LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For just one week in October, over a dozen local restaurants will be serving up what has been a signature dish in Louisville for nearly 100 years.
Back for its third-ever year, Louisville Hot Brown Week will kick off on Monday, Oct. 21 and end Sunday, Oct. 27. The week is intended to encourage locals and visitors to indulge in Louisville's most famous dish.
For those unfamiliar with hot browns, it has been a signature dish in Louisville since 1926 when Chef Fred K. Schmidt at the historic Brown Hotel invented it.
A hot brown is a hot, open-faced sandwich made with Texas toast, thick-sliced turkey, cheesy Mornay sauce, crispy bacon and tomatoes, all baked until bubbling hot.
Participating restaurants will sell their take on a hot brown during the week for $10 to $12.
Some of the local restaurants participating in Louisville Hot Brown Week:
For an updated list of restaurants serving hot browns, click here.