Tasting Kentucky: Favorite Recipes from the Bluegrass State

Tasting Kentucky: Favorite Recipes from the Bluegrass State showcases Kentucky’s exuberant cuisine, from classic barbecue, Hot Browns, and catfish with beer cheese grits, to innovative fusions of regional and global flavors. Mouth-watering photographs complement 102 recipes both simple and sumptuous from the finest restaurants, inns, cafés, and bed-and-breakfasts across the state.
For a fresh take on fabulous food, sample these irresistible dishes from the Bluegrass State:
- Buttermilk Pancakes with Bourbon-Vanilla Whipped Butter
- Goetta (Hogs n’ Oats Sausage)
- Chorizo-Cheddar Corn Fritters with Cilantro-Jalapeño Aioli
- Zesty Cheese Straws
- Jack’s Lounge Mint Julep
- Butternut Squash with Maple-Bacon Butter
- Orange Hazelnut-Asparagus Salad
- Keeneland Burgoo
- Roasted Cauliflower and Pecan Soup with Mint Oil
- Benedictine, Bacon and Fried Green Tomato Sandwich
- Grilled Lamb Burgers with Mint Burger Sauce
- Fried Chicken with Hickory Drizzle
- Pork Roast with Sorghum Rub
- Chocolate Tart with Bourbon Praline Topping
- Jackson’s Orchard Apple Strudel
- Marbled Bourbon Pound Cake