Kentucky Land Sales RECIPES!

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Brad Simmons

Happy Turkey!  Our Family Recipes -

As I am getting my grocery list together for Thanksgiving, I sincerely want to thank you for being part of our family – and being a Kentucky Ambassador.

The place you live is all about the lifestyle and what is there not to love about the lifestyle here.  Gentle, friendly people, low cost of living, GORGEOUS land, wineries, horse farms, bourbon distilleries, our stone walls, the lakes – you know me, I could go on and on.

Speaking of lifestyle, would you like to take a peek at a Thanksgiving here in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky?  here is our family recipes – our  traditions for Thanksgiving.  Try them – they might just become your new traditions as well like they have for here in Danville, KY.

Happy Thanksgiving and let us know anytime what your ‘perfect place looks like’.  We are here to help you find that perfect place in the country (click here for property deals right now).

Kentucky Land Sales RECIPES – step by step – guaranteed to please.

Brined Turkey (Warning – you’ll never go back to the old way of cooking turkey)

Kentucky-Style “Won’t Make you Stuffed” Stuffing

World-Class Southern Sweet Potato Casserole (HUGE portions – cut back
unless you’re feeding Marines)

Brad’s Superfragilistic Kentucky-Style lo-carb Mashed Potatoes

Brad’s Bodacious Stuffed Mushrooms

Brad’s World’s Best Mushroom Gravy (the best thing I make)

Cindy’s KY Bourbon Chocolate Chip Cookies (my Kryptonite – keep all
desserts – give me these)  :-)

 

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Danville, KY community now on the BBQ map

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Brad Simmons

8:10 a.m. EST, November 14, 2011 

The Danville, KY/Boyle County Economic Development Partnership and its partner organizations would like to recognize the smashing success of the first-ever Kentucky State BBQ Festival and congratulate all those who made the event possible.

Led by Brad and Cindy Simmons, with help from Bob Stovall, Maureen Loar, Myrna Miller and others, this was a true community effort driven by the passion of those serving on the steering committee and the volunteers who stepped up to execute the festival. Anyone who ventured downtown Saturday and Sunday was blown away by the attendance and response. It was simply outstanding.

As members of the committee, the EDP partners were impressed with the fortitude and perseverance of the committee and cannot give enough credit to those who worked with a vision to make this event a reality.

As community leaders, we cannot wait to begin planning next year’s event.

Danville, KY/Boyle County is now officially on the BBQ map, and we are elated at the opportunities for our community.

Charlie Cox
Danville, KY/Boyle County EDP

PS – now we need a good BBQ restaurant – ‘know someone who wants to step up?

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Big crowd pigs out at BBQ Fest Danville, KY

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Brad Simmons

Big crowd pigs out at BBQ Fest

By DAVID BROCK  email hidden; JavaScript is required:43 p.m. EDT, November 5, 2011

Apparently if you barbecue it, they will come. In droves.

Thousands of barbecue afficionados flocked to Constitution Square State Park to sample offerings from some of the biggest names in competitive cooking who converged Saturday for the first annual Kentucky Barbecue Festival.

What was no more than an delicious dream in the mind of festival organizer Brad Simmons turned into a literal feeding frenzy by early afternoon. At about 2:30 p.m. it was estimated there were at least 15,000 people in the park and there was concern about running out of food before the festival ends today. Continue reading →

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Danville, KY to offer first-ever Kentucky State BBQ Festival

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Brad Simmons

EDP: Danville to offer first-ever Kentucky State BBQ Festival

10:39 a.m. EDT, September 20, 2011 

The Economic Development Partnership announces the first-ever Kentucky State BBQ Festival, set for Nov. 5-6 in the heart of Kentucky at Danville’s Constitution Square State Historic Site.
America’s authentic culinary and musical traditions will be celebrated. Expect downtown Danville to be engulfed in a  smoky haze of BBQ goodness throughout the weekend, which will be filled with exciting activities to draw the whole family to downtown Danville, KY. The Convention and Visitors Bureau has partnered with United Way, and a portion of the proceeds support the Heart of Kentucky United Way.
The Kentucky State BBQ Festival will feature BBQ pitmasters smoking their specialties — pulled pork shoulders, ribs, Texas-style beef brisket, smoked chicken, whole hog and more. Continue reading →

