Mention beets to a certain generation and you might get a knowing look of longing. A newer generation might stare quizzically at you, confused as…
It happens every winter, without fail. Kentucky January magically becomes Kentucky April with temperatures in the 60’s, high winds, and plenty of…
Make no mistake about it, we are in the deep freeze, the darkest part of winter. There are no holiday parties and…
Change, which seems to happen overnight in my industry, is still one of the least anticipated concepts that we deal with every…
7 degrees. Let’s think on that for a moment. What could I possibly fix for dinner that would wipe away…
Time is literally slipping away as I write my last column of 2017. So many things to write about either…
If you’re like most people around this time of year, food, in all forms is first and foremost in your mind. Either it’s a part of…
It probably started long before Ebenezer Scrooge sent the boy around to “the poulterer’s” to fetch the big tom in the window at the end…
We’ve come to that time of year when people start planning and hopefully executing their holiday parties. Magazines, television shows…
The restaurant industry has always been an amusement park attraction, for as long as I’ve called Lexington my home. Part…
By this time, you’ve probably read a half a dozen articles on how to present the perfect Thanksgiving dinner. You’ve watched countless shows on the best pumpkin pie, or the…
Holiday meals always present the most obvious challenges to cooks. Pre-planning, prep lists that stretch over two or three days….
Inevitably, sometime in October I will be pressed to write about pumpkins. I will talk about their history, the origins,…
I’ve got the sniffles and a nagging cough. Not sure if it’s allergies or I’ve finally succumbed to a common…
Mention the word pasta to someone and they may shrug their shoulders slightly. Yeah, they like it all right but…
When fall rolls around every year, we anticipate that after the kids are back to school and the days start…
The fall season in Kentucky can become a series of culinary acrobatics, twists and turns that jolt us out of…
I have a September birthday, middle of the month in fact. I feel a bit lucky every time it rolls…
I just spent an evening smoking trays of banana peppers to put away for another menu change, and in doing…
Last week’s column talked about the forgotten vegetables at the market, and in the midst of all the discussion about…
Let’s call them the forgotten produce of the summer. The eggplants and kohlrabi, radishes and kale. Coveted by a few,…
Summer solstice is long gone. Corn that’s knee high by the Fourth of July? Already past. Christmas is coming the…
