zxcvbob > wrote in message >...
> The barbecue in Owensboro, KY is extrordinary. I don't remember the
> name of the place, but you can ask the locals. They had a buffet of
> several styles of barbecue, plus "burgoo" which is a KY regional stew.
>
> I think Owensboro is near Paducah, but I may be getting it confused with
> Bowling Green or Evansville or something.

Mapquest says about 130 miles and 2.75 hours each way:
<http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?go=1&do=nw&cl=EN&un=m&ct=NA&1y=US&1a=&1c= paducah&1s=ky&1z=&1ah=&2y=US&2a=&2c=owensboro&2s=k y&2z=&2ah=&formtype1=address&formtype2=address&idx =0&id=4033ead5-00217-0620a-400c330d&aid=4033ead5-00218-0620a-400c330d>

>
> Best regards,
> Bob, a Texan in Minnesota

-bwg