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BBQ, Bands and Beer: Host of barbecue world’s elite will converge on Danville, KY

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Brad Simmons

BBQ, Bands and Beer: Host of barbecue world's elite will converge on Danville

By JENNIFER BRUMMETT  email hidden; JavaScript is required:14 a.m. EDT, October 14, 2011

South Carolina. Kansas City. St. Louis. Texas. Memphis. Alabama. No matter what kind of barbecue sauce or barbecued meat you like, chances are somebody will have your preferred “Q” at the first Kentucky State BBQ Festival next month in Danville, KY.

Festival co-host and organizer Brad Simmons said the idea came from the competitions he and wife Cindy attend as owners of Lucky Dog BBQ.

The competitions are open to the public, who can see and smell the barbecued meats being fixed — but can’t eat them. Hundreds of teams compete in the bigger contests, such as the Memphis Barbecue Network and the Kansas City Barbecue Society competitions.

“Top guys from all over the country go (to these competitions),”Simmons explained. “But you don’t get to eat the barbecue.”  That will be different at our event.  Continue reading →

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So many good things in Danville-Boyle County, Kentucky

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Brad Simmons

So many good things in Boyle County, Kentucky

3:02 p.m. EST, November 8, 2011

What an autumn — so many accolades to go along with the growth and successes of our tiny speck on the national map called Danville-Boyle County, Kentucky.

And so many hard working people who need a pat on the back for that. They know who they are, and some of us know that we need to acknowledge them. So here is my public thank you to all of you, too numerous to acknowledge individually. This is for all of your creative intellectual pursuit, organizational capabilities and hard work in supporting our slogan “It’s Better Here.”

The accolades, forgive me if I’ve overlooked any, are top five place to retire in the United States, second time for a vice presidential debate to be held at Centre College, the Kentucky BBQ Festival, most microbreweries per capita, and Eddie Montgomery of Montgomery-Gentry, a nominee for Entertainer of the Year at the CMA awards to hopefully be presented by Maria Montgomery (no relation), former Miss Kentucky.

Whew, and that’s in addition to the growing and successful festivals of Constitution Square, Forkland Festival, Octoberfest, Outhouse Blowout and Perryville Battlefield. Forgive me again if I’ve overlooked anything. What a fall, what success.
All this despite the wearing out of the carpet at city hall, due to the large oversight attendance, via the many meetings called for by this current city commission and mayor. This in part is due to the firing of the city manager, the money being spent as a result and other questionable activities.
Possibly the oversight has been to our favor. And we should thank those individuals involved as well. As for our city leaders — c’mon boys and girl, come together with the community, get on the main street and give us something positive to talk about. You can do it, make up your own minds.
Rick Serres
Danville

Copyright © 2011, AM News

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The Mediterranean Pizza at Danville, KY Bluegrass Pizza & Pub

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Brad Simmons
The Mediterranean Pizza at Danville's Bluegrass Pizza & Pub

The Mediterranean Pizza at Danville’s Bluegrass Pizza & Pub

Photo by Fiona Young-Brown

Bluegrass Pizza and Pub, Danville, KY

Fresh ingredients and a brick-oven make one tasty pizza pie!

by Fiona Young-Brown

Bluegrass Pizza & Pub on Danville’s Main Street is one of those tiny hole-in-the-wall type places that you could be forgiven for passing without noticing it’s there. But mark my words, once you go in and try their pizza, you’ll be clued in on one of Main Street’s best little eateries.

Just over one year old, Bluegrass Pizza and Pub makes the town’s only brick-oven pizza. The dough is made fresh each day, and local ingredients are used where possible. The result is delicious. The day I stopped by, I tried the Mediterranean, piled high with chicken, artichokes, green olives and feta. The base was just right—not too thin, not too doughy. This was a pizza to enjoy! Even the breadsticks (something I usually skip) are worth trying.

read more at - http://visitsouth.com/articles/article/bluegrass-pizza-and-pub-danville-ky/

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Something big is brewing in Danville, Kentucky

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Brad Simmons

 

Something big is brewing in Danville, KY

By Greg Kocher — email hidden; JavaScript is required

Mary Robin Spoonamore’s Danville store, V the Market, also sells wines, cheeses, bourbons and chocolates, as well as 280 labels of beer. Spoonamore says the success of the new microbreweries and craft beers is part of the “buy local” movement.

