Eat Kentucky: A Southern Food Podcast

In this episode host Alan Cornett talks with Dixon Dedman of the Beaumont Inn and Kentucky Owl Bourbon. This year Harrodsburg’s Beaumont Inn celebrates its centennial. In 1949 Duncan Hines—the real writer Duncan Hines—called Beaumont Inn “the best eating place in Kentucky.” Dixon discusses the Beaumont Inn’s 100 years, their surprise win of the James Beard American Classic Award, and Dixon answers...

In this episode host Alan Cornett talks with Garden & Gun magazine Senior Editor CJ Lotz, one of the contributors to the new book Southern Women: More Than 100 Stories of Innovators, Artists, and Icons .  CJ talks about the new book, important Southern women in her own life (including adopted Kentucky poet Ada Limón), and her upcoming article on grits in the South. She also chats about influential...

In this episode I talk with the Culinary Evangelist, Lexington chef Dan Wu of Atomic Ramen at the Barn at The Summit. Dan and I discuss his time on Master Chef Season 5--getting an insiders look--the career path that led him to pursue ramen, the trailblazing doors that have opened to him, and the value of taking chances, plus why Dan vowed never to open a restaurant. Dan also discusses his current...

Lexington based TV anchor and co-host of The A Block podcast Hayley Harmon joins host Alan Cornett to discuss how she got into TV, the radically different career path she almost took, some go-to Lexington area restaurants, and the weirdest request she ever received from a viewer. Hayley also shares some news about her new podcast as well as the one thing she does not want in her trick-or-treat bag...

Central Kentucky culinary icon Chef Ouita Michel joins host Alan Cornett to discuss her current cookbook project, the development of the Lexington area food scene over the past two decades, her creative way to de-seed pawpaws, her relationship with Woodford Reserve, and whether or not the Holly Hill Inn is haunted. Chef Ouita is a multiple-time James Beard Award nominee and operates landmark resta...

Louisville based food writer Ashlie D. Stevens joins host Alan Cornett to discuss the prevalence of Japanese food in Kentucky, giraffes in bathtubs, snack food black markets, and whether or not quinoa whiskey is healthier. Ashlie writes for Salon.com and her work has appeared on NPR, at Eater, at The Guardian, and at a host of other outlets. Read and follow Ashlie Stevens at: https://www.ashlieste...