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Impellizzeri’s takes us back in pizza time

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com If you’d like to time-travel back to the ‘70s and taste pizza the way our parents and grandparents did, all you need to do is head for Impellizzeri’s. Let me tell you why: Pizza impresario Benny Impellizzeri has been making pizza in Louisville since he started cooking at the fabled old … Continue reading Impellizzeri’s takes us back in pizza time →

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Delicious tofu takeout at Heart & Soy

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com I’m pretty sure I unleashed a small rant last autumn when the Delta variant was coming on, threatening to retreat into takeout dining until things blew over a bit. I didn’t actually do that. I’m vaccinated, and now boosted too, so what, me worry? But the other day, eyeing news reports … Continue reading Delicious tofu takeout at Heart & Soy →

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For a good pho, call Eatz Vietnamese

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Last week I had to try calling Vietnam Kitchen a half-dozen times before I could break through the busy line. I guess I wasn’t the only Louisville foodie aching to find out for sure if they were really back from a month-long vacation. But one reality remains: Vietnam Kitchen, the beloved … Continue reading For a good pho, call Eatz Vietnamese →

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Stevens and Stevens fills us up with deli delights

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Just about everyone likes a good New York deli, but judging from my mailbox, an awful lot of people around Louisville don’t know where to go to find one. Here’s the bad news: Purists, unfortunately, will have to drive 110 miles to nosh at Shapiro’s Deli in Indianapolis. But if you’re … Continue reading Stevens and Stevens fills us up with deli delights →

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We find our way to good eats at Joy Luck

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com It doesn’t seem reasonable to say that it’s hard to find good eats on Bardstown Road on a Sunday afternoon, but I was sure feeling that way the other day. Trekking through this usually busy restaurant row on a sizzling afternoon, I struck out at three places before we got to … Continue reading We find our way to good eats at Joy Luck →

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La Suerte serves a fine Latin-style brunch

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com In the joy of this almost post-pandemic summer, diners are rushing back to local restaurants. But servers, line cooks and other restaurant workers aren’t in such a hurry, so if you’re dining out in Louisville these days, you may encounter a wait. You’ve heard the stories: A three-hour delay at a … Continue reading La Suerte serves a fine Latin-style brunch →

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Seviche always satisfies

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com More than a year later, when the local food critic finally heads out to a fine local restaurant for a relaxing sit-down dinner, where does he go? For me, the answer is simple: It has to be Seviche. I’m always reluctant to name any restaurant my Number One, as any of … Continue reading Seviche always satisfies →

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V-Grits is head-spinning good, even if you’re not vegan

I had a pit beef barbecue sandwich the other day that was so good it made my head spin. And here’s the kicker: This sandwich was vegan, made entirely from vegetables without a trace of meat. How can this be? This sandwich, so delicious that I can still taste it in my mind’s palate a … Continue reading V-Grits is head-spinning good, even if you’re not vegan →

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Ice cream for Christmas because why not?

Tell me about favorite desserts and sweet treats for the holidays: What have you got? If you celebrated Hanukkah in your household, you’ve enjoyed such deliciousness as hamentaschen, jelly donuts, and all manner of fried sweets. Christmas brings a wealth of sugary delights, from gingerbread cookies and Yule log cakes to the ubiquitous fruitcake and … Continue reading Ice cream for Christmas because why not? →

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Queen of Sheba offers an Ethiopian feast

If you like to eat Ethiopian food the traditional way, you’ll eat with your hands, tearing off pieces of tangy, tan injera flatbread and using it to grab morsels from the common plate while your friends are doing the same. Unfortunately, the pandemic has put an end to that practice at Queen of Sheba restaurant … Continue reading Queen of Sheba offers an Ethiopian feast →

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Morels smokes serious ‘que … without meat

Following on his success with vegan takes on popular fast-food dishes like the Farby, an Arby’s knockoff made without a molecule of meat, Morels Cafe’s proprietor Stanley Chase has now turned his attention to a seemingly even more impossible task. Behold, Morels Vegan BBQ Smokehouse, where Chase is creating vegetarian barbecued pulled “pork” and meat-free … Continue reading Morels smokes serious ‘que … without meat →

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What pandemic? El Mundo Highlands is up and running

It takes a certain bold spirit and lack of risk aversion to open a new restaurant during a pandemic when, at best, restaurants face an extraordinary burden of regulation for our health and safety. That didn’t slow down the folks at El Mundo, though. Not only did they open their second restaurant – El Mundo … Continue reading What pandemic? El Mundo Highlands is up and running →

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Funmi’s delights with the flavors of Nigeria

Here’s something important to keep in mind about supporting Black-owned restaurants and other Black-owned businesses: We can’t do it just once. To make this right, we need to get into the habit of dining and shopping regularly at businesses owned by our Black, indigenous, and other brothers and sisters of color. According to U.S. Census … Continue reading Funmi’s delights with the flavors of Nigeria →

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