Garden & Gun, Ouita Michel and Woodford Reserve Mark Kentucky’s 225th Birthday By Richard Thomas If you are in the Bluegrass and ask around about local celebrity chefs, odds are pretty good that the first name to come up will be Ouita Michel, often referred to in these parts simply as “Chef Ouita.” Starting in… Continue reading Chef Ouita And Woodford Reserve Unite With Kentucky Birthday Cocktails
Tag: Food and Whiskey
Art Eatables Bourbon Chocolatier
By April Manning During a recent stay in Louisville, Kentucky I was sitting in my hotel room perusing a Downtown Louisville map and I came upon an enticing location promising bourbon chocolates from a bourbon-certified chocolatier. Needless to say I was intrigued and found myself on my way to this ideal chocolate shop. Established in… Continue reading Art Eatables Bourbon Chocolatier
Bacon And Bourbon Macaroni And Cheese Recipe
By Richard Thomas During my long stint in Portugal, I widened my cooking repertoire to fill all the things I craved and could not get locally. One of those items was macaroni and cheese, which I very quickly enhanced with extra items like onions, garlic, chives and/or bacon. Bringing up the bacon raised another possibility,… Continue reading Bacon And Bourbon Macaroni And Cheese Recipe
Roast Chicken Bourbon Maple Glaze Recipe
By Richard Thomas Last week I was dining at Lexington’s Middle Fork restaurant, an outstanding place located inside the renovated shell of the defunct James E. Pepper Distillery. I dined on their split half of a roast chicken with maple glaze, which was melt in your mouth wonderful. Of course, the next morning I began… Continue reading Roast Chicken Bourbon Maple Glaze Recipe
Scotch Whisky Venison Jerky Recipe
By Richard Thomas Having returned to My Old Kentucky Home, I have revived my passion for hiking and discovered the pleasures of a local nature preserve, Raven Run, as a part of that. On my drive to the park, there is posted a reminder that it is deer season and there is plenty of game… Continue reading Scotch Whisky Venison Jerky Recipe