Check this press release that just came across the state wire:

FRANKFORT, Ky. (December 2, 2009) – First Lady Jane Beshear today applauded the James Beard Foundation for partnering with the Kentucky Horse Park and the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games for Cookin’ in the Bluegrass: A Celebrity Chef Dinner Series. The series will coincide with the 16 nights of the World Equestrian Games and will feature Kentucky Proud products.

America’s leading chefs are partnering with the world’s most prestigious equestrian competition to showcase the country’s rich culinary heritage. Cookin’ in the Bluegrass will occur each night from Sept. 25-Oct.10, 2010 in Lexington, Ky. as the Kentucky Horse Park hosts the world championships in eight equestrian sports.

“Cookin’ in the Bluegrass will provide guests from around the world an opportunity to experience the best Kentucky Proud products the Commonwealth has to offer and delicious meals prepared by well-known celebrity and local chefs,” said Mrs. Beshear. “We are very excited about this partnership with the James Beard Foundation.”

Each dinner will feature two celebrity chefs and one Kentucky-based chef cooking side-by-side at the Kentucky Horse Park’s Farmhouse restaurant. Each night, 80 guests will enjoy dining experiences that replicate the sumptuous dinners held at the prestigious James Beard House in New York City.

The Kentucky Proud Program (funded in part by the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund and administered by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture) will sponsor this once-in-a-lifetime culinary event by facilitating the use of fresh, local ingredients each night of Cookin’ in the Bluegrass. The Kentucky Proud Program is dedicated to marketing Kentucky-made or Kentucky-grown food products. Kentucky Proud represents an array of products – from heirloom produce and handmade cheeses to craft beers, fine distilled spirits and award-winning meats – that are distributed locally, throughout the United States and around the globe.

“Great Kentucky chefs have prepared highly acclaimed Kentucky Proud dinners at the James Beard House in the past,” Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer noted. “This celebrity chef series is another chapter in that long-standing relationship. Visitors to the World Equestrian Games will find out what we already know – that nothing else comes close to the taste of Kentucky Proud. I am grateful to the James Beard Foundation for this opportunity.”

Tickets will be available for purchase in early 2010 by clicking here. Unfortunately, prices haven’t yet been set.