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Chef Nikkia Rhodes. Professional Chef Nikkia says she is “voluntold” that she has to do something as part of the Thanksgiving food preparation for her family, even if it isn’t the main entree. “I really like making desserts with my nieces and nephews.” Chef Nikkia Rhodes spent her childhood watching her mother, Dawn, cook on Thanksgiving as part of her job at the Volunteers of America family shelter. “I grew up spending my holidays at the shelter helping her feed other people,” Nikkia says. “We would have our holidays the day after or [...]

Corey Milliman, owner of CC’s Low-Carb Kitchen, located at 800 S. 4th St., holds a board of Maple Goat Cheese Crostini, an option to add to your traditional Thanksgiving meal. The end of November is a busy time for families, including Corey Milliman’s, owner of CC’s Low-Carb Kitchen, which is one of the reasons he gives his staff off on this holiday. “One side of my family celebrates [Thanksgiving] the weekend before; the other on Thanksgiving. Finally, we usually have a small Friendsgiving after the family holidays,” he says. Each of these celebrations [...]

  Rocco and Stacy Cadolini, owners of ROC restaurant, located at 1327 Bardstown Road. Born in Sorrento, Italy, Rocco Cadolini doesn’t have the same nostalgic love of Thanksgiving food, particularly turkey, as his wife, Stacy, but at their restaurant ROC, they do focus on the seasonal flavors associated with autumn. Of course, in Kentucky, that means waiting until the weather cooperates and feels fall-like. Not everyone wants to eat pumpkin soup or heavy cuts of meat when it is 88 degrees outside. The Cadolini family’s Thanksgiving traditions have changed over the years. When they [...]