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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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Please, sir, may I have Smør? And a Maya Bagel too?

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Within less than a mile of each other on Poplar Level Road, two splendid new bakeries beckon the hungry pilgrim. Neither is a traditional Louisville bakery with its echoes of 19th century German immigrants, and that’s all right. One – Maya Bagel Express – is turning out the best Louisville-made bagels … Continue reading Please, sir, may I have Smør? And a Maya Bagel too? →

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Alley Cat Cafe has no cats, just great cheap eats

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com “We do not have cats,” a sign in the front window of Alley Cat Cafe’s little dining room warns, perhaps to ward off disappointment from visitors expecting to delight in a cat cafe with cute kittens jumping on the tables. There are, in fact, a few ceramic cats on a tchotchke … Continue reading Alley Cat Cafe has no cats, just great cheap eats →

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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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Goodfellas makes us an offer we can’t refuse

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Let’s welcome Goodfellas Pizzeria to Louisville! The first local outlet of a small but quickly growing Lexington-based chain, this corner spot in the Baxter Apartments at Bardstown Road and Baxter Avenue joins sibling eateries in Indianapolis and the Cincinnati area. The pizza is good, the meatballs impressive, and the scene looks … Continue reading Goodfellas makes us an offer we can’t refuse →

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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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Burger vs Burger: It’s a win-win at Shady Lane Cafe

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Ahh, Shady Lane Cafe! This lovable little East End diner-style cafe has been a popular lunch (and weekend dinner) spot since Bill Smith and Susi Wood opened it around 2004. It earned deserved popularity for its iconic Brownsboro burger and much more. All good things eventually move on, though, and in … Continue reading Burger vs Burger: It’s a win-win at Shady Lane Cafe →

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Eggholic lights up egg dishes with Indian flavors

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Eggs are popular. Most people love them for breakfast, lunch, and even breakfast-for-dinner. So it’s no surprise that egg-centric eateries draw crowds in Louisville. Wild Eggs landed some 15 years ago; Con Huevos brought its Mexican flavors to our world of eggs in 2015. Now Eggholic has come to town to … Continue reading Eggholic lights up egg dishes with Indian flavors →

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Derby City Pizza scores with pizza and pasta

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Everybody knows that I’m a huge fan of pizza, but I have my standards! I like pizza best the way they make it in New York City, or even Italy: It’s good bread, flatbread, with toppings added proportionately, not overloaded. You want a thin but substantive crust, and you want a … Continue reading Derby City Pizza scores with pizza and pasta →

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D. Nalley’s owner gives an MBA’s-eye view of the supply-chain roller-coaster

Imagine yourself as the owner and cook at a popular short-order diner. Suddenly you look around and discover that the price of your cooking oil has tripled, and you can’t buy biscuits for love or money. Those challenges make things tough when your customers are looking for breakfast all day and the many fried delights … Continue reading D. Nalley’s owner gives an MBA’s-eye view of the supply-chain roller-coaster →

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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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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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