Gastrolust

The meal I most eagerly anticipated in Louisville, and the one I enjoyed most, was a quick one at closing time at Proof on Main. Just prior to my travel to Louisville, I was reading Esquire’s list of best new restaurants for 2008, and saw that Corbett’s (An American Place) was listed. In researching the [...]

[Read more →]

Another lunch in Louisville, and I’m at The Brown Hotel. Some come to admire the stately lobby. I enjoy it, but it’s really just passage to J. Graham’s Cafe, where some come for the bountiful lunch buffet. I enjoy a look at it, but I’m here for one thing: The Hot Brown (worthy of its [...]

[Read more →]

Lunchtime in Louisville. Sometimes, I’m (sadly) so busy that I’m looking for convenience as much as quality. If I can figure out my neighborhood in a strange city, I turn to Urbanspoon to see what’s recommended. I was staying between the airport and the University of Louisville and with little time for lunch, I read [...]

[Read more →]

It’s just a couple of weeks until Thanksgiving—the start of the season when some people say they’re feeling fat.
We say: let’s feel good about fat.
Next week, author Jennifer McLagan is coming to town to fulfill our fat fantasies. We’re talking animal fat. In her book Fat: An Appreciation of the Misunderstood Ingredient, with Recipes, McLagan [...]

[Read more →]

Hungry Like the (Big Bad) Wolf
When I told friends that this month’s Dish-Off challenge was “pork belly and beyond,” the confused looks amazed me. Doesn’t everyone know pork belly? More amazing were the endless looks of disbelief and disgust from people who happily eat hot dogs along with pork and beans. These obviously are not [...]

[Read more →]

Even the one family trip to New York City for better food was a bit of a bust. I thought it would be interesting for my father and sister to see Brooklyn, where they both lived ages ago but hadn’t really seen in decades. Target: DUMBO for a little stroll, some pizza at Grimaldi’s, and [...]

[Read more →]

My niece’s bat mitzvah meant a family visit in the New York City area, with “family” and “area” being the operative words. I wasn’t in NYC, but in West Orange, NJ, and from a food perspective (and with family not always wanting to go far for food), this meant sub-par meals. Don’t even get me [...]

[Read more →]

Last week, we described a soup-er stay at Alderbrook Resort & Spa. This week, we met Soup-erman—a chef who really loves to make soup. As we’ve turned the corner into summer and the weather is warming (at least a bit), what is it about soup that’s captured our attention?
Too many diners overlook salad and especially [...]

[Read more →]

The current economy means tough times for the restaurant industry. While we witness many restaurants closing shop, a few are eyeing expansion—including Monsoon.
First, a bit of menu expansion at the Capitol Hill location, with the recent introduction of the “Alive @ 5” happy hour. Weekdays from 5 to 6:30, a five-dollar bill buys you a [...]

[Read more →]

We’ve got fond childhood memories of going to the local pizza joint. We hated delivery, as we wanted to actually GO and see the process, which was mesmerizing: tossing/stretching the dough, spreading the sauce, sprinkling the cheese, shoveling into the oven, retrieving the finished product, and dividing into eighths with the pizza cutter. If we [...]

[Read more →]