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We pick a plate of pickle pizza at Craft House

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com I’m sure I’ve confessed this before: I’m a pizza snob. I learned pizza in New. York City, with graduate studies in Italy, and I want my pizza authentic, artisanal, and made according to tradition. Pineapple pizza? Harrumph! I’m not even comfortable with jalapeños or broccoli on my pie. But then I … Continue reading We pick a plate of pickle pizza at Craft House →

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Con Huevos, a favorite for breakfast or lunch

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Don’t stop me if I’ve told you this before, but breakfast is one of my favorite meals of the day, and I’m happy to enjoy it for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. What’s more, Con Huevos is one of my favorite places for breakfast, although to my occasional sorrow, it’s open only … Continue reading Con Huevos, a favorite for breakfast or lunch →

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El Mariachi, a favorite, moves and grows

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com If I’m going to go out for Mexican food, I’d really rather find my way to a taqueria or other small eatery run by immigrant neighbors. Someplace where the food is the real thing, where I need to be prepared to order in my awkward Spanish or by pointing at an … Continue reading El Mariachi, a favorite, moves and grows →

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Bahn Thai & M returns Thai flavor to Holiday Manor

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com It’s not usually difficult for a restaurant critic to learn about new eateries around our town. Either the owner or chef clues me in with an email, text, or news release, or I’ll hear about it on social media or the Louisville HotBytes forum. Now and then, though, an appealing new … Continue reading Bahn Thai & M returns Thai flavor to Holiday Manor →

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Barn 8 delivers culinary treats in a delightful farm setting

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com If you haven’t made your way out to Barn 8 Restaurant at Hermitage Farm in Goshen, take my advice: You ought to give it a try soon. You’ll be glad you did. Walk in the front door of the black, red-trimmed former horse barn on U.S. 42, and one of the … Continue reading Barn 8 delivers culinary treats in a delightful farm setting →

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Tandoori Fusion offers artistic Indian creations

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Thoughts inspired by a recent meal at Louisville’s Tandoori Fusion restaurant: Fusion cuisine has been around for centuries, going back as far as Chinese restaurateurs coming up with chop suey to please western consumers in 1850s California, and maybe even to Marco Polo and his noodles. But the concept didn’t get … Continue reading Tandoori Fusion offers artistic Indian creations →

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MozzaPi’s pizza remains near and dear to my heart

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com I’m pretty sure I’ve told you before that pizza is one of my favorite foods. I can’t think of a one of Louisville’s 60-some pizzerias that I would flatly reject. Well, possibly some of the national chains, unless I was really hungry. I mean, what’s not to like about pizza? It’s … Continue reading MozzaPi’s pizza remains near and dear to my heart →

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Yen for enchiladas lures us to La Cocina de Mama

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com I hate to say that my food cravings are easily influenced what I see and hear. It’s true, though. All it takes is a tempting phrase in a cooking article or an attractive food photo in a culinary video, and I’ve got to have it right now. This time it was … Continue reading Yen for enchiladas lures us to La Cocina de Mama →

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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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Sonal masters Indian vegetarian cuisine

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Louisville has three all-vegetarian Indian restaurants, and to tell you the truth, the question isn’t why there are so many, but why it took them so long to arrive. We have about 15 Indian restaurants now, and I’m happy to pull up to a table at every single one. But all-vegetarian … Continue reading Sonal masters Indian vegetarian cuisine →

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A happy return to El Mariachi, a favorite taqueria

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Hola! I finally got back to a favorite taqueria, El Mariachi, last week, and oh, did it make me happy. Now I wish it hadn’t taken me so long, but I felt uneasy about the idea before I finally got fully vaccinated. There’s typically some language barrier for me at the … Continue reading A happy return to El Mariachi, a favorite taqueria →

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Old School NY Pizza adds authenticity to Norton Commons

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com If you can’t make it to Southern Italy to indulge in traditional Neapolitan-style pizza at the source, New York City’s take on pizza is arguably second-best: And you won’t find a better slice in Louisville than at Old School NY Pizza. A round of thin, crisp crust bearing portions of spicy … Continue reading Old School NY Pizza adds authenticity to Norton Commons →

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