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Culinary Pairings
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Culinary Pairings and Experiences
THE MILLER HOUSE, OWENSBORO: Step inside this circa 1905 pillared and white brick home for a taste of traditional food with a Southern influence. Brunch, lunch and dinner feature seasonal menus and garden fresh vegetables. Cozy Spirits bar, named a “Top 5 Bourbon Bar” in the country, stocks more than 700 bourbons.
LISSE STEAKHUISIN MAINSTRASSE, COVINGTON: Pair Dutch appetizers like bitterballen, a deep-fried tidbit of slow-cooked beef served with house-made curry ketchup and spicy mustard, with Kentucky bourbon craft cocktails like the Kentucky Sunset at Covington’s Dutch-inspired Lisse Steakhuis on The B-Line® in Mainstrasse.
JAMES B. BEAM’S KITCHEN TABLE RESTAURANT, CLERMONT: Feel like bourbon royalty when you gather ‛round the original Beam family kitchen table in Clermont during Supper Club Nights at James B. Beam’s Kitchen Table Restaurant, featuring behind-the-barrel stories, the distillery’s latest releases and a specially crafted dinner paired with a selection of cocktails and pours.
DUELING BARRELS BREWERY & DISTILLERY, PIKEVILLE: In the land of the infamous Hatfields and McCoys, tour Dueling Barrels Brewery & Distillery in downtown Pikeville, followed by dining at Pearse’s Place Taproom and Kitchen upstairs. Think pub dining laced with Southern hospitality and award-winning small-batch bourbon on the side.
THE WRIGLEY, CORBIN: This locally owned farm-to-table restaurant shows off the cooking chops of chef/owner Kristin M. Smith, a James Beard Foundation Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Fellow. Bite into Brussels sprouts tossed in secret-recipe sauce. Swoon over a 60-plus Kentucky bourbon menu. Relish inspired dining in homey but elevated digs.
OAK & MATCH, CAMPBELLSVILLE: Sip a vintage craft cocktail made from recipes dating back more than 100 years at Campbellsville’s Oak & Match, where hand-crafted cocktails feature freshly squeezed citrus, different blends of scratch-made cocktail syrups and original European liqueurs.
440 MAIN, BOWLING GREEN: Jambalaya, champagne chicken, Southernstyle crab cakes: New Orleans meets Kentucky in the most scenic of settings, an upscale restaurant overlooking Fountain Square Park in the Downtown Historic District. Enjoy white tablecloth dining and a romantic ambience inside and outdoor patio dining and live music on weekends.
BOURBON MANOR, BARDSTOWN: In Bardstown, overnight at Bourbon Manor — the world’s first bourbon-themed bed and breakfast — and wake up to a country gourmet morning meal featuring breakfast desserts, like apple fritters and French toast, infused with bourbon and served on fine china.
BARREL AND BOND, PADUCAH: Paducah’s Barrel and Bond, a bourbon and cocktail bar with more than 1,400 bourbons and American whiskeys — one of the country’s largest selections — offers expertly-curated cocktails and charcuterie boards for a perfectly paired intro to Kentucky food and drink.
HOLLY HILL INN, MIDWAY: Sip from a drink menu featuring more than 100 bourbons, then sup on renowned culinary innovator Chef Ouita Michel’s seasonally inspired, locally sourced menu at Midway’s fine dining restaurant, Holly Hill Inn.
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