Flavors of Kentucky

Long gone are the days when bottles of milk were delivered to your door before the rooster crowed. Now, the delivery of bottles of juice is 21st-century cool.
The Weekly Juicery, 436 Old Vine Street, is a juice bar where you may drink green lemonade or sweet beet punch with a friend, or subscribe to a weekly pickup or delivery of freshly pressed juice.
Kimmye Bohannon and her business partner, Elizabeth Beal, started selling weekly subscriptions of juice in October. “We started with five weekly juicers and grew to nearly 100 before December,” Bohannon said. They opened the retail juice bar May 23.
“When I ran the New York City Marathon in 2010, I went to a juice bar called Organic Avenue. I told my husband, this is fantastic. We have to do this. He said, you’re crazy,” Bohannon said. Later, while on a beach vacation in Florida, they visited For the Health of It juice bar. “We decided to do it,” she said.
Fresh vegetables and fruits are cold-pressed in the early morning and ready for delivery or pickup or in individual servings at the juice bar.
The juice bar is open 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday. The menu includes summer julep ­(watermelon, cold-pressed lemon juice, fresh mint, pure vanilla extract, pure stevia extract), sweet dream (banana, ­almond butter, almond milk, ­unsweetened organic cocoa, organic raw blue agave, cinnamon, pure stevia extract) and cool kale energy (organic kale, cucumber, organic beets, lemons, fresh ginger, pure stevia extract). Call (859) 368-8000.

Special events

■ Reed Valley Orchard, 239 Lail Lane in Paris, will have its annual Blueberry Jubilee and Pancake Day on Saturday. Fresh blueberry pancakes will be served until 1:30 p.m., and you may pick your own blueberries until 5:30 p.m. ­Entertainment will include line dancers and singer Lauren Mink. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call (859) 987-6480 or go to Reedvalleyorchard.com.
■ Wilson Nurseries, 3690 East-West Connector Road in Frankfort, will have its second annual Bluegrass ­Eggfest this weekend. On Friday, ­dinner at its Sage Garden Café will feature menu items prepared on the Big Green Egg grill. Live ­entertainment begins at 6:30 p.m. On Saturday, guest grillers will prepare barbecued dishes on the Big Green Egg. Call (502) 223-1488 or go to ­Wilsonnurseriesky.com.
■ WineStyles, 2535 Nicholasville Road, will pour two wines for tasting Friday and Saturday. Bel-Air peach bellini, a sparkling wine from ­California, and a fruity sangria from Spain will be available by the glass from the wine bar. Call (859) 278-9463 or go to ­Winestyles.net/lexington.
■ Alfalfa Restaurant, 141 East Main Street, will serve brunch on the Fourth of July from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. — after the Bluegrass 10,000 race and before the ­parade. The menu includes pancakes made with Black Diamond berries and tomato-basil omelets with Boone Creek Creamery’s tangy Welsh caerphilly cheese. On Saturday evenings during summer, all bottles of wine are $5 off. Call (859) 253-0014 or go to
Alfalfarestaurant.com.

Announcements

■ Josie’s, 821 Chevy Chase Place, now serves beer and wine to ­complement the shrimp and grits, fried chicken and pasta. Included are beers from Kentucky Ale and West Sixth Brewing Co. Beginning Monday, hours will be 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. Call (859) 523-8328 or go to Josieslex.com.
■ Natasha’s Bistro & Bar, 112 ­Esplanade, has a seafood special Friday and Saturday. Included is a sesame-crusted tuna fillet served with shaved fennel and orange slaw and topped with crisp leek straws. The farmers market brunch, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, features bacon from Hillside Farms, eggs from Emily’s in Scott County and “orange twist bliss” from The Weekly Juicery. Call (859) 259 2754.
■ Rossi’s Restaurant, 1060 Chinoe Road, offers a dinner special daily, and to go with the chef’s creation, a glass of chardonnay or cabernet is priced at $3. On Tuesdays, featured bottles of wines are half-price. Call (859) 335-8788 or go to Rossis-restaurant.com.
■ The summer menu at ­Casanova’s, 855 South Broadway, includes ­prosciutto and melon, veal peperonata and ­fettuccine di mare. Call (859) 309-3313 or go to Casanovaky.com.

Farmers market reports

■ Winchester/Clark County Farmers Market is open 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, in the parking lot of Bluegrass Heritage Museum, 217 South Main Street.
■ Bluegrass Farmers Market has ­berries and the Willow Oak location has added Thursday to its ­schedule. ­Locations and hours are: 3450 ­Richmond Road, in the Pedal the Planet and Fast Signs parking lot, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday; and 730 Millpond Road, in the parking lot of the Willow Oak Pool, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday. Go to Localharvest.org/blog/29529.

