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!

For The Love of . . .

. . . Louisville.

Louisville has started an online contest with Trazzler — a Web site that helps people answer the question “Where should I take a trip?” Unlike other trip advisor sites, Trazzler looks to promote the real and cool things that make a city unique. And who better to share the cool things about Louisville than people like you. (Insert gentle stroke of your ego.) Since it is a contest, there are prizes. Two nights at 21c Museum Hotel. $200 gift card for Louisville Originals, Actors Tickets and more…

This will take five minutes and you will feel like a better person when you are done.

Here’s what you need to do:

1. SIGN UP for Trazzler and provide a valid email address.
2. Click on WRITE A TRIP and fill out the required fields.
3. Select the Louisville Contest in the dropdown at the bottom of the final trip submission page.
4. On Facebook, become a fan of Louisville for news and chances to promote your trip.
5. Send this email to FIVE PEOPLE that you know love Louisville. Post it on your blog, twitter, facebook status, etc.
6. Get back in there and write another trip about Louisville, you know you want to!

Click here to see some of the great examples of what people have aready shared about Louisville.