How to Spend 24 Hours in Columbus, Ohio

Big thanks to Experience Columbus for sponsoring today’s post! As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own, and I appreciate you supporting the brands that support me. Oddly enough I spent quite a few weekends in my younger years in Columbus (cause it makes way more sense to date someone 4 hours away vs. next door, right?), but up until recently I hadn’t made the trek back up in easily 10 years.  Safe to say, a lot has changed […]

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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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avid Hotel – Lexington

avid Hotels is sponsoring today’s post, but as always, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you for continuing to support the brands that make support me! #avidAboutTraveling It’s safe to say after the last year (or let’s be honest two years) I’m always ready to jump at the chance to travel – even if it’s just an hour or so east of Louisville. So, when avid Hotels asked if I would be interested in checking out their hotel in Lexington, […]

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Mussel & Burger Bar’s wacky concept seems normal now

Early in 2013 when Mussel & Burger Bar opened its first shop in Jeffersontown, I couldn’t help but make fun of this previously unimagined combination. “‘Let’s go get some burgers and mussels,’ said no person ever,” I wrote, chortling. Now, 8 1/2 years later, Mussel & Burger Bar’s founders have moved on to other ventures, but … Continue reading Mussel & Burger Bar’s wacky concept seems normal now →

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Shalimar stands the test of time

I fell in love with Indian food a mighty long time ago, when the curry houses that surrounded London’t Victoria Station offered me a delicious – and cheap – refuge while the very young me was seeing London on £5 a day. But it took a lot longer before Indian food came to Louisville, a … Continue reading Shalimar stands the test of time →

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Shortages and Covid fear foretell another bleak winter

Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com Winter is coming. Will it be another bumpy ride for local restaurants? Can we do anything to help? As I see it, we’re facing an alarming trifecta of troubling problems as Pandemic Winter II draws near: • Even with widespread vaccination, we haven’t achieved herd immunity. Covid is still around, the Delta … Continue reading Shortages and Covid fear foretell another bleak winter →

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Simple, delicious American fare at Cheddar Box Too

Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com I don’t guess it comes as a major surprise to disclose that I’m a huge fan of world food. Follow my foodie trail and you’ll usually find me checking out another Thai, Indian, Vietnamese, Mexican, Venezuelan, African or other delicious immigrant-cuisine meal. That goes double during these pandemic-remnant times when simple economics … Continue reading Simple, delicious American fare at Cheddar Box Too →

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Memories! Recalling the restaurants we loved and lost

Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com If you have lived in Louisville for more than a year or so, you’re surely mourning at least one favorite restaurant that isn’t with us any more. A lot of us are mourning dozens! The restaurant business is a rough road, and success is far from guaranteed in a business with very … Continue reading Memories! Recalling the restaurants we loved and lost →

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Currito impresses with flavorful grains, greens, and more

By Robin Garr LouisvilleHotBytes.com I don’t review chain restaurants often. I’d much rather talk about Louisville’s great independent local eateries. But when a new corporate shop like Currito comes to town and people tell me the food is really good, I’m willing to take a look. I believe the last time I did such a … Continue reading Currito impresses with flavorful grains, greens, and more →

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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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