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Feed Louisville: Chefs fighting houselessness

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Early in 2020, Chef Rhona Bowles Kamar was trying to figure out what she wanted to do in life. Recently divorced, and out of the job she’d done as co-owner and chef at Ramsi’s Cafe on the World for 25 years, she was doing some catering and wondering what to do … Continue reading Feed Louisville: Chefs fighting houselessness →

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Listen up, Santa! Put this on your restaurant list!

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Here’s a funny thing about Louisville and all of us who love our city’s vibrant restaurant scene: We love things the way they are … and we complain about all the ways it could be better. “We need a Greek restaurant,” we yell. “And a French sidewalk cafe! And where is … Continue reading Listen up, Santa! Put this on your restaurant list! →

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Can pizza be (gasp) bad for us? Yes and no.

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com We dived into Louisville Pizza Week with abandon and enjoyed more than a dozen tasty pies at local pizzerias. Then it was Thanksgiving, and we loaded up on turkey and all the traditional trimmings. So how are you feeling right now, Bubba? What’s more, the holidays, that lazy, hazy time of … Continue reading Can pizza be (gasp) bad for us? Yes and no. →

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We sample some old favorites that never go wrong

Looking for a nice, casual place where we could settle in with our laptops and get some work done over lunch, my friends Amy and Susan and I found our way to Heart and Soy. I was expecting good cheap eats. I was delighted to find something more: A delicious old favorite that tickled my … Continue reading We sample some old favorites that never go wrong →

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Pandemic prompts a fresh look at the way we tip

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Here’s a great way to start a noisy debate: Ask a group of friends what they think about tipping. How much? On what? Should we have to do it at all? Ask ten people, get eleven opinions. And that was before the pandemic. After Covid-19 shut down indoor dining at Kentucky … Continue reading Pandemic prompts a fresh look at the way we tip →

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Oriental House returns, just as good as ever

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com When Oriental House posted the news of its reopening on social media earlier this month, it made me so happy that I wanted to “Like” it twice! “We just want to thank everybody for the patience, love, and support throughout this journey,” the owners wrote. “This will be our first time … Continue reading Oriental House returns, just as good as ever →

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