This article appears in the July 2011 issue of Louisville Magazine. To subscribe, please visit loumag.com [4].
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 [5]
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 [6]
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