March 8 is International Women’s Day, and this year I got to celebrate it in a truly fabulous fashion. Ouita Michel, Kentucky’s Queen of Restaurants and Eating Local, pulled together a group of vibrant and diverse women restaurant owners from across the state for “Let’s Talk & Celebrate.” We gathered at Honeywood Restaurant in Lexington for a special menu of small plates prepared from each of these women’s establishments. For those in the dining room, it was a perfect opportunity to sample the rich culinary traditions and newest innovations of our state while celebrating women in our commonwealth. For us in the kitchen, it was a rare chance to talk, laugh, and work with like-minded folks as dishes got prepared and plated, side-by-side.