In the Bluegrass Region many menus feature Country Ham , which is usually cured for a few years to strengthen its flavour. It is traditionally served with crunchy Beaten Biscuits . Spoonbread is a corn-based bread so moist it has to be spooned out of the dish and Kentucky Burgoo is a tasty local stew.
Bourbon is the number one drink in Kentucky.
Alcohol can be bought in 30 of Kentucky's 120 counties and in 15 cities in the remaining 90 counties. The Kentucky Center for the Arts in Louisville offers a diverse mix of entertainment virtually every night of the year. The Actors Theater features a Tony Award-winning company who take part in the successful Humana Festival of New American Plays in the spring. Country music is very popular in many of the bars and clubs in Kentucky, which is not surprising for a State that has produced stars such as Billy Ray Cyrus, Crystal Gayle, Loretta Lynn and Dwight Yoakam. Berea is Kentucky's arts and craft capital.