Proof on Main

Is the inspiration a Lakota sweat lodge? Maybe a blanket-and-pillow fort?

The Humana Festival of New American Plays hosted by Actors Theatre of Louisville has given birth to several Pulitzer Prize winners and launched the early careers of talents such as Tony Award–winning playwright Marsha Norman and Oscar winner Kathy Bates.

After stints at Louisville’s Milkwood and Proof on Main, former Bluebeard chef John Adams is back cooking for the hometown crowd.

An approachable but definitely high-aiming lunch menu currently features several playful starters and a short list of “mains,” including a burger seared on a plancha grill and a grilled cheese with three types of fromage and a mushroom jam.

The glazed tofu and jicama slaw sandwich on crusty baguette—a fine vegetarian approximation of the banh mi—from Duos Kitchen (2960 N. Meridian St., 317-508-8614). Recommended side: the spicy collared greens.