Lynn's Paradise Cafe

Lynn's Paradise Cafe

Lynn's Paradise Cafe is a restaurant in the The Highlands neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. It has been open since 1991, originally in the Crescent Hill neighborhood, until it moved into a former grocery store in The Highlands. It has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show and Throwdown! with Bobby Flay on Food Network, where Lynn Winter, founder and chef, defeated Bobby Flay in a breakfast contest.

It is known for its kitschy style in both decor and food. It is well known for its breakfast: fruit-sauced tropical French toast, Bourbon-ball French toast. and scrambled eggs with kielbasa whipped in are typical Lynn's fare.

It sponsors the "Ugly Lamp Contest" at the Kentucky State Fair annually. It started when Winter offered a free breakfast for anyone who brought their ugly lamp to the restaurant, and it grew to the annual contest.

Lynn's Paradise Cafe in the News

The restaurant has received extensive local and national media attention, including features on television programs such as the Oprah Winfrey Show, the Food Network's "Best Of", the Discovery Channel's "Christopher Lowell Show", and CBS Evening News' "Travels with Harry".

In addition to print articles in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA TODAY magazine, articles about Lynn's Paradise Café have appeared in popular consumer magazines such as American Style, Bon Appetit, Condé Nast Traveler, Cooking Light, Esquire, Gourmet, House Beautiful, Southern Living, Travel & Leisure, Travel Holiday, and the in-flight publications of Comair, Continental, Delta, and Southwest airlines.

Within the hospitality industry, the Paradise has been featured in Midwest Foodservice News, Meetings & Conventions, Nation's Restaurant News, Restaurant Business, Restaurant Hospitality, Restaurants & Institutions, and Wine & Spirits.

References

*"Eat Your Way Across the USA" by Jane and Michael Stern, page 83-4.
*"Kentucky Curiosities" by Vince Staten, page 28-30
* [http://www.lynnsparadisecafe.com/calendar.html Official Site]
* [http://www.louisvillehotbytes.com/lynns.shtml Robin Garr's Louisville Restaurant Reviews]
* [http://www.roadtripamerica.com/eats/lynns.htm Roadtrip America]


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