Kentucky

Some restaurants announce themselves with flashy billboards. This one parks a fishing boat out front and lets the…

By Mason Whitaker · Oct 7

When the leaves start turning in Kentucky, a lot of us start thinking about one thing: pie. Fried…

By Mason Whitaker · Oct 7

Some meals are worth planning a whole day around, and a good Kentucky buffet is one of them.…

By Mason Whitaker · Oct 6

Most ice cream has no idea where it came from. The scoop in your cup usually traveled through…

By Mason Whitaker · Oct 6

Some people set an alarm for work. Others set one for doughnuts, and in Louisville, that second group…

By Mason Whitaker · Oct 6

Some of the best tacos in Kentucky are served at counters in strip malls, grocery stores, and small…

By Mason Whitaker · Oct 5

Kentucky once had hundreds of covered bridges, and today only a small handful remain. Some still let you…

By Mason Whitaker · Oct 5

Some of the busiest tables in Frankfort sit along a quiet country road, right across from a creek…

By Mason Whitaker · Oct 4

Some breakfast places are a quick stop on the way to somewhere else. Others become the reason people…

By Mason Whitaker · Oct 4

Some places in Louisville have been feeding families since before most grandparents were born, and one of them…

By Mason Whitaker · Oct 3

A great smash burger is simple: a ball of beef, a hot flat-top, and a firm press that…

By Mason Whitaker · Oct 3

A tiny downtown in central Kentucky has quietly turned into a stop worth the gas money, and word…

By Mason Whitaker · Oct 3

Some restaurants greet you with a menu. This one greets you with a bowl of white beans and…

By Mason Whitaker · Oct 2

Some spots build their reputation on one dish, and word travels fast when that dish is worth the…

By Mason Whitaker · Oct 2

Chaplin, Kentucky, is the kind of small town where missing a single turn can mean missing a really…

By Mason Whitaker · Oct 2

Somewhere in Louisville, a single warehouse holds decades of American living room history, split into more booths than…

By Mason Whitaker · Oct 1

Somewhere between a Kentucky parkway exit and the shores of Lake Cumberland, a small cafe keeps getting recommended…

By Mason Whitaker · Oct 1

Some Louisville steakhouses chase trends, and one quiet spot on the east side has spent more than 40…

By Mason Whitaker · Oct 1

Some Louisville families have been loading up plates at the same buffet for nearly three decades, and they…

By Mason Whitaker · Sep 30

Some people in Lexington plan their whole week around a basket of chips and a few small bowls…

By Mason Whitaker · Sep 30

Tuesday is usually the most forgettable day of the week, stuck between a Monday reset and a Wednesday…

By Mason Whitaker · Sep 30

Most of the flour in a grocery store comes from giant factories that nobody ever gets to see.…

By Mason Whitaker · Sep 29

Kentucky country ham is salty, rich, and made with the kind of patience most foods never get, since…

By Mason Whitaker · Sep 29

Kentucky may be famous for fried chicken and country ham biscuits, but a quiet bagel scene has been…

By Mason Whitaker · Sep 29

Some lakes are so clear you can look down and see the bottom sitting far below your kayak,…

By Mason Whitaker · Sep 28

Some Kentucky afternoons ask for nothing more than a slow drift across calm water, a boat idling somewhere…

By Mason Whitaker · Sep 28

Fried apple pies are one of those simple Kentucky treats that never seem to go out of style.…

By Mason Whitaker · Sep 27

Some towns move at a pace that lets you actually breathe, and this one sits right in the…

By Mason Whitaker · Sep 27

Kentucky has a way of putting the farm right on your plate, and a handful of restaurants take…

By Mason Whitaker · Sep 26

Some corners of Louisville have been serving cold treats for half a century, and the line out front…

By Mason Whitaker · Sep 26

Kentucky’s country highways are lined with little produce stands that most people zoom right past without a second…

By Mason Whitaker · Sep 26

Some places serve food that comes with a birth certificate. Nearly a century ago, a kitchen in downtown…

By Mason Whitaker · Sep 25

Kentucky has a soft spot for the humble chili bun, a steamed bun or hot dog loaded with…

By Mason Whitaker · Sep 25

There is a certain thrill in boarding a train that once hauled coal out of the Kentucky mountains,…

By Mason Whitaker · Sep 25

Kentucky has a serious soft spot for the foot-long chili dog, and the best ones still come from…

By Mason Whitaker · Sep 24

Some folks spend years searching for a slower place to land, somewhere the water sits calm and the…

By Mason Whitaker · Sep 24

Just past the busy streets of eastern Louisville sits a quiet stretch of woods where horses graze, goats…

By Mason Whitaker · Sep 24

Some restaurants in Kentucky have been feeding hungry families for so long that they feel less like a…

By Mason Whitaker · Sep 23

Kentucky has no shortage of places selling scoops, but the ones that still churn their own ice cream…

By Mason Whitaker · Sep 23