Outer East End

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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We anticipate Taco Week at Gustavo’s

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com I hope everyone enjoyed Louisville Taco Week last week and ate your fill. There’s a lot to like about a promotion that brings you tacos for $2.50 a plate at close to 20 local Mexican-style eateries! I had big plans, but peaked too soon. All the advance advertising gave me such a … Continue reading We anticipate Taco Week at Gustavo’s

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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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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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For a top-notch Sichuanese meal, call J-a-s-m-i-n-e

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com China’s $1.4 billion population in 2022 is roughly four times the size of our 335 million people, and all those hungry Chinese enjoy, depending on where they live, at least eight major regional cuisines dating back thousands of years. So why is it, if we don’t think twice about enjoying the … Continue reading For a top-notch Sichuanese meal, call J-a-s-m-i-n-e

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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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We dine well at a proper distance on Selena’s patio

I’ve never been tempted to sample fugu, the Japanese pufferfish whose internal organs are filled with poison so powerful that even a speck left in your sashimi by a careless chef can drop you dead after a few horrifying hours of pain. Plenty of Japanese gourmands will pay upwards of $200 for a fugu meal, … Continue reading We dine well at a proper distance on Selena’s patio

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Yes, there is such a thing as a free lunch, at Dakshin

When the pandemic abruptly shut down all the restaurants in March, Dakshin Indian Restaurant’s owner Sanjay Taxak took many of the same steps as other local eateries: He started offering takeout service and curbside pickup, and he began offering his restaurant’s Indian fare delivered via Grubhub, Postmates, and Uber Eats. But that wasn’t enough. Taxak … Continue reading Yes, there is such a thing as a free lunch, at Dakshin

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