Tristate Bucket List

I can't believe it took us this long to make it to Madewell's Corner Cafe in downtown Owensboro.

There are some seriously great phrases like "free cash" or "first day of autumn." I'm also partial to "college basketball all day long on a snowy January Saturday." But this one may be my favorite...

I'm not exactly sure why it took as long as it did to get to Gary's Drive-In for a Tri-State Bucket List visit, but it did. And, as expected, it was worth it!

We (Digital Managing Editor Ashley and myself) have met the BEST people on our Tri-State Bucket List adventures. A lot of good folks have struck gold in our region.

Moonlite has made a LOT of people happy over the many decades it's been serving up delicious barbecue and homestyle side dishes out on West Parrish Avenue.

It's been a great Bucket List year! We've traveled far and wide (within the confines of the Tri-State, of course) and sampled some DEEE-licious fare.

Pizza restaurants that aren't national chains have to do something to stand out. And that's EXACTLY what the subject of our latest Tri-State Bucket List adventure does. STANDS OUT!

In all my travels around the tri-state collecting great little restaurants for my Bucket List series, I've never once visited a funeral home.

I've had this one on the backburners of my mind for some time now. And, aside from the fact that that would make a GREAT Tony Bennett song title, I don't know I kept it there until October 2016.

First of all, Lake Malone, right? It's one of the most beautiful lakes in western Kentucky...and maybe the whole state but I haven't been to every lake in the whole state. But I'd still put money on Lake Malone being in the top 5.

I do not know how many times I've passed by Country Ham Restaurant on Highway 60 West in Owensboro. And I'm talkin' my whole life.

Well, I guess I wasn't paying close enough attention the last 6 years when I'd go out to or through Whitesville. Because right on Highway 54 sat Kelly Rae's Country Cafe.