Louisville Magazine

JUL 2013

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SHOPPING Cheese Selection Farmers' markets "I think you can get a little better deal at a farmers' market, too; they're getting creative, and the competition is right there." — Garvey Place to Buy Outdoor Furniture (Tie) Digs 3905 Chenoweth Square, for high end Crazy Daisy 1430 Mellwood Ave., for bargains Diggs has "phenomenal stuff." — Merideth "Crazy Daisy has a courtyard full of old and new pieces in lots of different styles." — Austin Garvey adds: Yesternook, 1041 Goss Ave. Place to Buy Vinyl (Tie) Please & Thank You 800 E. Market St., for the light enthusiast Astro Black Records 930 Baxter Ave., for the hard-core fan "I know it's going to be curated, so I know everything I get (at P&TY;) will be good." — Merideth "If you're into vinyl, you go to Astro Black. (Owner Jim Marlowe) started out selling his personal full collection and keeps curating with interesting stuff. Every time I go there, I kid you not, I end up buying whatever he's playing at the time." — Garvey Place to Buy Comic Books The Great Escape 2433 Bardstown Road "Newer comics but also knickknacks and lots of other cool stuff to look at." — Dana Place to Buy Board Games (and play 'em, too) Louisville Game Shop 925 Baxter Ave. "Sometimes they'll run events until 2 or 3 in the morning." – Dana Place to Buy a Bicycle Parkside Bikes Experts' choice Place to Shop for Women's Derby Clothes Peacock Boutique 2828 Frankfort Ave. "Hats, dresses, shoes. You can put a whole look together." — Austin Place to Shop for Men's Derby Clothes Rodes 4938 Brownsboro Road "It's one of the best men's stores in the country. It's always among GQ's top men's shops." — Merideth Place to Buy Art First Friday Trolley Hop For paintings, mixed media, photographs by locals like Sarah Lyon, Kathleen Lolley, Letitia Quesenberry, Gibbs Rounsavall. — Garvey and Merideth 1377 Bardstown Road "They are super, super informative. It's a one-stop shop." — Merideth Garvey adds: Bike Couriers, 107 W. Market St. "The owner knows his stuff. And after all the research, I thought Bike Couriers had the best price." Place to Shop for Forecastle Garb Unique Thrift Store 6201 Preston Hwy. "You have to be committed to digging. I almost have a desire to race there before anybody else. You can find a deal you didn't expect." — Garvey Locally Crafted Product (that's not bourbon or beer) Jason Cohen's bourbon-barrel stool You have fewer than 175 words to explain the phenomenon of Comfy Cow, an ice-cream shop/ experience created by former horse trainer Tim Koons-McGee and former nurse Roy KoonsMcGee now owned and soon to be franchised by the Koons-McGees and lawyer Chip Hamm. Darn, already 45 words. Let's go: Georgia Butter Pecan. Dulce De Leche De Salte (salty caramel). Vermont Maple Walnut. They opened in late '09 at Westport Village, touting all-natural local ingredients. Cake Batter Up. Simply Southern. Cookie Monster Dough. Josh Merideth Bella Grace Studios photographer; Original Makers Club founder "He built out 732 Social, and kind of caught fire with his bourbonbarrel stool when it was featured in Garden and Gun magazine." — Merideth Place to Buy Chocolate Cellar Door 1201 Story Ave. "Its chocolate with sea salt and caramel is out of this world." — Garvey Amber Garvey Photographer for the street-style blog The Pretty Gritty They came up with the name during a drive to Buddy's Pizza in Frankfort. Strawberry Fields Forever. Cow Tracks. They provide ice cream for restaurants: Blue Cheese Ice Cream for La Coop. Sorghum and Grits Ice Cream for Ed Lee's MilkWood. They're now franchising. Coo Coo for Coconut. Java Chip. Three-word review when the ice cream showed up at the office five minutes ago: "Oh. My. GOD!" So, 156 words when three would have done. — Kane Webb Mary Chellis Austin Editorial assistant Steven Dana Graphic design assistant 7.13 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 55

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