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DAK-SHIN
I like small ethnic restaurants where English is a second language.
Hawthorne
South Indian
Restaurants - Louisville, KY
BLUE DOG BAKERY AND CAFE
A quintessential Louisville spot for an espresso and sandwich.
Crescent Hill
Bakery and Cafe
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FRANCO’S CAFETERIA AND CATERING
3300 Dixie Highway, Louisville, KY 40216
T: 502.448.8044
For off the beaten track. A terrible location for a restaurant, but the best fried chicken in the city, hands down (sorry KFC).
Shively
Soul Food
EIDERDOWN
It’s a new place in Germantown that makes good pub food.
Germantown
German Pub
Chef Edward Lee | Recommendations
September 12, 2011
610 Magnolia - Louisville, KY
JACK FRY’S
Where locals eat in Louisville. Jack Fry's is a wonderful speakeasy-vibe restaurant with an incredible sense of history.
Highlands
American
HOLY GRALE
It’s where chefs go out to eat in Louisville. It’s a great beer bar that has creative bar food.
Highlands
Pub
WAGNER’S PHARMACY
If you are in the horse business, you will go to Wagner's Pharmacy for a greasy spoon lunch and to talk shop.
South Louisville
Lunch Counter
PHO BIN MIN
6709 Strawberry Lane, Louisville, KY 40257
T: 502.375.9249
For Vietnamese.
Highland Park
Vietnamese
Markets - Louisville, KY
LA TROPICANA MARKET
5215 Preston Highway,Louisville, KY 40213
T: 502.964.5957
For Mexican.
Louisville
Mexican Market
LEXINGTON FARMERS MARKET
www.lexingtonfarmersmarket.com
251 West Main Street, Lexington, KY 40507
On Saturday afternoons, Lexington has one of the biggest farmers markets in the region, and I'll often make the drive over there just to see what's shaking.
Cheapside Park
Farmers Market
Markets - Lexington, NC
JOE’S SHANGHAI
I miss the juicy dumplings at Joe's Shanghai in Chinatown.
Chinatown
Chinese
Restaurants - New York, NY
CRIF DOGS
113 Saint Marks Place, New York, NY 0009
T: 212.614.2728
I'll always stop one time to Crif Dogs for my bacon-wrapped, deep-fried dog.
East Village
Hot Dogs
HAKATA TON TON
For pig's feet dumplings.
West Village
Japanese
KATZ’S DELI
There's nothing better than a corned beef sandwich at Katz's Deli in the morning.
Lower East Side
American Traditional Deli / Eastern European
PORCHETTA
One of my must-hits spots, when I go back to New York, for a sandwich.
East Village
Sandwiches
PEGU CLUB
I always try to make Pegu Club for their Kill-Devil cocktail.
Soho
Cocktails
Drinks - New York, NY
Restaurants - Raleigh, NC
POOLE’S DINER
Ashley Christensen at Poole's Diner in NC. She takes comforting food to a whole new level.
Central
American
PAPPY VAN WINKLE
Pappy Van Winkle is still the king and if you find their Rye Whiskey, that's like finding gold.
Liquor / Spirits
Bourbon
Bourbons
WILLETT FAMILY
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Rowan’s Creek
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Noah’s Mill
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Willett Family does an awesome line of bourbons: Rowan's Creek, Noah's Mill and their vintage aged bourbons.
Liquor / Spirits
Bourbon
ART OF EATING MAGAZINE
The Art of Eating Magazine by Edward Behr - the best (and maybe only) publication out there for thoughtful food writing.
Magazine
Resources - Magazines
GARDEN AND GUN
Great to keep up with what's going on in the South. I always learn something new with each issue.
Magazine
SO GOOD
A cutting edge pastry magazine for the intrepid pastry chef.
Magazine
Resources - Website
IDEAS IN FOOD
It’s a great blog that has some of the most creative techniques I've seen come out of a home kitchen.
Website / Blog
Who
Edward Lee is chef/owner of Magnolia 610 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Why
Chef Lee’s cooking is drawn from his Korean-American heritage, Brooklyn background, classical French training and the Southern city he’s called home for over a decade, Louisville, Kentucky.
Recommended By
- Bourbon Barrel Foods’ Matt Jamie
Recommendations
Edward Lee’s recommendations for bourbons, websites and where to eat, drink and shop in Louisville, Raleigh and New York.