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A smile and a word can bridge the language gap

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com ¡Bueños días! Nihao! Konnichiwa! Bonjou! Xin Chào! Annyeonghaseyo! ? káàsán! And there you have it! A simple, multilingual glossary to help bridge the language gap – let’s not call it a barrier – when you take your seat and greet the server at, respectively, a Latinx, Chinese, Japanese, Haitian, Chinese, Korean, … Continue reading A smile and a word can bridge the language gap →

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Every day is St. Patrick’s Day at The Irish Rover

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Every year on St. Patrick’s Day, Louisville’s Irish Rover famously holds a humongous party, featuring an oversize tent that covers most of the parking lot, live Irish music, and plenty of great Irish food and gallons of dark Irish beer. It’s fun, I’m told. But I’ve never been. Big, noisy crowds … Continue reading Every day is St. Patrick’s Day at The Irish Rover →

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Dining solo: No fear, no shame, just do it

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Years ago, after I left the newly corporate Courier-Journal, I went to work for a national non-profit based in New York City. It was a fascinating job that took me all around the country, visiting and reporting on creative grassroots organizations in all 50 states. It was fun, stressful at times, … Continue reading Dining solo: No fear, no shame, just do it →

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Meat or no meat: The Smokery has you covered

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com A vegan walked into a barbecue joint. What’s the punchline? Actually, there’s no punchline. I’m not a vegan myself. But I can see the ethos: The commercial agriculture that’s necessary to have everyone eating tasty animals is bad for the environment. It’s bad for our health. And it’s pretty obviously bad … Continue reading Meat or no meat: The Smokery has you covered →

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Streaming and dining: Korean drama imparts a crave

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com I had never envisioned myself as a fan of South Korean K-dramas, but that was before a Netflix promotion drew me into the fictional life of Extraordinary Attorney Woo. Now I’m almost through binging this sweet, sometimes challenging drama about the brilliant 20-something Korean attorney Woo Young-woo (played by Park Eun-bin), who, as … Continue reading Streaming and dining: Korean drama imparts a crave →

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Quoth The Raven, “Gimme more fish!”

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com It’s fish fry season in Louisville again! We’re back in that season of Lent when you don’t have to be Catholic to go gaga over Friday fish fries at dozens of local parishes … and a couple of Episcopal churches, too. Now, for the record, all year is fish-fry season in … Continue reading Quoth The Raven, “Gimme more fish!” →

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Happy, cozy, magical, gemütlich: Why we love those special eateries

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com I love it when one of my columns sparks a conversation about a similar-but-different idea. Consider my comment in last week’s review: “What do I like so much about Con Huevos? As simply as I can explain it, it’s a happy place.” That seems simple enough. It’s concise, but hardly a … Continue reading Happy, cozy, magical, gemütlich: Why we love those special eateries →

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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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Our critic shares a few secrets of the food writers

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com While I was power-walking a mile the other morning, I plugged in The Daily podcast from The New York Times and realized to my delight that they were interviewing one of my favorite food critics: The Times’ Pete Wells. All right! That put a little more bounce in my step. I … Continue reading Our critic shares a few secrets of the food writers →

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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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C- c- changes … all around our dining scene

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com We lament a lot about all the restaurants we love that have closed during the pandemic. Heck, we lament a lot about all the restaurants we love that have closed before that, probably all the way back to the days when Louisville was just a growing river port town. But we … Continue reading C- c- changes … all around our dining scene →

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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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Complaints: Who’s got ‘em? Just about everyone

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com If you felt a little annoyed about something going wrong during a recent restaurant dining experience and wanted to shout a complaint, you’re not alone. My recent 40-minute wait for a glass of water left me feeling crabby, for sure. Order one thing, get something different. Spotting wildlife on plates, tables, … Continue reading Complaints: Who’s got ‘em? Just about everyone →

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Tasty Vietnamese fare and cool cocktails elevate District 6

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Not long after the turn of this century, I’m not sure that many of us would have predicted the rise of St. Matthews as one of the city’s most active bar and nightlife zones. So I guess it shouldn’t surprise us that this suburban village has suddenly become a go-to zone … Continue reading Tasty Vietnamese fare and cool cocktails elevate District 6 →

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Another year, lots more great dishes

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com When The New York Times recently listed its 50 favorite restaurants around the nation for 2022, I was a little sad to notice that they didn’t even give Louisville a mention. Our neighbors in Nashville got two top-table mentions, but we were left with our hands empty, standing by the road … Continue reading Another year, lots more great dishes →

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