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Podcast: How are local restaurants dealing with the effects of the coronavirus?

One of the business sectors hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic is the dining community. Restaurants have been forced to close because of the necessary but tough state restrictions. Patrons have been looking for ways to help their favorite restaurants survive.

Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked with Kentucky.com restaurant and food reporter Janet Patton about all of that and more, including grocery stores, school meals, bourbon distilleries and other local businesses. They also talk about how COVID-19 has affected the horse racing industry.

Be sure and check out Janet’s take-out dining guide with over 160 businesses you can help support. And from LexGoEat.com, be sure to join the Lexington food & dining news and sharing Facebook group to get the latest direct from the restaurants themselves and talk Central Kentucky dining, bourbon, food and more.

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Janet Patton
Lexington Herald-Leader
Janet Patton covers restaurants, bars, food and bourbon for the Herald-Leader. She is an award-winning business reporter who also has covered agriculture, gambling, horses and hemp. Support my work with a digital subscription
John Clay
Lexington Herald-Leader
John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky, he covered UK football from 1987 until being named sports columnist in 2000. He has covered 20 Final Fours and 42 consecutive Kentucky Derbys. Support my work with a digital subscription
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