Kentucky Proud

Want to do something fun Saturday? Head on over to the Kentucky Proud Expo at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington. Four reality television stars will find out whose cuisine reigns supreme in The Reality Iron Chef Showdown.

"Survivor" contestants Rodger Bingham and Lillian Morris will battle "The Amazing Race's" David and Mary Conley, also known as TV Guide's "Reality Couple of the Year." Gil Logan, executive chef at Churchill Downs in Louisville, will host the event. The teams will have one hour to create three dishes with Kentucky Proud products, including two mystery ingredients. The showdown begins at noon. (And guess who is going to be a member of the tasting panel? Yours truly... Allez cuisine!)

The expo will enable visitors to taste and purchase more than 100 Kentucky Proud products such as cheese, salsa, popcorn, beverages, meats, sweets, and many others. Kentucky Proud is the Kentucky Department of Agriculture's farm marketing program.

Admission: $5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens and $2 for children, with children 6 and under admitted free. (Visitors who present a Remke Markets store card will get $1 off admission. Proceeds will go to the Kentucky Grocers Education Foundation Scholarship Fund and the Future Farmers of America (FFA) Scholarship Fund.)

So come hang out and support some of our region's farmers...