 

DANVILLE — Welcome to “the city of thirsts.”

The Boyle County seat is often billed as “the city of firsts” because it was home to Kentucky’s first constitution, the first college west of the Alleghenies, the first public school for the deaf, the first successful operation to remove an ovary, and on and on.

But the new nickname, coined by alcohol-related entrepreneurs in town, comes from Danville’s growing reputation as a place to make, sample and sell craft beer — that is, beer produced by independent and passionate people who see the drink as something to be savored, not guzzled.

The city of more than 16,000 residents has two microbreweries, several restaurants that serve craft beers, and in late September held its second downtown Oktoberfest that attracted hundreds to sample feisty little ales. One microbrewery, Lore Brewing Co., also sells kits for enthusiasts to make their own beers and wines at home.

Read more: http://www.kentucky.com/2011/11/06/1949909/something-big-is-brewing-in-danville.html#ixzz1d1B6sRlS

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Centre College named host of 2012 Vice Presidential Debate Danville, KY

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Brad Simmons

Centre College named host of 2012 Vice Presidential Debate – Danville, Kentucky

October 31, 2011 By Michael Strysick, Director of CommunicationsNorton Center for the Arts

Centre has been selected to host the Vice Presidential debate on

Oct. 11, 2012. The debate will take place in Newlin Hall in the

Norton Center for the Arts, the same venue as the VP debate
Centre hosted in 2000.
2000 VP Debate
Republican candidate for Vice President Dick Cheney (left) and
Democratic candidate Joe Lieberman debated at the Norton
Centre in 2000.

The Commission on Presidential Debates announced today that Centre College Danville, Kentucky has been selected to host the Vice Presidential debate on Oct. 11, 2012. This will be the second of four general election debates.

In a news release announcing the host sites, Commission Executive Director Janet Brown said that Centre’s selection was based on several factors. “First, Centre did an outstanding job of hosting the 2000 Vice Presidential debate. Second, Centre’s principal players from that debate are still at the College, and we value that experience. Finally, Centre’s facilities, as good as they were in 2000, are vastly improved now.”

read more - http://www.centre.edu/news/2011/vp_debate.html

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Aurora Borealis in Boyle County, KY

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Brad Simmons

at the western end of Boyle County in Perryville, KY, just 12 miles from Danville, Kentucky – we saw a real treat tonight.  the Aurora Borealis.

 

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Old kids on the block: Danville becoming magnet for retirees

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Brad Simmons

Old kids on the block: Danville becoming magnet for retirees

Recent retirees Pamela and Charles Blackburn stroll near their home in Danville’s Rolling Hills subdivision. (Clay Jackson photo) By DAVID BROCK email hidden; JavaScript is required 8:34 p.m. EDT, October 15, 2011

For Pamela Blackburn, some of the little things she saw during a visit led to the decision for her and her husband, David, to spend retirement in Danville after many years in Little Rock, Ark. “We were sitting in The Hub having coffee and I looked out at the streets and said to David, ‘they clean the streets here,’” said Pamela. “It was still winter, but you could see that it was important to keep things looking nice. We went down the street to find a Realtor right after that.”

While the idea of a retirement destination may conjure thoughts of year-round sun and sand, Danville has been drawing national attention recently for its status as a top place for those looking for relatively low cost as well as culture. Danville has never had a shortage of transplants from other places, but several online and print publications recently have taken notice of what the town offers those who want enjoy a full and active lifestyle. The most attention has come from an article in this month’s edition of Money magazine, which named Danville one of the top five places to retire in its print edition and included it among a list of 25 retirement destinations in an online list.

for the rest of the article – http://www.centralkynews.com/amnews/news/amn-old-kids-on-the-block-danville-becoming-magnet-for-retirees-20111015,0,4013992.story

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Danville, Kentucky featured in Where to Retire magazine – again!

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Brad Simmons
Danville, Kentucky featured in Where to Retire magazine – again!

