This article appears in the July 2011 issue of Louisville Magazine. To subscribe, please visit loumag.com.
For the 26th consecutive year, Louisville Magazine presents its readers' choices for the top restaurants, retail stores, personalities and services--complemented by 11 Critics' Choice picks.
Critics' Choice winners
Best specialty pancake: Red Velvet 'Cakes
Best bar without a TV: The Holy Grale
Best under-the-radar chefs: Zhang and Lin Lan Jasmine Chinese Cuisine
Best place for adults to act like kids: Incredible Dave's
Best condo/apartment (re)design: Whiskey Row Lofts
Best blacksmith: Craig Kaviar
Best place to buy vinyl records: Please and Thank You
Best bar event: Derby City Trivia
Best engraver: Donna Bolton, From the Vault
Best cooking classes: Cooking at the Cottage
Best film festival: Flyover
Featured Readers' Choice winners:
Best TV weathercaster: Kevin Harned
Best weekly print publication: LEO Weekly
Best new restaurant: Mozz Mozzarella Bar & Enoteca
Best farmers' market: Beargrass Christian Church
Best consignment shop: Margaret's Consignment & Collectibles
Best upscale steakhouse: Jeff Ruby's
Best wine specialty shop: Westport Whiskey & Wine
Best female athlete: Shoni Schimmel
