When I moved back to the US from Italy in 2013, I chose to live in a small city I’d grown very fond of over six years of making visits to conduct private cooking classes and dinners.  The friendly people, the sense of community, the beautiful neighborhoods and the great restaurant scene all conspired to draw me to Louisville Kentucky.  I have found a wonderful home in the Crescent Hill neighborhood and am now a business owner in my community as well!

This past spring, I found the perfect small building on Frankfort Avenue  to create a foodie space that celebrates all things wonderful about the Italian table.  The old house is on one of the most popular and important restaurant streets in town, with great neighbors and a train track running along side.  Very auspicious, my feng shui friend tells me!

I found a great team of builders, electricians, plumbers and fire suppression folks, which in today’s nanny state is ever critical to getting permits to serve food.  They did a great job and finished in record time.  I am now putting the finishing touches on a beautiful Italian dining room with a 300 year old farm table, lovely antiques, and a view of the kitchen.   The Carrara marble island in the kitchen is perfect for gathering to learn how to make Italian regional dishes and there is plenty of table space to learn the art of making fresh pasta.

We’ll be open for the July 31st Frankfort Ave Trolley Hop and will be selling porchetta sandwiches and fried zucchini blossoms under a tent in our parking lot.  The roasted pork belly and shoulder will be from a local farm and seasoned the Tuscan way with rosemary and sage out of our herb garden.  The zucchini blossoms will be picked that morning at a local farm and stuffed with mozzarella.  Both are redolent of the Tuscany I left  and will be enjoyed by my new neighbors and friends.  Come party with us on the 31st!

To make a reservation for dinner or for a cooking class, call: 502-883-0211 or my cell 321-412-2011.  Or send me an email, ginastipo@gmail.com.

Credit cards will be accepted and our liquor license should be effective by this fall.

I look forward to seeing you at the Italian table!