Watch Hill Proper’s epicurean bourbonism, profiled in the current issue of F&D

Our current Food & Dining Magazine quarterly print edition is Winter 2022 (Vol 76; December, January and February). It’s free to readers, and can be found at food and dining establishments all over town—or just hop on over to issuu and check it out.

Today’s feature link is my profile of Watch Hill Proper, the planet’s largest American whiskey bar, boasting cuisine created by executive chef Michael Crouch, who brings his famiiar kitchen credo to another appreciative audience.

“I do simple, flavorful food that is sophisticated and elegantly prepared. I’m big on sourcing and utilizing only the best ingredients, creating elevated food, if you will, trying to bring flavors to people that aren’t common at other places in town.”

Come to Watch Hill Proper for the Great Wall of Whiskey, stay for the Iberian acorn-fed pork and escargot.

Norton Commons is Louisville’s first (New Urbanist) subdivision development, occupying agricultural acreage once owned by pioneering local media mogul George Norton. Ground was broken in 2004, and currently just under 5,000 people live in the development, a number expected to double by the time North Village (the second and current phase) is completed.

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