This week The Lunch Pail Gang ventures to Vietnam Kitchen. The entrance is a bit scary – the décor, pedestrian – the menu, crusty and illegible – the food, stupefying! Vietnam Kitchen is everything I love about a restaurant. Unassuming and quietly doing what they do best – no frills, nothing fancy….just damn good food. [...]
Continue reading...22. October 2010
Last night while I was hearing Ryan Singer from 37signals speak (thanks LGDA for bringing him in and thanks Ryan for the great presentation and saying that Louisville has the nicest people you’ve ever encountered) B was having tea and snacks over at Zen Tea House. While there Christopher gave her an update on the [...]
Continue reading...26. May 2010
The other night B, Grace and I walked over to Dundee Tavern for dinner. It had been quite a while since we’d been there. If fact I think it was during the “we have no power because of the windstorm that Ike deposited on us.” We watched football, B drank beer and I probably ate [...]
Continue reading...19. May 2010
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I’m really excited about the Mayan Market Mondays series returning to the Mayan Cafe. These dinners represent the intersection of everything foodie locavore loves. Locally farmed food? Check. Prepared by an outstanding chef? Check. Get to know the farmers that produced the food? Check. Every Monday evening from June – September, we will be featuring [...]
Continue reading...19. April 2010
Two sushi posts in two weeks, look how I can diversify! OK, OK last week’s post was a link to Loueyville and this week’s post is a guest post but hey, it’s more information about sushi here and that’s a good thing right? The guest post comes from Consuming Louisville reader Jamie B. who submitted [...]
Continue reading...26. February 2010
B and I were playing hooky yesterday afternoon and ended up down on Baxter Avenue where J. Gumbo’s used to be. I’d heard rumor of a pizza place opening up there but hadn’t really done any investigating until yesterday. As I was snooping, staring in the window trying to read the menu board (the menu [...]
Continue reading...15. January 2010
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Mmmm curry soup. How have I lived so long without having tasted this deliciousness? How have I eaten at Zen Garden dozens of times and never looked at the soup section of the menu? I’ve been a fool all these years for verily I say to thee that curry soup filled with sweet potatoes and [...]
Continue reading...15. December 2009
Friend of Consuming Louisville Ricky Irvine sent me a note letting me know that Ray Parella’s is closing. I’d heard rumblings about the closing but I hadn’t been by there to verify it for myself. Ricky posted a picture of Ray’s and a banner proclaiming that they’re closing for good on December 31, 2009. Ray’s [...]
Continue reading...20. November 2009
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Browning’s is going all British on us this weekend with a special “Dickens Beer Dinner” menu. A lot of it sounds really good. I’m a big fan of Welsh Rabbit, Fish and Chips and the trifle sounds delightful. English Cheese PlatterStilton, Cheddar and Potted Cheese Potato and Leek Soup Welsh RabbitTraditional British Grilled Cheese Bangers [...]
Continue reading...19. November 2009
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You know that I don’t eat pork but goodness knows so, so many of you do (yes, I’m looking at you bacon lovers!). So since I love y’all so much I’m going to tell you about an event that is going to please your pork (and bourbon) loving selves. The price tag for this event [...]
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9. March 2011
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