BEST OF LOUISVILLE in LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE --------------------------- Readers' Choice Awards 2006 --------------------------- TV Morning Host: 1st Barry Bernson (WDRB) 2nd Carrie Weil (WAVE) 3rd Candyce Clifft (WDRB) 4th Joe Arnold (WHAS) Local Chef: 1st Joe Castro 2nd Anoosh Shariat 3rd(tie) Kathy Cary 3rd(tie) Jim Gerhardt 5th Dean Corbett Breakfast: 1st Lynn's Paradise Cafe 2nd North End Cafe 3rd Cracker Barrel 4th Sweet 'n Savory Cafe Fish Sandwich: 1st Stan's Fish Sandwich 2nd (tie) Moby Dick 2nd (tie) Fishery 4th Cunningham's 5th Mike Linnig's Sushi: 1st Sapporo 2nd Sakura Blue 3rd Shogun 4th Maido 5th Fuji Tasting Menu: 1st La Bodega 2nd Oakroom 3rd (tie) Asiatique 3rd (tie) Le Relais 4th Limestone Appetizers: 1st Bristol Bar & Grille 2nd Seviche 3rd Asiatique 4th Avalon 5th Uptown Cafe Bar Food: 1st Molly Malone's 2nd Jack's 3rd Cumberland Brews 4th Baxter Station 5th (tie) Cahoots 5th (tie) Dundee Tavern Day Spa: 1st Z Salon 2nd Foxhollow 3rd Light Touch 4th Joseph's Women's Clothing Boutique: 1st Clodhoppers 2nd She 3rd Circe 4th Dot Fox 5th Karen Of Course Pies: 1st Homemade Ice Cream & Pie Kitchen 2nd Thornberry Pie Shop 3rd Cheesecake Factory 4th (tie) Cheddar Box 4th (tie) Sweet Surrender Carry-Out Food: 1st Outback Steakhouse 2nd (tie) Cheddar Box 2nd (tie) August Moon 4th (tie) La Peche 4th (tie) Stevens & Stevens Cocktails: 1st Maker's Mark Lounge 2nd Jack Fry's 3rd Brown Hotel Lobby Bar 4th (tie) Avalon 4th (tie) Red Lounge Ice Cream: 1st Graeter's 2nd Homemade Ice Cream & Pie Kitchen 3rd Cold Stone Creamery 4th Baskin-Robbins 5th Polly's Freeze Business Lunch: 1st Bristol Bar & Grille 2nd Jack Fry's 3rd Vincenzo's 4th KT's 5th Azalea Restaurant Decor: 1st Proof on Main 2nd Lynn's Paradise Cafe 3rd Napa River Grill 4th Vincenzo's 5th Buck's Middle Eastern Restaurant: 1st Saffron's 2nd Grape Leaf 3rd Ramsi's 4th Pita Delites Favorite Restaurant: 1st Jack Fry's 2nd (tie) Vincenzo's 2nd (tie) Seviche 4th Lilly's 5th Morton's Cosmetic Surgeon: 1st Dr. Gerald Verdi 2nd Dr. Marc Salzman 3rd Dr. Bradley Calobrace 4th Dr. Gerald O'Daniel 5th Dr. Julene Samuels Men's Casual Clothing: 1st Dillard's 2nd Rodes 3rd (tie) Gap 3rd (tie) Macy's 5th Quest Outdoors Children's Clothing: 1st Animal Crackers 2nd GapKids 3rd jb and me 4th The Nest 5th Target Bookstore: 1st Carmichael's 2nd Borders 3rd Barnes & Noble 4th Books-A-Million 5th Destinations Gift Store: 1st Edenside Gallery 2nd (tie) Celebrations 2nd (tie) A Taste of Kentucky 4th Etcetera 5th Dolfinger's Interior Design Shop: 1st Bittners 2nd Dwellings 3rd Tassels 4th (tie) Interior Motives 4th (tie) Hubbuch & Co. Wine Shop: 1st Old Town 2nd Gemelli 3rd Top Hat 4th Wine Rack 5th World Market Gallery Hop Stop: 1st Red Tree 2nd Glassworks 3rd Zephyr Gallery 4th (tie) Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft 4th (tie) Scout New Restaurant: 1st Seviche 2nd Proof on Main 