On Tuesday, we went to see our dentist, Dr. Cutler. She is great. She works at Downtown Dentistry in Paris. The building is a former mortuary. It is a very warm space for a dentist's office. It felt clean but not clinical. I like that a lot. Upstairs from the office is a childcare center that is free to the employees of the dental office. I really appreciate that mothers can be close their children throughout the day. This kind of family-friendly atmosphere for employees makes me want to support any business. I hope in the future, this will be available to more people.
After the dentist, we walked down the street to Varner's. Varner's was recently featured in the Herald Leader. You can acces that story as well as their website here. It is an old pharmacy that opened over a century ago. It was recently renovated, but the charm and character of the building remain intact. The mahogany cabinets and shelves, complete with brass handles etched with the drawer's specific medicine, line the walls. Looking up and down the cafe, reading the drawer pulls, with contents ranging from ipecac to rock candy. The cafe was also littered with old toys and relics.
Darin had an astonishingly low score on the character test.
We ordered our food from a girl with an adorable Bourbon County accent. She kept asking us if we wanted rye bread and it took her 3 times before we could understand her. Darin and I split a roast beef and bleu cheese on rye and a reuben. The roast beef and bleu cheese was very pungent and unusual, but really good. The rueben was also good, but I have eaten a lot of reubens. After having one mind blowingly delicious reuben, every other rueben will always pale in comparison. It was delicious, though. We also ordered the house-made lemonade that was very refreshing.
On our way out to the patio, we checked out the bar. it had colorful tile work that caught my eye.
The patio was partially shaded and very relaxing. The chairs were very comfortable. As additional shade, they had strung up canvas hammocks. The hammocks swayed from side to side in the wind, casting moving rays of sunshine over the patio.
Between the sandwiches and the beautiful building, our lunch was fantastic. I highly recommend Varner's. The 20 minute drive there is worth it.
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