I will be signing copies of Flavors of Kentucky at the Horse Cave BookFest on Saturday. Two Bears and a Dog Books and The Bookstore Horse Cave will host the first annual Horse Cave BookFest from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST Saturday,  June 30.   The Horse Cave BookFest will be held in the historic downtown cultural district at 112 East Main Street.

More than 100 authors are scheduled to attend, signing copies of their latest books, along with exhibit booths of Kentucky publishers and various booksellers.  There will also be an outdoor exhibit of the Hart County Barn Quilts.

Alecia Whitaker, author of  The Queen of Kentucky, will sign copies of her book and also conduct an author reading and discussion.  Whitaker grew up on a small farm in Cynthiana.  She is an actress and writer and lives in New York with her husband and son.  Alecia has performed in the

New York City Fringe Festival and is a visiting creative writing teacher and ambassador for The Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts.

Also  attending will be national  author James Renner.  James’ first mystery The Man From Primrose Lane, just released in March, has already been named one of Publisher Weekly’s top 10 mysteries and thrillers of the season.  James is the author of two books of non-fiction, that will also be available at the BookFest.  His work has been featured in

Best American Crime Reporting and Best Creative Nonfiction.  James will also conduct a reading and discussion of his book.

Other Kentucky authors will be doing readings throughout the day, including everyone’s favorite, Dr. Lynwood Montell, who will be sharing tales from his favorite books.   Jim McGarrah,  author and a Kentucky Humanities Council Featured Speaker, will be conducting a session on the craft of writing and books.

Also while in Horse Cave, you can visit the  New Harmonies, Music on Main Street, a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Institute, now on display at the American Cave Museum. This is also the last weekend to experience the highly entertaining production of Cotton Patch Gospel at the Kentucky Repertory Theatre. Performances are at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Go to Twobearsandadogbooks.com or call  (270) 996-9292 ,or visit Horse Cave BookFest on Facebook to see a complete list of authors.

Edward Hogg has had several businesses at 464 Wilson Avenue in Versailles, including a car wash and a landscape business. Now he’s cooking barbecue.
At Smokin’ Hogg, “we do Texas-style barbecue in a Caribbean atmosphere,” Hogg said.
He grew up in Houston, and while attending Western Kentucky ­University spent a lot of time at Smokey Pig Bar-B-Q learning how to cook Western Kentucky-style barbecue. He has cooked barbecue “off and on for 30 years,” he said, and started catering about 10 years ago.
Hogg serves beef brisket, pulled pork, chicken, baby back ribs, spare ribs, hamburgers and hot dogs. He also makes Texas-style chili. Sides include baked beans and coleslaw, and he uses his mother’s recipe for potato salad.
Hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Call (859) 351-9701 or go to Smokinhogg.com.

Special events

■ The second Bluegrass Food Blast will be 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the vacant lot at Main and Vine streets. The event, sponsored by the Bluegrass Food Truck Association, features mobile food vendors. Go to Bluegrassfoodtrucks.org.
■ Special events at Jonathan at Gratz Park sell out quickly, so you’ll want to make reservations right away for this dinner. Bill Samuels Jr., chairman ­emeritus of Maker’s Mark Distillery, will be a guest at a six-course bourbon ­dinner at 7 p.m. July 12. The cost is $85. The restaurant, at 120 West ­Second Street, will not have regular dinner service that evening. Call (859) 252-4949.
■ The Lafayette senior living ­community, 690 Mason Headley Road, is having a chef cook-off Thursday. The Five Star Chef Showcase will feature chefs from four senior communities: Robert Gilbert, The Lafayette; Clifford Strong, Ashwood Place in Frankfort; Linda Meoak, The Forum at ­Knightsbridge in Columbus, Ohio; and Alan Booze, Meadowood in ­Bloomington, Ind. Judges will include Mayor Jim Gray; Alan ­Lamoureux, ­culinary director for Bluegrass ­Hospitality Group; John Foster, culinary chair at Sullivan University; and Patrick Jones, executive chef at Merrick Inn. Call (859) 278-9080.
■ The Salvation Army is ­partnering with restaurants to expand this ­summer’s LemonAiD campaign. ­Restaurants will donate a portion of lemonade and iced tea sales from June 29 to July 31 to the Salvation Army to be used for operating expenses for children living in the emergency shelter. Restaurateurs who would like to ­participate may call Bruce Manor at  (859) 252-7706, Ext. 117.
■ Fazoli’s and Feed the Children are teaming for the Fazoli’s Breadstick Tour to raise awareness and money for ­childhood hunger.
Volunteers from Feed the Children will hand out bread sticks and flyers in downtown areas, neighborhood parks and at local events in 15 cities. The goal is to encourage people to make ­donations to Feed the Children at a ­participating Fazoli’s ­restaurant. In return, Fazoli’s will give them a coupon for $5 off any family meal purchase.
You may follow the tour online at Facebook.com/fazolis. It will be in Lexington through Sunday. Scheduled stops include downtown, Cheapside Park, Shillito Park, Fayette Mall and the Southland Park pool.
■ Logan’s Roadhouse is having a Wing It Chickin’ Dance Contest on ­Facebook. Logan’s is asking ­customers to perform their best and most ­entertaining dance moves, ­choreographed to a version of The Chicken Dance. Five winners will receive free wings for an entire year. Go to On.fb.me/M1rtux.
■ Former football star Babe Parilli, author of Kentucky Babe, will sign ­copies of his book from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday at Casanova Italian Restaurant, 855 South Broadway. The book is $24.95; customers who buy the book will receive a $20 gift certificate to ­Casanova. Parilli is the cousin of ­Casanova owner Leo Capezzuto. Call (859) 309-3313 or go to Casanovaky.com.

