Stark Raven > wrote in message >...
> In article >, Bronwyn
> Ferrier Ms > wrote:
>
> > Thanks again everyone for your comments!
> > Having eaten catfish (yummy)(with all the trimmings) for the first
> > time in Austin last year (at the Catfish Parlour - what a place; the
> > owner/or manager personally welcomed us, gave us a cap and shirt and
> > told us how he enjoyed a trip to OZ some time ago), look forward to
> > trying the Ky version. Also had fried chicken steak which was terrific
> > - however in Ky you may mean real chicken as in Kentucky Fried
> > Chicken. Now of course KFC is all over Oz and I have experienced it
> > once or twice in my life with no desire to do so again -- but I'll try
> > the Ky version for educational purposes as the birthplace of same <g>
> > -- maybe there is a world of difference!
> > Cheers
> > Bronwyn
>
> Austin and Paducah--Night and Day. or Day and Night depending on your
> preferences. The catfish ought to be better because of Kentucky Lake;
> the chicken, the same. KFC is a chain. Try to find some local place
> for regional differences. Kentucky's pride is horse racing and bourbon
> and you're not real close to either. A Kentucky country ham is also up
> there; you might want to try one and compare with Virginia's. The
> barbecued goat wasn't bad, but I think that's a Fourth of July
> specialty.


Sigh...I rather enjoy a good day at the races. And, I am a lover of
whisky, more the Scotch variety, but was prepared to give the bourbon
a good test - would have loved to do the disterillies tours - but as
the good folk here have advised, both are 5 hrs away, so not for this
trip I'm afraid. This trip is specific to my quilting hobby so maybe
my last day there on the Sunday will be a traditional day of rest
-might need it by then, run off my feet at the symposium. Thanks for
your comments.