3rd Primo 4th Cheesecake Factory 5th P.F. Chang's Health Food Store: 1st Whole Foods Market 2nd Rainbow Blossom 3rd Wild Oats 4th Amazing Grace Yoga Classes: 1st Yoga East 2nd Baptist East/Milestone 3rd (tie) Infinite Bliss 3rd (tie) YMCA 5th Full Moon Local Website: 1st courier-journal.com 2nd louisvillemojo.com 3rd louisville.com 4th (tie) wave3.com 4th (tie) whas11.com Place to Bowl: 1st Lucky Strike Lanes 2nd Ten Pin Lanes 3rd King Pin Lanes 4th Rose Bowl 5th Executive Bowl "Girls' Night Out" Bar: 1st Azalea 2nd Maker's Mark Lounge 3rd O'Malley's 4th Sully's 5th (tie) Howl at the Moon 5th (tie) Phoenix Hill Building (Architecture): 1st Humana Building 2nd Aegon 3rd Muhammad Ali Center 4th Preston Pointe 5th 21C Museum Hotel Workout Facilities: 1st Baptist East/Milestone 2nd YMCA 3rd Louisville Athletic Club 4th Gold's Gym 5th Curves Live Music: 1st Headliners 2nd Palace 3rd Fourth Street Live 4th (tie) Stevie Ray's 4th (tie) Jazz Factory Male Athlete: 1st Taquan Dean (U of L) 2nd Michael Bush (U of L) 3rd Brian Brohm (U of L) 4th Pat Day (tie) 4th Rajon Rondo (UK) (tie) Female Athlete: 1st Jazz Covington (U of L) 2nd Tori Murden-McClure 3rd Rachel Komisarz 4th Jessica Javelet (U of L) 5th Sue Jacobi Radio DJ: 1st Laura Shine (WFPK) 2nd Lambert & Lindsey (WXMA) 3rd Peter B. (WDJX) 4th Bobby Jack (WAMZ) Local Author: 1st Sue Grafton 2nd Bob Hill 3rd Liz Curtis Higgs 4th Sena Naslund 5th Wendell Berry Male TV Personality: 1st Barry Bernson (WDRB) 2nd Scott Reynolds (WAVE) 3rd Gary Roedemeier (WHAS) 4th Doug Proffitt (WHAS) 5th John Belski (WAVE) Female TV Personality: 1st Dawne Gee (WAVE) 2nd Jackie Hayes (WAVE) 3rd Jean West (WHAS) 4th Rachel Platt (WHAS) 5th Melissa Swan (WHAS) TV Weathercaster: 1st John Belski (WAVE) 2nd Ken Schulz (WHAS) 3rd Tom Wills (WAVE) 4th Jay Cardosi (WLKY) 5th Marc Weinberg (WDRB) TV Sports Anchor: 1st Fred Cowgill (WLKY) 2nd Bob Domine (WAVE) 3rd Gary Montgomery (WDRB) 4th Kent Taylor (WAVE) 5th Kyle Draper (WHAS) --------------------------- Readers' Choice Awards 2007 --------------------------- {{ Dining/Food }} Bakery 1 Plehn's 2 Heitzman 3 Blue Dog 4 Homemade Ice Cream & Pie 5 Nord's Barbecue 1 Mark's Feed Store 2 Bootleg 3 Famous Dave's 4 Jucy's Smokehouse 5 Vince Staten's Brunch 1 Bristol 2 Lynn's Paradise Cafe 3 North End 4 Toast 5 Blue Dog Coffee Shop 1 Heine Brothers' 2 Starbucks 3 Java Brewing Co. 4 HighlandCoffee 5 Day's Coffee Riverfront Restaurant 1 Captain's Quarters 2 Tumbleweed 3 Rocky's Italian Grill 4 Buckhead 5 Kingfish Family Restaurant 1 Lynn's Paradise Cafe 2 Austin's 3 Cheddar's 4 Golden Corral 5 KT's Restaurant to Take Out-of-town Guests 1 Lynn's Paradise Cafe 2 Jack Fry's 3 Proof on Main 4 Vincenzo's 5 Lilly's Italian Restaurant 1 Vincenzo's 2 Porcini 3 Volare 4 Ferd Grisanti 5 Rocky's Italian Grill Pizza 1 Wick's 2 Tony Boombozz 3 Papa John's 4 Bearno's 5 Za's New Restaurant (since 2006) 1 Proof on Main 2 Jeff Ruby's 