Louisville, Where There’s Food for Thought

A Quality of Life to Dine for
What happens when a bunch of creative, smart, and entrepreneurial people get together? More specifically, what happens when a bunch of creative, smart, entrepreneurial, and hungry people get together?

They start a bunch of awesome restaurants, is what.

Welcome to Louisville, a city that boasts more locally owned restaurants per capita than any other city (other than NYC) in America. From landmarks like Mike Linnig’s and Big Momma’s, to the soon-to-be-classics like the Blind Pig and Toast, this is one of the greatest places around to find and enjoy an outstanding and imaginative variety of food.

Here’s a nifty little video we found on the ShareLouisville Web site (which is also worth sampling, by the way):

CLICK HERE to watch a video of two local lasses loving life in Louisville.

Different Courses for Different Horses?
Ok, so you probably know it’s almost time for the Derby. But did you know that this year Louisville is host to the Taste of Derby, a new event from the folks at Churchill Downs that showcases some of the best chefs from around the country?

Eleven top chefs from the Big Apple to the Big Easy will all converge to create and serve regional specialties. (And yes, there’ll be a strong local contingent there too.) General admission is $250.00, but you, food-loving Friend of Lou, can score two free tickets by sharing your favorite local recipe with us. Just ADD YOUR COMMENT BELOW to make our taste buds water. And remember . . . points for style.

Check, Please!
Before we bid you a warm and fond adieu — as opposed to a chocolate fondue, say — here are a few links for any of you who love local food as much as we do:

Hot Bytes
Consuming Louisville
Courier-Journal
UrbanSpoon.com
Louisville Originals

Bon appétit!

Louisville Demands: “Don’t Keep Us in the Dark!”

Paris may be the City of Eternal Lights and New York may have the title of the City That Never Sleeps, but here in Possibility City we’ve figured out how to lively-up the somewhat more sensibly.

Racing with Extra Horsepower.
By way of timely example, this week sees the first ever history-making-eyeball-popping-nighttime-run race at legendary Churchill Downs. Show up at 4:00 PM on Friday June 19 to witness a whole new era of Thoroughbred racing entertainment. (CLICK HERE to shed a little more light on the subject.)

And here’s a gift horse you shouldn’t look in the mouth: We’ve got five three-day passes to Churchill Downs for five official Friends of Lou who EMAIL US an answer to the following:

The best three things to do after dark in Louisville are. . . .

Click here to READ MORE…

Louisville: It’s Podcastable Here

Love Is On the Air: See It First as a Friend of Lou
Behold the Fred and Ginger of Possibility City. Superstar Podcasters Stacey Yates and Chaz Rough produce a monthly show about Louisville — Lookin’@Louisville — and you, my friend, are among the privileged few who get to see a sneak preview of the Valentine’s Day edition, How Sweet It Is.

CLICK HERE to see, hear, and feel the love. (Rated C for Cool.)

A Note from the PodFather of Possibility
You can see all the Lookin’@Louisville podcasts by CLICKING HERE. Can’t stand the responsibility? Check out these earlier broadcasts:

Black History Month Click here to watch
It’s February. Get your culture on. Visit the Frazier International History Museum, Churchill Downs, and the Speed Art Museum.

Urban Bourbon Trail Click here to watch
Hit the Urban Bourbon Trail and drop in on the best-stocked and most-celebrated whiskey bars on earth. Maybe even the Universe.

Spring Break in the City Click here to watch
Think positive! It’s almost Spring — time to frolic with the kids at the Louisville Science Center and the Louisville Zoo.