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98 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 3.16 FOOD FIX THE LAST MEAL Photos by Mickie Winters Aldy Milliken is the director of the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, which is partnering with several NuLu businesses this month on public-art installations. KMAC will reopen this spring following an extensive renovation. HISTORY MUDDLED Drink: Old Fashioned at Meta (425 W. Chestnut St.) "Meta is a cool, dark bar with a creative edge. This is a place where artists should hang out. Great craft cocktails — and good music. I love seeing the SoFo neighborhood revitalized with fresh energy." Appetizer: Cheese board, with an Equinox on the side, at Rye (900 E. Market St.) "Rye serves consistently exciting and quality food, with a contemporary, Kentucky-chic atmosphere. I love the cheese board, and they mix dynamic cocktails at the bar." Entrée: Grilled cheese, side salad at Proof (702 W. Main St.) "Proof is right across from KMAC, so it's the perfect place for a lunch meeting. Plus, the grilled cheese is exceptional, and my indulgence is balanced by a killer locally grown salad. Who doesn't love walking off lunch in a well-curated art space?" Dessert: Peppermint stick ice cream from Comfy Cow (several locations) "I usually get peppermint stick but love to try their other favors because this one is usually only seasonal. My daughter works at Comfy Cow on U of L's campus, so it's always fun to walk up and sample the latest creations. Ice cream is an art." Subversive Southerner 2 ounces Old Forester bourbon 1 ounce hibiscus tea ¾ ounce lemon juice ½ ounce maple syrup 2 dashes Peychaud's Aromatic Bitters Shake and serve over ice. Garnish with lemon wedge. In 1954 Anne Braden and her husband Carl bought a house in the then-all-white Shively suburb on behalf of the African-American Wade family. Enraged neighbors bombed the house while the residents were away. This led to segregationists accusing the Bradens of being communists. Anne Braden fought for civil rights and other issues throughout her life and wrote several books. She died in March 2006. We asked Bradley Hammond, the general manager at Galaxie (732 E. Market St.), to create a Braden- inspired cocktail. He named the drink after Subversive Southerner: Anne Braden and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Cold War South, the 2002 biography by Catherine Fosl. "Anne was such a positive force for change in the South," Hammond says. "We wanted to feature ingredients with a Southern heritage: maple syrup, sweet tea, bourbon."