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I live in a barn and cook up a storm. I am not a debutante. I have hot flashes. I garden in red high heels. I like fat rascals, tea, and bourbon. Welcome to Friends Drift Inn!

Recent Articles in the Appalachian News Express

• Sorghum Happens! Matt Jamie and Danny Ray Townsend
• Hillbillies and Banana Pudding
• Pear Breeding in Appalachia
• Haints, Banshess and Cowpeas Cathy Rehmeyer
• White Cushaws Sharing the Love
• When life gives you Autumn Olives
• Garlic Who Are You Calling Stinky?
• Cane Ride Cattle Company Wagyu Beef
• Honeysuckle Sweet Tea Recipe
• Buttered Biscuit Bliss with Cruze Dairy Farm
• Abingdon Farmers Market and
  Chef Nathan T. Breeding
• Frog Gigging and How to Cook Frog Legs Recipe Tips with Chef Jeremy Ashby
• Coal Country Beeworks Tammy Horn and Perry Amos
• Guerilla Cuisine Event Louisville Chef Anthony Lamas
• Top Chef Edward Lee of 610 Magnolia Louisville
• Meet Chef Matt Corbin of Pikeville's Blue Raven

• Frequently Asked Questions
• The Backstory
• Friends Drift Inn Concept
• I Live in a Big Red Barn
• Our Bell Ringing Tradition