Hot Box Eatery

Ever needed a place where you can get lunch on the go?

If you haven't stumbled across this store front located on the corner of 5th and Market... yet ... then you're truly missing out.  

Personally, I wish I would have walked myself inside of their doors sooner than I did. The 'Hot Box Eatery' has been around for more than a year. Although its' owners are no strangers to the food business.

The Kroon family have had prior restaurants in town such as Adriaan's Around the Table on Beckley Station Road and Adriaan's at Limestone Bay, a private club in Prospect. 

The 'Hot Box Eatery' is only open during lunch hours 11am until 2pm, Monday through Friday .  

This is a place that service a variety of food from Mexican, Italian, Indonesian, Mediterranean, Greek, Lebanese, French all the way to 'American'. 

They serve soups, salads, pastas and sandwiches. Monday, Wednesday and Friday's are the Chef's Special days. As for Tuesday it is designated for Indonesian Chicken Peanut Satay and Thursday is known for Mediterranean Pasta day.  

My food was paid for and prepared in roughly 10 minutes. Everything on the Hot Box Eatery menu ranges from 7 to 9 dollars.

I purchased the Sangria Salad. The salad consist of romaine lettuce, chicken breast, bacon, fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, strawberries and mozzerella cheese served with raspberry dressing and garlic toast.

The sales price was $8.50 before tax, afterwards it came up to $9.01.  

I was torn between this and getting the Philly Cheesesteak hoagie with roasted potatoes. Next time I visit this casual dining place I will be sure to try a hot meal instead.  

The staff is very friendly and they even know some of their customers by name. I maybe one of those frequent customers, hopefully my visit back will be a lot sooner rather than later! 😊 

Love for the Culture🌍

I believe everyone should be "cultured" within some way knowing about others and their way of life!

The WorldFest is a festival that takes place in downtown Louisville at the Belvedere every first weekend in September. This year marks 15 years of diversity! Over the years Louisville has over 100 languages spoken in public schools and 35 percent of the city’s population growth comes from international residents from over 150 different countries throughout the world.

The festival scheduled from Friday, September 1 until Monday, September 4; the first day of the festival was a complete wash out. Thanks to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey the activities for Friday's opening day were all cancelled.

If you're a food lover like myself than you would have a hard time deciding what to eat as well. There are different food vendors such as Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Ethiopian, American, Caribbean, Cambodian, Greek, Mediterranean, Vietnamese, French and Italian options to eat from.

While at the festival I was able to sample various drinks and food I personally am not a fan of tea. However this black owned business, tea manufactured in Kentucky gave me a change of taste buds. Paradise Island Tea, gave out small cup samples of their tea. I first tried their apple peach tea followed by their passion ginger flavored tea. I definitely was not a fan of the ginger but the apple peach made me forget I was even drinking tea... that flavor was delicious reminded me more so of juice.

Black Eyed Peas? Gross! (of course you may think differently) Have you ever had mashed black eyed peas fried? Surprisingly I have... and it was actually good! It seemed more so like I was eating a hush puppy or a piece of cornbread.

It's called Àkàrà also known as bean cakes or fritters. It is a West African and street food.

I passed away some time by walking around eating some amazing gelato as I observed all the food vendors and what they have to offer.

I stumbled across a food vendor called Taj Palace, an Indian based restaurant located on Goose Creek. My first time having Indian food wasn't bad at all. I got the Chicken Chili and Vegetarian Samosa. The chili had sweet and sour masala sauce,

however due to the peppers it made it spicy more than sweet. As for the Samosa those were fried 'triangular patties' with peas and potatoes cooked with spices. I was not able to finish it all... thankfully the vendor had to-go boxes.

Amongst all the food there were many vendors selling merchandise. There are many different tables filled with jewelry, in-scents, oils, african soap and toys as handmade clothing hung on racks along with purses to match. Also, there are tables for those promoting their business and organization. I found a school that I am interested in checking out to further my fluency in french.

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So we have the food and shopping aspect covered but you can't forget about the music... and amazing people all out having a great time. Playing, dancing, swimming, and watch others enjoy themselves.

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Before leaving the festival I had to go back for some more amazing gelato because who knows when the next I'll be able to make it out Prospect, KY! A great time indeed it was definitely looking forward to next year.

Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival

Summer time is the greatest time of the year! Mainly all thanks to the wonderful festivals that take place.

If you know me you know I absolutely love attending festivals and this year was my first time attending the Blues, Brews and BBQ Festival. The event located at the Waterfront Tower only last two days.

I had a hard time deciding what I wanted to eat, of course.

Eventually I stumbled across a vendor called 'Chicken Littles Vittles', there I got a smoked chicken salad sandwich which was pretty good and reasonable if only I had some chips to make it like a combo.

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Looking forward to attending the event again!