LEO/LHB Nibbles: Award-winning chili at Café Lou Lou

[Robin Garr]

LEO's Eats with Louisville HotBytes.com

Café Lou Lou Pastry Chef Marsha Lynch and Sous Chef Mark Johnson whipped up a batch of chili for the eighth annual Phoenix Hill Chili Cookoff recently, and it impressed the judges so much that they gave it the grand prize.

Lynch (who also pens the monthly Industry Standard article within this column) said she can't reveal everything that's in it, but gave credit for its bodacious numminess to such goodies as house-made hot sausage from Frank's Meats, plus dark red kidney beans and black beans, habanero chile powder, chipotles en adobo, roasted corn kernels, masa harina and more. But no spaghetti. Absolutely not. Lynch considers that local custom a perversion.

The chili went on the menu at Café Lou Lou last Thursday and will remain as a special while supplies last.

Café Lou Lou
106 Sears Ave.
893-7776
http://www.cafeloulou.com

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We've run through three giant batches in the last week, and there is none in house right now. When we make more, I'll let you guys know.

Should we make more?

We've run through three giant batches in the last week, and there is none in house right now. When we make more, I'll let you guys know.

Should we make more?

I stopped in for a couple bowls the other day and ,yes, you should!

Balanced, yet complex, there's something in this chilli that appeals to everyone...

Yes, please make more. I think it is something I can eat!!

Oh, hey - I think it's "eighteenth annual", instead of eighth. It's a real institution on the chili circuit in Louisville!

[Robin Garr]

Oh, hey - I think it's "eighteenth annual", instead of eighth. It's a real institution on the chili circuit in Louisville!

Huh! I do believe I copied "Eighth" off the green blackboard at Cafe Lou Lou. (I could be proven wrong, though ... )

Marsha- what a great picture of your svelt self. I can hardly see you behind the trophy.

Oh, hey - I think it's "eighteenth annual", instead of eighth. It's a real institution on the chili circuit in Louisville!

Huh! I do believe I copied "Eighth" off the green blackboard at Cafe Lou Lou. (I could be proven wrong, though ... )

Mercy, I hope not! I'm the one that does the chalkboard art/specials postings on the board. Of course, it had been a long, eventful week...and a few brain cells were discarded along the way.

Gary, you're killing me *sucks stomach in*