3 Shiraz 4 Mimi's Cafe 5 Nios Steak Restaurant 1 Pat's Steak House 2 Ruth's Chris 3 Morton's 4 Outback 5 Del Frisco's Restaurant for Healthy Food 1 ZenGarden 2 Shiraz 3 Panera Bread 4 Whole Foods 5 Grape Leaf Take-Out Salad Bar 1 Kroger 2 Whole Foods 3 Doll's Market 4 Wild Oats 5 Rainbow Blossom {{ People }} TV Anchor/Male 1 Scott Reynolds/WAVE 2 Gary Roedemeier/WHAS 3 Rick Van Hoose/WLKY 4 Barry Bernson/WDRB 5 Don Schroeder/WDRB TV Anchor/Female 1 Jackie Hays/WAVE 2 Dawne Gee/WAVE 3 Vicki Dortch/WLKY 4 Jean West/WHAS 5 Candyce Clifft/WDRB TV Investigative Reporter 1 Charla Young/WAVE 2 Mark Hebert/WHAS 3 Connie Leonard/WAVE 4 Doug Proffitt/WHAS 5 Steve Burgin/WLKY TV Sports Reporter 1 Fred Cowgill/WLKY 2 Bob Domine/WAVE 3 Kent Taylor/WAVE 4 Kyle Draper/WHAS 5 Gary Montgomery/WDRB TV Weathercaster 1 John Belski/WAVE 2 Tom Wills/WAVE 3 Ken Schulz/WHAS 4 Jay Cardosi/WLKY 5 Kevin Harned/WAVE TV Morning Host 1 Barry Bernson/WDRB 2 Carrie Weil/WAVE 3 Candyce Clifft/WDRB 4 Renee Murphy/WHAS 5 Paul Moses/WLKY Local Male Athlete 1 Brian Brohm 2 Michael Bush 3 Edgar Sosa 4 David Padgett 5 Terrence Williams Local Female Athlete 1 Angel McCoughtry 2 Tori Murden-McClure 3 Jazz Covington 4 Crystal Kelly Local Woman You'd Most Like to Meet 1 Anne Northup 2 Diane Sawyer 3 Heather French Henry 4 Jackie Hays 5 Laura Lee Brown Local Man You'd Most Like to Meet 1 Rick Pitino 2 Muhammad Ali 3 Jerry Abramson 4 John Yarmuth 5 Denny Crum {{ Shopping/Stores }} Bicycle Store 1 Scheller's Fitness & Cycling 2 ClarksvilleSchwinn 3 Bicycle Sport 4 St. Matthews Schwinn 5 Bardstown Road Bicycles Bookstore 1 Carmichael's 2 Borders 3 Barnes & Noble 4 Books-a-Million 5 Half Price Books Department Store 1 Macy's 2 Von Maur 3 Dillard's 4 Kohl's 5 Target Dry Cleaner 1 HighlandCleaners 2 Nu Yale 3 Sam Meyers 4 Parrot Cleaners 5 Thoroughbred Cleaners Place to Buy Outdoor Wear 1 Quest Outdoors 2 Dick's Sporting Goods 3 Bass Pro Shops 4 Parallel 38 5 Target Music/CD Store 1 ear X-tacy 2 FYE 3 Best Buy 4 CircuitCity 5 Coconuts Movie Complex 1 Baxter Avenue Theatres 2 Tinseltown 3 Stony Brook 4 Great Escape 5 PrestonShowcase Place to Buy Women's Shoes 1 Dillard's 2 Von Maur 3 Off Broadway 4 Macy's 5 Knott's Shoes Place to Buy an Evening Gown 1 Von Maur 2 Macy's 3 Dillard's 4 She 5 Glasscock Women's Clothing Boutique 1 She 2 Clodhoppers 3 Blink 4 Karen of Course 5 Dot Fox Place for a Shopping Spree 1 The Summit 2 Mall St. Matthews 3 Oxmoor Mall 4 Von Maur 5 Clodhoppers {{ Miscellaneous }} Girls' Night Out Place 1 Azalea 2 4th Street Live! 3 Avalon 4 Molly Malone's 5 L&N Wine Bar Guys' Night Out Place 1 Buffalo Wild Wings 2 4th Street Live! 3 Hooters 4 PT's 5 Jeff Ruby's Place to Go on a First Date 1 Jack Fry's 2 Le Relais 3 4th Street Live! 4 Tinseltown 5 Bristol TV News Station 1 WAVE-3 2 WHAS-11 3 WKLY-32 4 FOX-41 5 KET Local Morning Drive Radio Show 1 WHAS 840 2 WFPL 89.3 3 THE MAX 102.3 4 WFPK 91.9 5 WDJX 99.7