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Some Pig: Kentucky Prize Winning Ham fetches $350k
BY RL REEVES JR
In its 50th year, the Kentucky Country Ham Breakfast and Auction in August saw a sell out crowd of 1600 people...
What were Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Favorite Foods: A Guide...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Favorite Foods
A Guide to Celebrating His Birthday
by RL Reeves Jr.
How to honor the great man? This is what we...
FOOD: How to Prep a Country Ham for Christmas
Bon Appetit Magazine proclaimed country hams the "new artisanal food addiction in 2011," and they sourced three out of five of their "Best country...
When is National Cake Day? Celebrate it with the best bourbon...
What will they think of next? We already celebrate National Donut Day, World Pie Day, National IPA Day, and National Bourbon Day.
Today, November 26,...
Food: Bourbon Desserts for the Holidays
Below, we’ve collected a few Kentucky-inspired dessert recipes from Ace contributing food writer RL Reeves Jr, perfect for your Holiday dessert table.
BY RL...
Get Your Degree from Kentucky Fried Chicken by Way of Leicester
BY RL REEVES JR
Colonel Harlan Sanders was a larger than life figure in the southeastern Kentucky community where I grew up. He made...
Happy Birthday Krispy Kreme: Kentucky’s Role in Donut Giant’s 75th Anniversary
BY RL REEVES JR
When Vernon Carter Rudolph bought a donut shop in Paducah Kentucky in 1933 he had no way of knowing that he...
Happy National Fried Chicken Day, Kentucky 7.06.2012
BY RL REEVES JR
Like any good Kentucky native, I have a long and storied history with fried chicken. When I was just a sprout,...
Trader Joe’s and the Campaign for Fair Food
BY RL REEVES JR
In 1979 Trader Joe's, the small, California-based chain hit the big time. German billionaires Theo and Karl Albrecht bought the small...