Discussion of Robin Garr's Jackknife and Cake Flour reviews

[Robin Garr]

Economic recovery: The 99 percent get lunch
LEO's Eats with Robin Garr



It is being reported that economic recovery is back, at least for the 1 percent, who get to eat $100 dinners at pricey new spots like Brasserie Provence, or nosh from the upscale end of the dinner menu at El Camino.

For the 99 percent, though - the rest of us who are still struggling paycheck to paycheck - well, we’re getting by on a load of new lunch spots where an appetizing midday repast won't cost you an arm and a leg.

It’s happening downtown, where the folks from Rye on Market recently opened Atlantic No. 5 on West Main; and the Highlands, where Chef Kathy Cary now presides over a resurrected La Peche Gourmet to Go and Cafe; St. Matthews and beyond, where Cheddar Box Too has joined a squadron of established eateries that I’d be tempted to call “ladies-who-lunch” spots except that this confirmed gent loves ‘em too.

This week let’s visit a couple exceptional new places, just a few blocks apart in the zone where Butchertown runs into NuLu. Curiously, both share parallel heritage as businesses built on market-leading desserts, now expanded into full-service lunch.

We’re looking at Jackknife Cafe in Butchertown, where Erika Chavez-Graziano has added a fetching eatery to her Cellar Door Chocolates business; and Cake Flour, where top-rank pastry chef Claudia DeLatorre has opened a bright, colorful lunch space adjacent to her popular pastry shop.


Read the full reviews on LouisvilleHotBytes,
http://www.louisvillehotbytes.com/econo ... -get-lunch
and in LEO Weekly:
http://leoweekly.com/dining/economic-re ... -get-lunch

Jackknife Cafe
Butchertown Market
1201 Story Ave.
883-3228
jackknifecafe.com
facebook.com/JackknifeCafe
Robin Garr's rating: 86 points

Cake Flour
909 E. Market St.
719-0172
cakeflouronmarket.com
facebook.com/CakeFlouronMarket
Robin Garr's rating: 87 points

Clicking on the article link, I have to say that that's the oddest looking egg salad sandwich I've ever seen, Robin

[Robin Garr]

Clicking on the article link, I have to say that that's the oddest looking egg salad sandwich I've ever seen, Robin

I wondered about that, too! The LEO photographer goes out separately, so I never know what he shoots or what it looks like until the paper comes out. Maybe it's something else? I was puzzled by its orange color!

Ate at Jackknife Monday. Interesting space but inviting mixture of seating. Almost Target chic:-). Good food. I thought $29 and change was a little high for two at lunch. We were drinking water. My daughter did better with a cup of soup and huge salad. My smoked salmon/Benedictine was pretty good. Skimpy portion of chips:-). Love the Butchertown Market. A must stop for holiday and other gift shopping.

[Robin Garr]

Maybe it's something else? I was puzzled by its orange color!

Okay, I got hold of a print edition, and it's the "Roy" sandwich, which is supposed to be mortadella (the original Bologna sandwich) and cheddar. The colors are odd, but I'll change the caption online.