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Danville, KY the per-capita Capital of Microbrewing

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Brad Simmons

Danville, KY the per-capita Capital of Microbrewing

Danville the per-capita capital of microbrewing

By DAVID BROCK email hidden; JavaScript is required 11:10 a.m. EDT, October 12, 2011
It hasn’t taken long for Danville, Kentucky to write some history since going wet last year.
In fact, the owners of the town’s second and newest brewing operation Lore Brewing Co. will tell you last month’s opening makes Danville, KY the per-capita capital of microbrewing.
“There is one brewery for every 7,500 people now,” Lee Rossman said Tuesday, with a smile, before wife and co-owner Ashley added that this moves Danville slightly ahead of Portland, Ore.
According to the state office of Alcoholic Beverage Control, there are currently 15 breweries of any size in Kentucky, with nine of those in either Lexington or Louisville and four in northern Kentucky. With the opening in August of Lore Brewing Co. on Whirlaway Drive, Danville now has the only other two in the state.
A total of two breweries may sound like a token distinction, but Ashley Rossman said it was not a big surprise that Danville has been the place outside of more metropolitan areas where craft beer has had success.
“When the law changed, I think the demand was there and there is an unusually high proportion of craft beer drinkers here,” Lee Rossman said. “You have a lot of people here who seek out that kind of product in stores and on tap in restaurants.”
Like fellow microbrewer Brian Holton of Beer Engine, the Rossmans honed their skills through several years of brewing beer themselves. About the time the town went wet, they came to Danville from Tampa, Fla., to be closer to family with hopes of starting a small business.
The Rossmans said doing what they enjoy is a coincidental benefit of the alcohol election. They saw the opportunity to not only manufacture beer, but also open a retail store for the growing number of people who appreciate the do-it-yourself process of making their own brew.

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Lore Brewing Beer and BBQ? a serious Danville, KY foodie event

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Brad Simmons

Lore Brewing Beer and BBQ? a serious Danville, KY foodie event

DANVILLE, KY – Lore Brewing Company and the folks at the Kentucky State BBQ Festival are teaming up to bring you some of the best beer in the Bluegrass to enjoy while experiencing world-class BBQ. Four selections will be available from Lore at the event, which takes place in Constitution Square on the first weekend in November. One thing you should know when attending a “foodie” type event is how to properly pair your food and drink.

When most people think of food pairings, they think of wine. What you might not know is that properly pairing beer is just as important. We’ve done the work for you, and written a guide on how to take your taste buds to BBQ heaven with a little help from Lore Brewing’s beer.

Toolbox Cream Ale – Since this is ….. Continue reading →

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BBQ, Bands and Beer – Host of barbecue world’s elite will converge on Danville, KY

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Brad Simmons

BBQ, Bands and Beer: Host of barbecue world’s elite will converge on Danville, Kentucky

BBQ, Bands and Beer: Host of barbecue world's elite will converge on Danville

By JENNIFER email hidden; JavaScript is required:14 a.m. EDT, October 14, 2011

South Carolina. Kansas City.  St. Louis.  Texas.  Memphis.  Alabama.  No matter what kind of barbecue sauce or barbecued meat you like, chances are somebody will have your preferred “q” at the first Kentucky State BBQ Festival next month in Danville, KY.

Festival co-host and organizer Brad Simmons said the idea came from the competitions he and wife Cindy attend as owners of Lucky Dog BBQ.

The competitions are open to the public, who can see and smell the barbecued meats being fixed — but can’t eat them. Hundreds of teams compete in the bigger contests, such as the Memphis Barbecue Network and the Kansas City Barbecue Society competitions.

“Top guys from all over the country go (to these competitions),” Simmons explained. “But you don’t get to eat the barbecue.”

There usually is a vendor selling barbecue sandwiches to hungry competition attendees, he added.

“We said we wanted to taste that barbecue,” Simmons noted. “We said we should spread the love of barbecue and do something like the Big Apple Block Party in New York City.”

read the rest of the article - http://www.centralkynews.com/amnews/news/amn-bbq-bands-and-beer-host-of-barbecue-worlds-elite-will-converge-on-danville-20111014,0,7111525.story

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