10/18/2026
95 years ago yesterday, on October 17, 1931, 7,000 people gathered right here in our little town of Mayfield for one of the largest burgoo cookouts to date!
What’s sooo wild to me is I literally decided to make burgoo for Sunday Supper before I knew 95 years almost to the day this whole burgoo cookout went down in our backyard. That’s so crazy!
So I guess it’s meant to be.
Now obviously I won’t be feeding 7,000 people today like they did, but I’d sure like to feed a bunch of y’all!
If you’ve never had burgoo, it’s a good ole fashion Kentucky stew. Ours will have roast, chicken, pork, okra, lima beans, corn, tomatoes, and all the things that make things taste good. We’re even gonna serve with coleslaw and bread, just like they did on the Mayfield High School football field back in 1931.
Maybe I’m just a sentimental girlie, but I just love Kentucky and I think there’s something special about being able to carry on a tradition in the same town where it happened nearly a century ago. I’d really love to make this an annual thing and do it on October 17th in the future. Maybe next year we can do it in the same spot and make it a thing! I would absolutely love to feed 7000 people that would be so fulfilling.
Anywho, I hope some of y’all think this is as awesome as I do and come eat some burgoo with us this evening. It’s supposed to be chilly, and I can’t think of a better thing to eat on a cold Kentucky Sunday.
Sunday Supper at Cast Iron 3–7 PM
Thanks Berry Craig for sharing this information with me and sending me your article on the burgoo cookout so I could learn all about that day!
