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Corbin, Kentucky: Birthplace of Colonel Sanders Kentucky Fried Chicken
n 1989 the former Sanders Cafe, which had become just another KFC, underwent a retro-renovation. When it reopened on September 9, 1990 -- it would have been Harland's 100th birthday -- the KFC part had been shoved to one side, making room for museum showcases, restored versions of the Cafe's 1940s dining room and office, and a rebuilt Harland Sanders kitchen, where, as noted by an accompanying sign, "he perfected his secret recipe."
The historical marker in front of the Sanders Cafe states it boldly: Birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken. It happened in 1940, in the Cafe kitchen, where Harland Sanders worked out the correct combination of seasoning and cooking that would later make his chicken the most famous in the world.
Colonel Harland David Sanders was a real person. The historical marker calls him, "Kentucky's greatest goodwill ambassador," but he was also notoriously profane and hot tempered. Sanders once gunned down a competitor in an argument over a street sign. His passion for food was genuine. He would arrive unannounced at KFCs in his custom-painted Cadillac, taste the chicken and gravy, and if he didn't like it he'd throw it on the floor. Sanders did this routinely until a month before he died, age 90, on December 16, 1980.
Corbin, Kentucky: Birthplace of Colonel Sanders Kentucky Fried Chicken
n 1989 the former Sanders Cafe, which had become just another KFC, underwent a retro-renovation. When it reopened on September 9, 1990 -- it would have been Harland's 100th birthday -- the KFC part had been shoved to one side, making room for museum showcases, restored versions of the Cafe's 1940s dining room and office, and a rebuilt Harland Sanders kitchen, where, as noted by an accompanying sign, "he perfected his secret recipe."
The historical marker in front of the Sanders Cafe states it boldly: Birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken. It happened in 1940, in the Cafe kitchen, where Harland Sanders worked out the correct combination of seasoning and cooking that would later make his chicken the most famous in the world.
Colonel Harland David Sanders was a real person. The historical marker calls him, "Kentucky's greatest goodwill ambassador," but he was also notoriously profane and hot tempered. Sanders once gunned down a competitor in an argument over a street sign. His passion for food was genuine. He would arrive unannounced at KFCs in his custom-painted Cadillac, taste the chicken and gravy, and if he didn't like it he'd throw it on the floor. Sanders did this routinely until a month before he died, age 90, on December 16, 1980.