50 Things to Eat in Louisville before You Die!

I ran across this on Facebook a little while ago and thought I'd post it here see what everybody's opinion of it is. https://www.thrillist.com/eat/louisville/louisville-s-best-food-50-things-to-eat-before-you-die Many of them are are certainly very deserving but some others are.... Questionable? And there are some that differently should be there that are missing!

[Robin Garr]

I don't mean to jump on you, Mark. Keep on posting! But that said, I personally get really tired of all these "clickbait" sites that pay some poor sap of a free-lancer minimum wage or less to crank out junk stories with little thought and less research. Thrillist is one that I generally avoid; Movoto, Distractify, Eater, on and on and on it goes, all trying to get clicks on cheap ads by putting up low-quality content that's ground out like cheap hamburger. Aarrrrggggghhhh.

Again, no hatin' on you, Mark. I appreciate yours and all posts. But man, is the Internet getting dumber and dumber, or what? Aarrrrggggghhhh.

PS: I don't know if this rates as a confession, but when Thrillist first came out, Thrillist got both Dana McMahan and me to do a couple of Derby pieces for them as a public service. I worked pretty hard to make something decent, and I know Dana did too. Then they approached each of us about writing for them regularly for pay. We both, independently and individually, looked at the numbers and went "HAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!"

But some writers are hungry enough to take on a losing proposition, and as long as there are naive and hungry free-lancers, that's how clickbaiters make their numbers work.

I certainly agree with you Robin but I posted it because it was so funny and actually another one they have up is worse, this one: https://www.thrillist.com/eat/louisville/louisville-s-most-important-restaurants, the 14 most important restaurants in Louisville which is really hysterical.

[Robin Garr]

Reinforcing, Mark, I don't object AT ALL to you or others posting. We can always look at them, evaluate them, laugh or take notes depending on the individual case.

Those clickbaiters to get my blood pressure pumping, though! At least Thrillist didn't make us click to a separate page for each of the ten! Or maybe to two or three pages for each of the ten. I've actually seen that.

Those clickbaiters to get my blood pressure pumping, though! At least Thrillist didn't make us click to a separate page for each of the ten! Or maybe to two or three pages for each of the ten. I've actually seen that.

Ones like that I quit looking at after about the 2nd page! They are not worth my time.

I have to say, the restaurant I work at made the list for something I'd hardly consider needing to eat before I die, especially when you compare it to all the other amazing things we whip up on the daily. When I discovered this (I didn't read the article but someone told me), I knew it was bs!

[Robin Garr]

the restaurant I work at

Would you be comfortable telling us where you work, Meghan? Not to pry, but since this is a foodie community, it's fun to know where our online pals are so we can yell "Yo" when we eat there.

I am the sous chef at 211 Clover Lane up in St. Matthews (for now!) Our feature was the pot de creme. This has been a staple of the original menu that we couldn't even entertain the idea of taking off, though our menu more or less changes daily. I fully encourage name dropping, I love having a connection to our guests!

I fully encourage name dropping, I love having a connection to our guests!

Congratulations on your gig at 211 Clover, it's certainly one of the many fine dining restaurants in Louisville and one we enjoy going to. Those of us who really enjoy dining also love to have connections to those in BOH positions, it comes in handy sometimes!

[Robin Garr]

Oh! Thanks for sharing, Meghan. I like 211 a lot. It's one of those places I wish I could go to more, but the food critic's life means always something new! Until one day after years pass, a re-visit seems justified.

Our feature was the pot de creme.

It is pretty damn good.

Thanks y'all! Robin, I think it's especially worth a revisit now that there is a new head chef. It hasn't escaped my notice that it doesn't fall under your list of reviews And yes, the pot de creme is pretty damn good, I make approximately 75 a week for this tiny restaurant! I like to be a double threat in the kitchen though, so I try to make some pretty awesome desserts to compliment our menu staples.

And yes, the pot de creme is pretty damn good, I make approximately 75 a week for this tiny restaurant!

I did a short stint there several years ago under the previous chef. Made my fair share of those things too. Used to have a devil of a time with that crappy little oven back there too.

My two cents on the list: Some of the things on there were, "I absolutely must try that." Others were, "Meh." Ultimately I think while there are certain things that are "signature" items, to reduce an establishment's menu as well as a chef's hard work developing it into one or two items is a disservice to the hard work we do. To say that I want to go someplace to try one specific thing is fine, but be open to returning to sample something else. Just because we might become known for a specific thing doesn't mean that it is our favorite thing on the menu.

Thrillist is not even worth the bait, they are frequently misinformed, and their "best of" selections are more often than not comical.

What Griffin said.