Robin Garr

Travel on a plate with our critic’s favorite world restaurants

Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com A lot of people call Vietnamese or Nigerian eateries “ethnic,” but they look at you funny if you use the same word to describe a pizzeria or a fancy French dining room. What’s up with that? “Immigrants’ identities are deeply tied to the foods we bring with us,” Washington Post features writer … Continue reading Travel on a plate with our critic’s favorite world restaurants →

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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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What’s the critic’s favorite restaurant? It’s complicated.

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com “What is your favorite restaurant?” “What’s the best restaurant in town?” As a frequent diner who writes about my experiences, I get these questions often. My stock answers, though, aren’t as simple as you might expect: My favorite is probably wherever I ate last. The best? I won’t name just one. … Continue reading What’s the critic’s favorite restaurant? It’s complicated. →

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Kayrouz Cafe does food and safety right

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Show me a fourth generation family restaurant that traces its heritage back through several locations to the 1920s, and I’ll show you a restaurant that’s doing things right. That would be Kayrouz Cafe, and it should come as no surprise that the current generation is handling Covid safety with style and … Continue reading Kayrouz Cafe does food and safety right →

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Dining and the Delta variant

Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com When I got my Covid vaccination a few months ago, I thought this long national nightmare was over,. Ha! The nasty Delta variant has brought Covid roaring back. “This is the worst the pandemic has been,” a masked Gov. Andy Beshear told Kentuckians last week, as more than 4,500 new cases were … Continue reading Dining and the Delta variant →

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Peking City Express cracks the Chinese restaurant code

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com If you’ve never wondered why so many Chinese restaurants use what appear to be very similar menus, you probably don’t get much Chinese takeout. The menus look alike, and the dishes are pretty much the same wherever you go. What’s that about? It took me a lot of digging, but the … Continue reading Peking City Express cracks the Chinese restaurant code →

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Many disability access barriers are easy to fix

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com “With today’s signing of the landmark Americans for Disabilities Act,” intoned President George H.W. Bush in March 1990, “every man, .woman, and child with a disability can now pass through once-closed doors into a bright new era of equality, independence, and freedom.” The ADA promised access for disabled people to public … Continue reading Many disability access barriers are easy to fix →

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Fill up on great sandwiches at Starving Artist

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Not that I’m worried about the Delta variant or anything – well, not too much. But it may have been a factor the other day in my decision to try takeout for the first time in a while. This is how I ended up at Starving Artist Café & Deli in … Continue reading Fill up on great sandwiches at Starving Artist →

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Nerd out on Indian regional delights at Bombay Grill

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Maybe I’m a nerd. Okay, probably I am. But I love discovering the geography behind what I eat. I can travel around the world in my imagination, sailing from continent to continent on a dinner plate. Or better yet, I can learn about my international neighbors by savoring what they eat. … Continue reading Nerd out on Indian regional delights at Bombay Grill →

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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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Noosh Nosh satisfies at any time of day

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Here is the eternal question about dining out: Do we want to go someplace excellent but pricey, or shall we hit an eatery with great affordable fare? Thanks to the wit and wisdom of Chef Anoosh Shariat, you can jump in the car and hold that decision until you swing into … Continue reading Noosh Nosh satisfies at any time of day →

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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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Pints & Union, a London pub in New Albany

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Let’s head over to New Albany for a London pub experience at Pints & Union! It’s the real deal: They’ve got great beers, ales, porters and stouts! They’ve got that dark and cozy British pub vibe! They’ve got great fish and chips! And they’ve got Indian tikka! Wait! What? Yes, you … Continue reading Pints & Union, a London pub in New Albany →

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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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