'Lost Restaurants of Louisville' and Lily's tonight

http://lostrestaurantsoflouisville.com/

Just reading the chapter listings brings back so many memories.

Tonight, Lily has a special/extra menu with some items from these restaurants.

http://lillysbistro.com/events/

Ellen

https://www.facebook.com/MississippiGulfCoast/videos/10151151247718544/

Side note. There was a 'cousin' of my father's - I think they had the same last name, Myers, who worked at a Blue Boar. Apparently he and his wife were quite the characters. Ended up in Biloxi, MS, with the Friendship House. I remember visiting there when I was little.

Stopping there a few years ago, found out it had just been torn down. (Chatting with a doorman at a casino who was from Louisville:-) I didn't go in. Rather be in the sunshine than a casino.

The family has since written a cookbook which I purchased of course.

They were bought out by the Brennan restaurant family/group years ago.

Ellen

Ah yes, "The Friendship House". We used to stop there driving from New Orleans to Mobile. Their jingle:
"Let's all eat at The Friendship House -Friendship, that's it's middle name." By the time Katrina hit the site was occupied by an Olive Garden, I believe. Now I think it's just empty land.

Servers at high ticket restaurants. VERY disappointed in our service - non existing. Dead when we arrived at opening, of course, and not much going on while we were there. The book signing plus some restaurant notables must have put our deuce low down on the list. We ordered our salads AND an appetizer and had to fight her for the menus. She thought we were only there for a tiny meal. Had to ask for our second glass of wine. Had to reorder our appetizer because we didn't get it and she argued with us that we didn't order earlier. Had 4 glasses of wine, two salads, appetizer, two entrees. Will never go back to Lily's because we resent paying (only 15% this time) for high tickets with service they didn't give. Last time I went to Jack Fry's was 1995. I don't forget. Too many options in Louisville. Guess there's a reason why I'm cooking more. Aarrgghh. We even bought a fricking book. I love the restaurant scene in Louisville, the history, the variety, the locations, but I refuse to be taken advantage of and ignored. My money spends the same. Back to El Mundo and waiting on myself (and we still tip and 20%:-) smh

[url]...Tonight, Lily has a special/extra menu with some items from these restaurants.

http://lillysbistro.com/events/

Ellen

From the linked Lily's menu:

"Mazzoli's" Rolled Oyster"

Ha! How soon they forget. (He was the Congressman. Mazzoni was the oyster maker.)