Announcements

■ Martine’s Pastries is providing ­desserts for the menu at D’Italia, 128 East New Circle Road. Included are tiramisu, chocolate bombe cake, peanut butter pie and pistachio cake. Call (859) 244-8995 or go to Ditaliacuisine.com. Martine’s is at 1039 Industry Road. Call (859) 231-9110  or go to Martinespastries.com.
■ Natasha’s Bistro & Bar, 112 ­Esplanade, has installed two awnings that protect the front patio and the back Alley Bar. Patios are open whenever the restaurant is open. Farmers market brunch is served 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ­Saturday and Sunday. Call (859) 259-2754 or go to Beetnik.com.
■ Three Suns Bistro has a new ­summer menu that includes duck ­quesadilla with corn and black bean salsa; cypress chicken with olives, ­artichoke hearts, tomatoes and feta cheese; roasted salmon; and shrimp and mussels in a tomato basil broth. The bistro is at 298 East Brannon Road, in Brannon Crossing. Call (859) 245-0048.

Farmers market report

■ Corn is in at Bluegrass Farmers’ Market, 3450 Richmond Road, in the Pedal the Planet and Fast Signs parking lot. Hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. ­Saturday and 3 to 6 p.m. The Willow Oak ­­­ ­location is at 730 Millpond Road, in the parking lot for Willow Oak Pool. Hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Go to Localharvest.org/blog/29529.

Smoke is billowing at City Barbeque. The chain’s second Kentucky location is scheduled to open Friday at 3292 Richmond Road.
Since opening in 1999 in Columbus, Ohio, City Barbeque has received many awards including Best Barbeque in Columbus and Dayton, Ohio; Best Rib and Best Pulled Chicken in Cincinnati; and Best Tailgate Fare by Ohio Magazine.
The menu offers North Carolina-style pulled pork, beef brisket and pulled chicken. St. Louis-style ribs are slow smoked over aged hickory wood. Every Tuesday is Rib Bone Tuesday, when each rib bone is $1.15. Sides and desserts are prepared in house.
Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Go to Citybbq.com.

Openings

■ Double H BBQ is a new spot that’s open for lunch at 1244 Versailles Road, next to O’Reilly’s AutoParts. Owned by brothers Ernie and Bill Hanley, the restaurant serves hand-rubbed, hickory-smoked pulled pork, brisket, baby back ribs and tenderloin, prepared on site. Traditional hot and mild red sauces, as well as an Alabama-style white sauce, are available. Hours are 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; takeout and catering are available. Call (859) 523-4227.
■ A new pizza place, Extreme Pizza, is open at 2304 Sir Barton Way in Hamburg Place. The San Francisco-based chain is mostly on the West Coast. “This is the first of its kind to open in Kentucky,” said Lexington franchise owner Vince Swecker. “If you check out the menu you will notice that there are many styles of pizzas, subs, wings and salads available that are not often seen at other pizza restaurants. We offer a wheat crust and a gluten-free crust.” Go to Extremepizza.com. Call (859) 543-0000.

