9 businesses receive KDA Buy Local lifetime award Published 5:00 pm Tuesday, September 3, 2024 Kentucky Department of Agriculture photo Nine businesses have received the lifetime award for their commitment to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s (KDA) Buy Local program, according to Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell. Buy Local is an incentive program rewarding restaurants and other food service participants for enhancing their menus with locally sourced Kentucky Proud® ingredients. Introduced in 2006 as Restaurant Rewards, the program was rebranded as Buy Local in May 2017 with a goal to facilitate greater utilization of farmers’ bounty, while making it…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A new food truck has made its way from Maine to Louisville. The company is nationally known and was featured on ABC’s Shark Tank. The truck serves fresh Maine lobster rolls, tacos, quesadillas, grilled cheese, lobster tails and more. Cousin’s Maine Lobster has about 75 food trucks across the country. “It means the world to us to open a food truck in Louisville. We know this is a fun party city with food and sports and happy people. So why not be here? We’re super excited,” founder Sabin Lomac said. The food truck will be set up…

IRON RIVER, Mich. (WLUC) – Kentucky Fried Chicken has reopened along US-2 in Iron River.A line stretched from the entrance to the back of the newly remodeled Kentucky Fried Chicken this morning. People from across Iron County came early for the first chance to get food from the fast-food restaurant.Iron River Resident Bonnie Baldwin says she’s excited to see KFC’s return.“Oh, heck, I’m going to get a little bit of everything,” Baldwin said. “Probably a bucket of chicken and a chicken bowl, and a potpie for my husband. We welcome the new owners, we’re happy they’re back and we wish…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 6, 2024) — A collaborative project between the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE), Black Soil KY and Need More Acres Farm has resulted in an agriculture and food systems curriculum for young Kentuckians. The Food, Farming and Community curriculum is an interactive, story-based learning tool that explores local food systems and agriculture career paths for Kentucky youth. Its goal is to encourage students to participate in agriculture and promote food literacy. Nicole Breazeale, associate professor in the Department of Community and Leadership Development at Martin-Gatton CAFE, serves as the principal investigator for the…

The beginning of the end, for me, was when a man laughed at my order in an Old Louisville dive bar of, wait for it, Wild Turkey 101 with ginger.  “You’re drinking that?” he asked, his incredulity making it clear this man does not know his bourbon — or how to order at dive bars; you get a liquor and a mixer, dude. Ready for a fight (this wasn’t my first pour of the evening), I fixed my gaze on his sneering face. “If it’s good enough for Jimmy Russell, it’s good enough for me,” I replied.  click to enlarge…

There are still plenty of restaurants in Kentucky that Food Network’s Guy Fieri has yet to visit. It’s not like he’s ignored the Bluegrass State–that’s hardly the case–but we have so many great eateries here that he needs to return.Guy Fieri Has a Restaurant in Downtown LouisvilleAnd I’m sure he will but maybe in an official/unofficial capacity. In other words, since he has a restaurant in downtown Louisville, he might be back in the Commonwealth on official RESTAURANT business while leaving the cameras at home.Louisville has become quite the destination for foodies; the NuLu area is flush with taste-tempting options,…

During the past several years, Tyson Foods has closed some of its older and less efficient plants. Executives with the company indicated during the Barclays Global Consumer Conference on September 5 that no new plant closures are on the horizon, and the company’s aim is to make sure it’s current network of plants is working at optimum efficiency to produce the protein products desired by consumers.“We really like our asset base,” said Brady Stewart, chief supply chain officer and president of Tyson’s beef and pork segments. “We really like our path forward with our current asset base.”Recent plant closuresTyson Foods’…

DAYTON, Ky. — Jenny Poe, the pantry manager at Cornerstone Christian Church in northern Kentucky, works tirelessly to ensure families receive the support they need, but recent shortages are making it harder to provide balanced meals for those in need. What You Need To Know Cornerstone Christian Church’s food pantry is struggling to provide resources to families in need According to Feeding America, more than 700,000 Kentuckians face some form of food insecurity The pantry relies on donations from the community and local organizations   “We get up at 5 a.m., get supplies, and start packing the bags for families…

DAYTON, Ky. (WXIX) – The food pantry at Cornerstone Christian Church is running low. Jennifer Poe, who runs the pantry, said the pantry walls are usually stacked five-foot across with food – now it’s down to two feet. She said this puts their ability to feed families at risk because they don’t have the food. “Right now we can only offer cereal, spaghetti, spaghetti sauce and canned corn,” Poe said. The pantry serves up to 50 families a week. She said it needs more monetary donations due to the number of families it serves. “We only get about $50 to…

2024 America’s Best Bourbon Bars: BOURBON COUNTRY REGION. Kentucky is The Bourbon State as it has the Bourbon Bar prowess to match its mighty distilling chops. Here’s your insider’s look at the best watering holes in the Commonwealth including one of the country’s oldest bourbon bars, the Old Talbott Tavern & Inn in Bardstown (it’s said to be haunted – make a special trip for spooky season). Just a few highlights from Northern Kentucky’s The B-Line® district – check out Smoke Justis who specializes in smoked meats with a massive 400+ Bourbon collection. Goodfellas Mainstrasse has you covered with mouth watering Brooklyn style pizza on the 1st floor and a…