris Phillips | Photos submitted We started filming my first in-the-kitchen cooking show, Southern At Heart, right here in Kentucky in 2013. Fast forward nearly a decade and I am ready to invite people back into my kitchen for a new show, Southern Girl Meets Vegetarian Boy. Many aspects are still the same. We make comfort food. There is still a bit of improv singing as [...]
Backstage Pass: Spring Arts Guide
This season, take in the sights and sounds of all the great performances happening in our city. By Gioia Patton/Arts Insider Pictures from Pieces – Quilts from the Eleanor Bingham Miller Collection Speed Art Museum Pictures from Pieces celebrates the recent, generous gifts of 10 American quilts from Louisville’s Eleanor Bingham Miller. Eleanor began collecting quilts — particularly those made by Kentucky women — in the 1980s. The inspiration for this came from her work as one of the co-founders of the Kentucky Quilt Project, a landmark program devoted to documenting Kentucky quilts, their histories, [...]
Seeing Green
The Green Building, located in the East Market District, was built using eco-friendly materials and operates off of renewable energy systems. Louisville’s path toward developing a sustainable community has been rocky, but advocates are boldly stepping forward to make powerful changes that will stick. By Mary Chellis Nelson | Photos by Sarah Lyon Sustainability is boasted just about everywhere these days. Fashion brands tout their use of recycled fabrics and worker-friendly manufacturing practices. Grocery chains outline their efforts. Following the 2021 COP26 United Nations climate summit, corporations have flocked to hire sustainability experts. [...]