Restaurant Editorial Reviews

Review | Milkwood

Review | Milkwood

By Marty Rosen, Special to The Courier-Journal - May 16, 2013

“Comfort food with an Asian pantry.” That’s how Edward Lee describes the cuisine at Milkwood, the restaurant he opened this spring at Actors Theatre of Louisville.

Review: Little Jerusalem Cafe

Review: Little Jerusalem Cafe

Marty Rosen - May 9, 2013

Barghoti brings a deft visual touch to his plates, and even his simplest dishes are alluring

Review: Game

Review: Game

By Marty Rosen - May 2, 2013

With Game, chefs Burress and Mucerino — who once worked together with chef Anthony Lamas at Seviche — have carved out yet another distinctive niche.

Review: Kayrouz

Review: Kayrouz

Marty Rosen - April 18, 2013

Fresh flowers, fresh sauces, freshly made everything, and servers who aren’t fresh, but have the fortune-teller’s gift of knowing exactly what you’re going to want and getting it to you before you think to ask.

Review: River City Winery

Review: River City Winery

Marty Rosen - April 11, 2013

The crab cakes aren’t quite as big as a baseball. But they’re close. And they make much better eating.

Review: Quattro

Review: Quattro

Marty Rosen - April 4, 2013

Quattro (the Italian name invokes the street) is a new and promising addition to that scene; it’s a place with a great look and feel, a carefully considered culinary program, and a very fine chef at the helm.

Review: Sisters Tea Parlor

Review: Sisters Tea Parlor

Marty Rosen - March 28, 2013

When you step into Sisters Tea Parlor you immediately get the sense that you’ve left the cares and worries of the real world behind.

Review: hiko-A-mon

Review: hiko-A-mon

Marty Rosen - March 21, 2013

When hiko-A-mon opened, some five years ago, it impressed me more for its stylish appointments — menus printed on tissue-thin paper, a sushi bar formed from deep green marble, glowing aquariums and furnishings of burnished wood — than for the quality of the food.

Review: Momma's BBQ

Review: Momma's BBQ

Marty Rosen - March 14, 2013

Is there anything more suspenseful for a diner than the first meal at a new barbecue joint?

Review: Banh Mi Hero

Review: Banh Mi Hero

Marty Rosen - March 7, 2013

Banh mi sandwiches are a pretty handy example of the good things culinary fusion brings to the table.


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