The Origin of National Doughnut Day + Where to Celebrate in Lexington, Kentucky

June 1, 2018

Woo! It’s National Doughnut Day! This particular food holiday is one of my favorites. It ranks right up there with National Pizza Day. Now, I know what you are thinking, “Oh great! Another social media holiday.” If you are thinking that, well, you are WRONG. National Doughnut Day wasn’t a day created by social media with the sole purpose of posting a picture with a hashtag on Instagram in hopes of gaining numerous likes and followers. National Doughnut Day was a thing way before social media was in existence and even existed way before the internet was invented! National Doughnut…

5 Of the Best Burgers in Lexington, Kentucky That You Must Try for National Hamburger Day

May 25, 2018

May 28 is not any ordinary day! It’s National Hamburger Day! Okay. Okay. I know I’m a few days early, but it’s best to be prepared! You might as well mark it on your calendars now! In fact, the whole month of May is National Hamburger Month. Obviously, National Hamburger Day being on May 28 is the perfect way to end the month, so why not enjoy a delicious burger? Did you know? Americans eat almost 50 billion burgers a year – that’s the equivalent of three burgers a week for every person in the United States! So, I figured…

Local Spotlight: Oscar Diggs

May 22, 2018

Oscar Diggs is a brand new restaurant that opened January of this year and is located on Restaurant Row in downtown Lexington. It’s the newest gastropub to open in Central Kentucky. Oscar Diggs is the brainchild of Ralph Quillin’s Rooster Brewing (which is located in Paris, Kentucky) and the Gastro Gnomes food truck guys, Andrew Suthers and Kyle Klatka. They’ve since parked the food truck and now are operating as a brick and mortar. It took quite awhile for Oscar Diggs to find the perfect location to operate their restaurant. Then in the summer of 2015, Merit Furniture, the previous…

A Local’s Guide to Lexington, Kentucky: Summer Events

May 21, 2018

May is in full swing and it looks as if we have skipped over spring and went straight into summer. With summer comes warm and sunny weather and probably the most fun events of the year! Great weather means more opportunities to spend time outdoors. Lexington has some wonderful events all throughout the summer, because the weather is so nice! I’ve put together a list of fifteen must attend events you cannot miss out on this summer.

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Hey y'all! My name is Whitney, and I'm the founder of Fabulous in Fayette. I've been living in Lexington since 2008. I'm in love with my city of Lexington and love all the amazing local businesses and restaurants. It's seriously one of the best places to live!

Not to be confused with Fayetteville, North Carolina. Fabulous in Fayette celebrates the fabulous city of Lexington, the great state of Kentucky, and Southern Living. In case you are not from here, Fayette refers to the county where Lexington is located!

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