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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.

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LATEST FROM JANET PATTON

Restaurants News & Trends

Downtown Lexington restaurant known for ‘Walking Dead’ link closes

Updated August 3, 2026 at 12:46 PM

Bourbon & Bars

Inside the implosion of RNDC, the bankruptcy tearing a hole in wine and spirits

July 31, 2026 at 4:00 AM

Bourbon & Bars

Tiki cocktail competition is coming to Lexington. How you can help judge

Updated July 30, 2026 at 11:11 AM

Business

Fayette Mall changes: New stores open now with more coming soon

July 29, 2026 at 4:00 AM

Restaurants News & Trends

Lexington health department inspectors closed one restaurant in the last month

July 28, 2026 at 11:30 AM

Bourbon & Bars

National alcohol distributor files bankruptcy, owing hundreds of millions of dollars

July 27, 2026 at 4:59 PM

Bourbon & Bars

Jack Daniel’s rebuffs renewed Sazerac bid. What the Brown family had to say

July 27, 2026 at 9:38 AM

Bourbon & Bars

New releases: Craft bourbons from Jackson Purchase, Blade and Bow, and more

July 27, 2026 at 5:30 AM

Restaurants News & Trends

What’s going in the former Fazoli’s on Nicholasville? New restaurant to open this fall

Updated July 27, 2026 at 2:30 PM

Restaurants News & Trends

One of Lexington’s private social clubs just added a dining option for non-members

July 24, 2026 at 10:05 AM

Bourbon & Bars

New bourbon release is a landmark in Old Forester history. Where you can find it

July 24, 2026 at 8:00 AM

Restaurants News & Trends

New restaurants coming to high profile Richmond Road spot. What’s planned and when

Updated July 24, 2026 at 7:59 AM

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