I have been told that Kentuckians may wander far and wide, but eventually all paths lead back to the Bluegrass State. Kentuckians will frequently leave their Kentucky homes after graduation from High School or College to seek adventure and employment elsewhere, but they always go home. Sometimes, after getting a taste of the “outside” world, they return home and settle down permanently. Others simply return now and then to visit family and friends; to eat down home food and to kick off their shoes and wiggle their toes in the grass for which Kentucky is world famous.

Now, 1,500 miles from Kentucky and across an ocean lies another place that is close to this Kentuckian’s heart: Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia is a vacation destination for over 2 million visitors a year who come from all over the world to savor the Province’s attractions, first rate hotels, Bed and Breakfasts, camp sites, hospitality, and food (particularly its famous lobsters and scallops). Nova Scotia offers something for everyone regardless of age, gender, or interests: from bird watching to camping, to sightseeing or bathing and walking on its fabulous sandy beaches, and everything in between.

Many of Nova Scotia’s visitors are Americans looking to visit a new culture, but one that closely resembles their own in terms of heritage, language and customs. How many of these American visitors are Kentuckians, I can’t say and I am sure there are no statistics available. I can tell you that I am personally responsible for more than a few Kentuckians who have made the visit and many of these have returned again and again to experience more of Nova Scotia and all it has to offer. And, of course, these Kentuckians have told others and so it goes. It wouldn’t surprise me if there is not a not a horde of Kentuckian visitors that the Nova Scotia Tourism Council have not identified as a force to be reckoned with.

Now I tell you all this for several reasons: 1. I am an unabashed lover of Nova Scotia and all it has to offer. 2. I am also a Kentuckian who experiences a bout of home sickness from time to time and 3. I love food and good restaurants and this is, after all, a food and cooking web site.

So having said all of the above, can you imagine what it would be like for a Kentucky visitor to Nova Scotia to find a first class restaurant that is featuring the Kentucky Hot Brown on its menu?