Have a food truck or restaurant that wants to participate?

All eligible Restaurant Week participants are encouraged to enroll in the free Kentucky Proud programs here that give incentives and reimbursement opportunities for working directly with local producers and restaurants. Read membership FAQs here.
Your Adventure Awaits, Participate
Join us for the inaugural Restaurant Week during Duncan Hines Days in Bowling Green, Kentucky, presented by Tyson Foods. Our hometown’s real man behind the cake mix, Duncan Hines, was the first famous road tripper and foodie.
You’re invited to some legit good eatin’ as you explore our area’s unique restaurant and food truck scene. Take a look at the Restaurant Week section of the Duncan Hines Days website to see all the participating eateries here:
https://duncanhinesdays.com/food/
Know a restaurant or food truck that should participate? Send them to the website to fill out the form to join the fun FOR FREE here:
https://duncanhinesdays.com/restaurant-week/
All eligible Restaurant Week participants are encouraged to enroll in the free Kentucky Proud programs that give incentives and reimbursement opportunities for working directly with local producers and restaurants. Read membership FAQs here:
https://www.kyproud.com/about-membership
Check back for more info about some Tyson Foods and opportunities to #bringhomethebacon at participating Restaurant Week locations.
Duncan Hines Days
Good Times.
Good Food.
Great People.
Here at DHD
We are all about exploring new ideas regarding food and travel, and let’s admit it; there is something about being part of something new that is just so darn exciting.
DHD is based on the pursuit of possibility in south-central Kentucky, and what better way to explore than through food?
We want our guests to try something new and delicious while enjoying the company of others who share our region’s love of good eats.
Technically, any idea is welcome. Just remember the theme for DHD is travel, exploration, and experience.
Your Adventure Awaits, Participate
Create a new dish or explore a new twist on an old favorite?
Spread the love and share your favorite recipe.
Dress in themed attire and flair?
Create your roadmap of flavor.
THE IMPORTANT PART
Be yourselves and show festival-goers what you’re all about.
PARTICIPATE IN RESTAURANT WEEK
Fill out the form, and we’ll put ya on the site.
Restaurants Worth Exploring
Meltdown Ice Cream & Soda Fountain
I scream, you scream, we all scream for Meltdown Ice Cream! Meltdown Ice Cream & Soda Fountain makes handcrafted small-batch ice creams and sorbets, right on historic Fountain Square, in the heart of Downtown Bowling Green, KY.
The Mobile MOO
The Mobile MOO is a soft serve ice cream truck featuring all your favorites such as Cones, Shakes, Sundaes, Flurries and more!
Landon’s Sugar Shack
Landon’s Sugar Shack is a family-friendly restaurant offering something for everyone. Landon has traveled the US and wanted to bring an experience like no other to Kentucky.
Tin Roof Coffee
The Pie Queen of BG
Known locally as The Pie Queen, Brie Golliher is a hard-working creative dedicated to her craft and community.
She and her husband, Brad, purchased Alvaton’s Boyce General Store in 2012, giving Brie a place to live out her passion of baking. They transformed the small grocery and deli into a restaurant that served burgers, attracting locals, tourists, farmers and business professionals until October 2020 when Brie pivoted and went to solely making pies and even went mobile with the Pie Wagon!
Cloud Nine
Cloud Nine is a mobile cotton candy cart that hand-spins classic favorites!
BG Shakery: Scoops, Shakes & More
Bowling Green’s top destination featuring innovative sweet and savory options for all dietary preferences in a fun, laid back atmosphere. Locally owned, BG Shakery features artisan ice cream & gourmet milkshakes.
Hilltopper Creamery & Farm Market
Hilltopper Creamery & Farm Market provides award-winning artisan cheese, fresh & dry aged beef, greenhouse plants, and seasonally available fruits and vegetables to the community, local businesses, and our Farm to Campus Program to serve on campus!
440 Main / Micki’s On Main
Where Bourbon Street and Locals Meet! Established in 1994, our restaurant is one in the same, offering an upscale Dining Room as well as casual Bar & Grill. There is no dress code. Reservations welcomed.
Dog Pen Hotdogs
Dog Pen Hotdogs is a Food Cart here in Bowling Green that is one of the few Covid 19 positive stories. We moved to the South from New York five years ago with our Music Industry Newspaper first landing in Nashville for a year before moving to Bowling Green, KY which is where we now call home for over four years now.