Father’s Day dining

■ Casanova Italian Restaurant, 855 South Broadway, is accepting reservations for Father’s Day. Specials include gnocchi with mozzarella, osso buco, and eggplant Siciliana. Call (859) 309-3313 or go to Casanovaky.com.
■ Holly Hill Inn, 426 North Winter Street in Midway, will serve a special Father’s Day menu on Sunday. Entrees include prime rib. The cost is $25, and a children’s menu is available. Call (859) 846-4732 or go to Hollyhillinn.com.
■ The Lafayette High School football team is celebrating Father’s Day with a waffle breakfast on Saturday. The breakfast, from 8 to 10 a.m. will be at O’Charley’s Restaurant on Nicholasville Road, at Zandale Shopping Center. Cost is $5.
■ Azur Restaurant & Patio, 3070 Lakecrest Circle, will serve a special brunch menu from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, and dinner service begins at 5 p.m. The menu includes steak and eggs, grilled lamb chops, and wild mushroom omelet. Call (859) 296-1007 or go to Azurrestaurant.com.
■ In celebration of “Día de los Padres” (Father’s Day) Abuelo’s Mexican Restaurant at Fayette Mall, 3395 Nicholasville Road,  is giving dads who dine in the restaurant on Sunday, June 17 a special Father’s Day card that includes an offer for a complimentary chile con queso appetizer. Call (859) 971-0922.
■ Saul Good Restaurant & Pub will serve a special Father’s Day menu through Sunday. Included are Black Angus rib eye steak, Cajun chicken pasta, center cut pork chop, and prime sirloin steak. Locations are 1808 Alysheba Way, (859) 317-9200,and 3801 Mall Road, (859) 273-4663. Go go Saulgoodpub.com.

Special events

■ Wild Thyme Cooking School, 1060 Chinoe Road, is having a bake sale from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday. At the cooking school camp, My Lemon “Aide” Stand, children learned baking techniques and baked a variety of items that will be sold at a bake sale. The money will benefit West Liberty Elementary that was damaged by a tornado earlier this year. Call (859) 523-2665 or go to Wildthymecooking.com.
■ The menu for Greek Dinner Night on Friday features the Ionian region of Greece, and wines from Acres of Land will be served. Dinner will be at the Greek Orthodox Church, 920 Tates Creek Road, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Chef Chris Eliopoulos will prepare chicken in orange glaze, tilapia in spinach, and pork loin. A la carte items are available. Go to Greekdinner.com.
■ The Kentucky Historical Society will host “Food for Thought: The Shakers and the Civil War,” at noon Wednesday, at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in downtown Frankfort. Tickets are $18 for KHS members and $25 for other patrons. Contact Julia Curry at (502) 564-1792, Ext. 4414 or Julia.curry@ky.gov. Go to History.ky.gov. Reservations deadline is Friday.
■ Family Night is back at Holly Hill Inn, 426 North Winter Street in Midway. On Friday nights, while parents relax with a multi-course dinner and grownup conversation, the staff will make sure the children have a great time with games, crafts and their own menu. Four-course dinner menu is $40 per person. Reservations are available at 6 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. Children’s dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. and supervised child care is provided from 6 to 8 p.m. Cost is $10 per family up to three children, which includes meal and activities, $5 for each additional child. Call (859) 846-4732.

Announcements

■ The Courtyard Deli, 113 Cheapside,  now is open on Thursday nights for Thursday Night Live, and for dinner on Friday starting at 6 p.m. Saturday begins with a Farmers Market lunch at 10:30 a.m., continuing into Saturday evening hours. Call (859) 252-3354.
■ Natasha’s Bistro, 112 Esplanade, has installed two new awnings that protect the front patio and the back Alley Bar. Patios are open whenever the restaurant is open. Farmers market brunch is served from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Call (859) 259-2754 or go to Beetnik.com.
■ Three Suns Bistro has a new summer menu that includes duck quesadilla with corn and black bean salsa; cypress chicken with olives, artichoke hearts, tomatoes, and feta cheese; roasted salmon; and shrimp and mussels in a tomato basil broth. The bistro is at 298 East Brannon Road, in Brannon Crossing. Call (859) 245-0048.

Farmers market report

■ Bluegrass Farmers Market’s Willow Oak location now is open  at 730 Millpond Road, in the parking lot of the Willow Oak pool. Hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The original location on Richmond Road in the parking lot of Pedal the Planet and Fast Signs is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday. This location will have fresh corn on Saturday. Go to Localharvest.org/blog/29529.
■ Midway Farmers Market now is open in downtown Midway in Darlin’ Jean’s parking lot. Hours are 3 to 6 p.m. Monday.
■ Ted’s Farm Fresh Produce has a vegetable stand in the parking lot of Sarah’s Corner Café, 4300 Winchester Road, at Cleveland Road. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
■ Woodford County Farmers Market is open from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday at Courthouse Square in downtown Versailles, and 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Presbyterian Church parking lot.