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Ky. MAGAts: You’ve crippled the bourbon industry
This YouTube video describes the collapse of whiskey in the Bluegrass state (although the reference to Jack Daniels is wrong, because that’s Tennessee whiskey): Anyone who voted for the senile incontinent Orange TACO is responsible for the destruction of one of the state’s biggest exports. Hope you’re happy about that.
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Restaurants have to swallow changes in Oaks time
A couple of days ago, we noted that Churchill Downs is changing the start time of the Kentucky Oaks to prime time to appease the network execs at NBC. We also noted that this won’t be good for some Louisville businesses. As Louisville Business First puts it: Derby weekend won’t be the same next year,…
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Mice sure love local Krogers
Do Louisville area Krogers have a great cheese selection? Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness officials said they found evidence of a mouse infestation at Kroger’s Holiday Manor Shopping Center location June 18, just days after two other stores were found to have evidence of mice or mice droppings. The findings were shared with reporters during a…
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Here’s a supermarket to avoid
Ewww! City officials say a Kroger in Germantown has passed inspection after taking the necessary steps to eliminate the source of a mouse infestation that closed the store all day June 15. The Kroger, located at 1265 Goss Ave., reopened June 16 after an early-morning inspection from the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness. Shelves…
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Kentucky chefs miss out on award and coverage
The James Beard Awards were announced last night in Chicago. Two Kentucky chefs were in the running for Best Chef: Southeast. The winner announced last night, however, was Jake Howell of Peninsula in Nashville. The CJ, of course, was late to recognize this and published a story yesterday, essentially not giving the Kentuckians a chance…
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Fine dining in the Ville
Looking for a fancy place to eat in Louisville? Well, here’s one of the best restaurants in the country. From the CJ: When considering lucky numbers, 610 doesn’t usually come out on top. You could count this time as different. Opinionated About Dining, a well-known dining resource and the only survey “that factors experience into…
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Let them eat cake? Don’t let them eat at all!
The Herald Leader has a story with this headline: One in five Kentucky kids faces hunger. Congress should not make that worse. A complaint about the headline will follow soon, but the top of the opinion piece by Melissa McDonald, Executive Director of Feeding Kentucky, says: In Kentucky more than 753,000 residents, or one-in-six, face…
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Fast food history: Harland Sanders
A lot of what the world knows about Kentucky is tied to this guy. Here’s a quick history from Forbes magazine: KFC’s roots trace back 90 years when Harland Sanders, who operated a service station in Corbin, Kentucky, started cooking for hungry travelers who stopped in for gas. In 1936, Kentucky Governor Ruby Laffoon made…
