Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 4th, 2009 No Comments »
The holiday season is almost here, and restaurants and wineries are making plans.
■ To help you celebrate Thanksgiving, winemakers at Horseshoe Bend Vineyards in Willisburg recommend their Rose of Cabernet, Golden Sun and Red Jester Chambourcin for the holiday meal.
Horseshoe Bend will have tastings on Saturday and Nov. 21. The cost is $10 and includes [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 30th, 2009 No Comments »
Food Network star Bobby Flay will be in Lexington this weekend as the headliner for The Incredible Food Show.
The event is at Lexington Center and Rupp Arena on Saturday and Sunday. Flay’s shows will be at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $35 to $75.
General admission is $12 and includes culinary seminars featuring [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 25th, 2009 No Comments »
Looking for a new sushi place to hang out? Try Sushi Friend.
The sushi bar, 4101 Tates Creek Centre Drive, also serves teriyaki and tempura. Specials include sushi for $1.50 apiece.
Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday and Wednesday through Friday; 5:30 to 10 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday; and 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 28th, 2009 No Comments »
Here’s a great excuse to eat dessert this weekend.
Eight Lexington restaurants are participating in Dine United Week by committing to make a donation to United Way of the Bluegrass for every dessert they sell through Sunday.
The restaurants are Azur, 3070 Lakecrest Circle, Suite 550; Dudley’s, 380 South Mill Street; Giuseppe’s, 4456 Nicholasville Road; Jonathan at [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 30th, 2008 No Comments »
Lexington Philharmonic fans across the Bluegrass will be drinking to George Zack with a limited-edition Maker’s Mark bottle.
Zack, who is retiring after 37 years as music director and conductor of the Philharmonic, will be featured on the labels of bottles that will be available for dipping at a party at 6 p.m. Oct. 19 [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 29th, 2008 1 Comment »
Bob Perry, coordinator and consulting chef for Food Systems Initiative at the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, said the Kentucky Hamburger Alliance Project will provide consumers with locally-produced premium meat and Kentucky farmers with a solution to one of the problems of direct sales – finding a market for all parts of the animal.
UK [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 24th, 2008 No Comments »
Check Lu-Ann Farrar’s blog today to see what she has to say about the current usages of words such as organic, artisan and self-sustaining on food labels.
By the time the FDA gets around to telling us there’s an outbreak of salmonella or E.Coli, we’ve probably already eaten the product. When many of us buy [...]
