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which featured a green chili cheddar corn
amazing Cajun cuisine. And if you can’t
Netherlands. The photographer tracked offers a variety of tours for visitors. We
cake topped with chorizo, two poached
decide on one entrée, you can mix it up
down these young men based on their arrived too late to see the horses training on
eggs, cheese, salsa, sour cream, green
and get two in one bowl. I tried a mixture
high scores and took portraits of their the track, but enjoyed a behind-the-scenes
onion, and fresh avocado. My, oh my. I
of Drunken Chicken, slow-cooked in a
expressionless faces. The effect was eerily tour of the clubhouse, media center, and
will return to sample that amazing dish
beer-based sauce, and Voodoo Chicken,
disturbing. the grandstands. The Kentucky Derby
one day. Megan had the Bananas Foster
which lent a spicy heat to the dish. The
The hotel is known for its collection Museum, located at Churchill Downs, was
Waffles, a decadent tribute to the famous
gumbo and jambalaya are also amaz-
of plastic red penguins, which you’ll find closed for repairs due to flash flooding that
New Orleans dessert with a Belgian waffle,
ing—and everything’s affordably priced.
poised along the roof outside and here occurred last summer, but is scheduled to
banana rum caramel sauce, fresh bananas,
At BoomBozz, a local pizza joint that
and there throughout the interior. Guests reopen in April.
vanilla bean ice cream, powdered sugar,
offers franchises, Megan and I enjoyed
sometimes move them around, our guide As Megan and I headed home, we
and cinnamon. We also sampled Wild
the Bourbon BBQ Chicken Pizza out on
explained, making them an “interactive talked about how much we liked the “little,
Eggs’ grits of the day and the everything
their patio in the cozy Highlands neighbor-
element of the museum.” The hotel rooms big city” of Louisville. As we considered
muffin; both were utterly amazing. The
hood.
are hip, tasteful, and modern, as you might its small-town feel and big-city amenities,
owner is hoping to franchise the Wild

expect, and its location in the downtown I wondered what sets it apart from other
Eggs concept, and I definitely think he
HIGH-ENERGY VIBE
area makes it perfect for visitors. Another cities that offer a similar standard of liv-
has a winner on his hands.
We dined one evening at Proof on Main,
popular hotel is the Galt House Hotel and ing. The answer comes, I think, from the
Turns out every place we ate on our
an upscale restaurant adjacent to 21C,
Suites, a high-rise property beside the river hearts of the people who live there and the
weekend getaway was knock-your-socks-
the hotel where we stayed. The joint was
with a classy vibe. The fitness center on ways in which they express passion for
off good. Another café we loved was
jumping on our Friday night visit, but
the top floor is one of the nicest I’ve ever their city. There’s a creative undercurrent
Lynn’s Paradise Café, a funky out-the-way
we loved the high-energy vibe. The food
seen—its circular glass windows reveal that rushes unseen along the streets of the
place where kitsch is king. Opened in
was brilliant, from the appetizers—baked
an amazing view of the Ohio River and city, lifting it up to new heights. ■
1991, Lynn’s specializes in home-cooked
octopus bathed in garlic and olive oil and
the Indiana countryside beyond.
comfort food in a relaxed atmosphere
an amazing cured meat assortment—to
Before leaving Louisville, Megan and For more information, please visit www.
where Formica tables and mismatched
our entrees—I had pork osso bucco and
I had to check out Churchill Downs, which gotolouisville.com
chairs suggest you’ve journeyed back in
Megan had the bison burger—and finally
time to a 1950s kitchen. A disco ball hangs
to dessert, a chocolate caramel mousse.
from the ceiling amid plastic palm trees
The restaurant features lights that changes
Home Health Care
and colorful castaway pieces of art—both
hues overhead along with eclectic art
beautiful and terrible at the same time. But
“We guarantee that we will be sensitive to your needs
including a continuously showing film
it’s the food that will make you swoon.
while respecting your pride and independence.”
of a boy eating soup and a moose created
One morning for breakfast Megan and I
-- Shonda Washington, Director of Operations
from high-heeled shoes.
tried the house specialty BLT fries, which
In fact the art theme carries over from
Live-In/Hourly
consisted of home fries smothered in ba-
21C, which calls itself a museum hotel
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A portrait exhibit was on display when we
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visited, but these weren’t your ordinary
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dried tomato bits, red onions, feta cheese,
portraits. They ranged from images of
• Personal Hygiene
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and kalamata olives. Also open for lunch
Investigated, Trained & Experienced Caregivers
faces created in sand and reflected in
and dinner, Lynn’s Paradise Café is an
cylindrical mirrors to a headless Victorian
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