Louisville, KY is Only U.S. City to Make Zagat's 2012 “8 Awesome Foodie Getaways Around the World” List

Zagat.com, one of the world’s most trusted restaurant ratings and reviews sites, announced their 8 Awesome Foodie Getaways Around the World this month. Not only was Louisville the only U.S. city to make the list, but they came in at number three. Louisville is the host location for the 10th Annual ABC Kids Expo^®, being held at the Kentucky Exposition Center on October 14-17, 2012.

According to Lauren Bloomberg of Zagat, Louisville is “Bourbon Country y’all. In Louisville, you’ll find an impressive amount of top-notch restaurants featuring both rustic and city-fied food…to pair with your brown spirits of course. Visit some distilleries (Maker’s Mark, Jim Beam, Buffalo Trace) before dining at upscale restaurant, Proof on Main, where dinner could include chickpea-ham fritters or split pea panisse and should include some housemade charcuterie. The infamous hot brown - a turkey, bacon and tomato open-faced sandwich covered in mornay sauce - can be found at the Brown Hotel, where it reportedly was created.”

Louisville was also recently selected as one of ten of The South’s Tastiest Towns by Southern Living magazine. The top spot will be announced online on March 20 and in their April issue.

ABC Kids Expo attendees and exhibitors returning for the second year to Louisville can expect a much better sampling of Louisville’s spectacular cuisine at the convention center since last year’s show, as well as other noticeable improvements throughout the facility representing an investment of over $1.2 million by the convention center and all of its suppliers.

The Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, along with the city and its hotels, restaurants, and airport authority, are also doing their part to correct issues from last year and make getting to, from and around Louisville during the show a much more pleasant and cost-effective experience for all attendees.

Look for more detailed announcements to be released soon regarding specific changes. In the meantime, registration for the 2012 ABC Kids Expo continues online at www.theabcshow.com or by calling the ABC Hotline at (210) 691-4848.