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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…
