Author Archive: Robin Garr
Cafe Lou Lou Thrives “Where Sears Used To Be”
Here’s something worth knowing about Cafe Lou Lou in St. Matthews: Among all the city’s restaurants, edging out even such close contenders as Equus & Jack’s, Del Frisco’s, Charim Korean and Havana Rumba, it arguably stands closest of all to that iconic Louisville location: “Where the old Sears store used to be.”
Cheddar Box Graduates To Sit-Down Dining… Too
As I’ve observed before, the Louisville dining scene has grown remarkably – or, for a food-related metaphor, let’s say it has “mushroomed” – over a generation or so.
Zoë’s Kitchen Brings New Life To The Vogue Center
Sometimes a little knowledge is not so much a dangerous thing as just a boring thing.
Counting Calories And Loving It At Heart & Soy
Here’s bad news for Baby Boomers (and a cautionary note for the rest of you): As we get older, we can’t get away with eating as much as we used to.
Mulligan’s Still Invites You To Wave
For seventy years or so, comfy and homey Kaelin’s was a fixed star on the Louisville culinary scene. It claimed to have invented the cheeseburger, an assertion that may have seemed unlikely but was actually true. Completing its iconic image was the bright sign out front: “If you can’t stop, please wave.”
Caspian Grill, More Than Just Gyros
If you frequently step out of Heine Bros. Coffee on Frankfort Avenue feeling a hearty hunger that the coffee shop’s pastries, bagels and vegan goodies simply can’t fill, you’ll be delighted to know that you can get a gyro in the neighborhood again.
John E’s, Born In A Log Cabin
Born in a log cabin.” In not-so-distant American history, this status – a symbol of humble, honest origins, was just about mandatory for those who wanted to run for president.
Road Food Road Trip In Southern Indiana
I know this is hard to believe, but a couple of generations back, when our parents and even our grandparents were young, a road trip took some planning.
Szechwan, Sichuan, Hot Or Mild, Jasmine Is Fine
It didn’t seem obvious at the time, but looking back on it now, it’s clear that Louisville’s affection for gourmet-style and ethnic food skyrocketed when the first wave of Baby Boomers grew up.
Bringing In The Harvest On East Market
Looking for ramps in season? Garlic scapes? Fancy purple kale? Or maybe a tasty omelet fashioned from just-laid, free-range eggs?
