Winchester wanderings

  • “Picture This…” Contest Ends November 11!

    Winchester, Ky, is hosting our second annual “Picture This…” postcard submission contest. Help Winchester showcase its beautiful and ever-improving community by snapping a photo. You have the chance to win prize money and have your postcard printed. Postcards will be offered in restaurants, shops, and businesses for one whole year, for free. They will be…

  • Americana Corner: The legacy of Daniel Boone

    Tom HandLocal columnist Published: Sep 29, 2022, 8:31 AM Soon after the American Revolution began in 1775, Daniel Boone joined the Virginia militia of Kentucky County (later Fayette County) and was named a captain due to his leadership ability and knowledge of the area. Over the next several years, Boone would participate in numerous engagements.…

  • BEER CHEESE TRAIL

    Sample a variety of culinary creations in Clark County, Kentucky, the birthplace of beer cheese.  In the 1930s, cousins Joe Allman and Tim Allman whipped up a concoction that would make their customers thirsty enough to drink (and spend) more. The cousins dubbed it beer cheese and served it in souffle cups with saltine crackers, radishes…

  • BEER CHEESE TRAIL

     KENTUCKY  FOOD & DRINK Sample a variety of culinary creations in Clark County, Kentucky, the birthplace of beer cheese.  In the 1930s, cousins Joe Allman and Tim Allman whipped up a concoction that would make their customers thirsty enough to drink (and spend) more. The cousins dubbed it beer cheese and served it in souffle cups…

  • Celebrate National Cheese Toast Day in the Cradle of Beer Cheese

    Did you know there is a National Cheese Toast Day, and it is celebrated every September 15? That’s the day set aside to honor this humble food made from the pressed curds of milk. Know who’s known for cheese? Winchester.

  • Recipe: Make a cheese dip for International Beer Day

    by: Staff Reports Posted: Aug 5, 2022 / 03:55 PM EST / Updated: Aug 5, 2022 / 05:24 PM EST INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — If International Beer Day brings images of good cheese dips to mind, then check out this recipe on Friday’s “All Indiana.” Jeanine Bobenmoyer, chief mom officer of theCityMoms website, brought her beer cheese dip to the WISH-TV…

  • Where in the World? Winchester Scavenger Hunt

    Josiah Jackson’s Grave. The Devil’s Backbone. Winchester’s Lost Silver Mines. There are enough historic places in Winchester/Clark County to fill three books, which is what Kentucky author Harry G. Enoch did with his Where In The World? Historic Places in Clark County, Kentucky series. Based on Enoch’s column of the same name, which was written…

  • Hall’s Beer Cheese Wins Annual World Beer Cheese Festival with their Hot-n-Snappy Beer Cheese

    Hall’s Beer Cheese Deli July 20, 2022 Winchester, KY – Hall’s Beer Cheese, the favorite dip and spread of every tailgate and summer BBQ, took home the crown at the Annual Beer Cheese Festival on June 11, 2022. The festival, which is the only one in the world, holds contests for both amateur and professional beer cheese makers.…

  • Hall’s Beer Cheese, America’s original beer cheese, expands into the Midwest grocery giant, Hy-Vee Supermarkets.

    NEWS PROVIDED BY HGPR Inc. July 14, 2022, 16:00 GMTSHARE THIS ARTICLE LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, UNITED STATES, July 14, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Hall’s Beer Cheese LLC, the company behind the original and nationally recognized Hall’s Beer Cheese expands its rapidly growing footprint into the Midwest market. Hall’s newest retail partner, Hy-Vee Supermarkets, is the perfect home…

  • Hall’s Beer Cheese Wins Annual World Beer Cheese Festival with their Hot-n-Snappy Beer Cheese

    NEWS PROVIDED BYHGPR Inc. July 12, 2022, 16:00 GMT WINCHESTER, KENTUCKY, UNITED STATES, July 12, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Hall’s Beer Cheese, the favorite dip and spread of every tailgate and summer BBQ, took home the crown at the Annual Beer Cheese Festival on June 11, 2022. The festival, which is the only one in the…

  • Tropical Jackfruit–Ginger Ale Sorbet with Charred Pineapple

    By Sam Fore Chef Sam Fore of the pop up Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites in Lexington, Kentucky, created this summer fruit dessert recipe for an icy, quenching sorbet of jackfruit, pineapple, and ginger ale. The sorbet has become an ever-present treat at her summer pop-up dinners, combining pineapple and jackfruit, both popular in Sri Lanka,…

  • Cheers to the 4th with Liquor Barn

    By: Jennifer Palumbo LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Get in the July 4th spirit with spirits from Liquor Barn in Lexington. Pam Begley, customer concierge for Liquor Barn, shows Jennifer Palumbo how to throw the perfect patriotic party with crafty cocktails, delicious dishes, and decorations. You can place an order on the Liquor Barn app or their website Liquor Barn…