BY SIERRA EARNHART<\/p>\n
Greenwood High School<\/p>\n
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Brie and Brad Golliher bought the Boyce General Store August 2012 and turned it into a restaurant that serves authentic country cooking and locally famous pies.<\/p>\n
The rural crossroads near Alvaton, Kentucky, hasn\u2019t been the same since.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur whole mission statement is family tradition,\u201d Brie Golliher said. \u201cI grew up just down the road. My boys are sixth-generation Boyce residents.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Gollihers started the restaurant with community in mind. Built in 1869, the family-oriented country store brings visitors from all over the state. They have Friday night fish fries, which attracts hundreds of people, and an annual Peach Party festival taking place June 23 that averages about 500 guests.<\/p>\n
Brie Golliher\u2019s famous pies have dubbed her as the \u201cThe Pie Queen.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are very active in our local food. Almost 60 percent of what we serve is locally produced.\u201d Brie Golliher said.<\/p>\n
Brie, a graduate of Western Kentucky University who majored in photojournalism, said she has been baking her whole life.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love to bake,\u201d she said. \u201cBaking is my love language.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brie Golliher sold pies for three years at a local farmer\u2019s market after purchasing Boyce General Store. In 2015, she opened \u201cThe Pie Queen\u201d in downtown Bowling Green but closed it a year later because she was working 14-hour days, seven days a week.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have two boys, you know,\u201d she said. \u201cI just couldn\u2019t keep making the commute.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Pie Queen did, however, bring a bigger clientele to Boyce. Most of the customers now make the drive to get some of Brie Golliher\u2019s desserts.<\/p>\n
Southern Living, Garden & Gun, Country Living magazines, and USA Today Travel have all praised Boyce General Store and Brie Golliher\u2019s pies.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was sitting on my couch when my friend texted me about the [Southern Living] article,\u201d she said. \u201cThen my phone just started blowing up. It was pretty nuts.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sef Gonzales\u2019 Hamburger House Party at Miami\u2019s Magic City Casino even invited the Gollihers to cook a burger for them back in March. Gonzales was traveling through Kentucky and made a stop at the Gollihers\u2019 store. He tried their popular Pimento Cheese Burger and later asked the Gollihers to prepare a jalapeno-pimento cheese and pig candy, a bacon variant, burger. They called it the \u201cPigmento\u201d burger.<\/p>\n
She and Gonzales \u201cjust kind of hit it off and stayed in touch,\u201d said Brie Golliher.<\/p>\n
Friday is the only day they serve dinner.<\/p>\n
\u201cHopefully we can just keep a face of clientele year-round,\u201d Brie Golliher said.<\/p>\n
They plan to make more space for indoor seating during the winter so they can attract more customers.<\/p>\n
The Boyce General Store is a staple in the Boyce community. It\u2019s more than a restaurant. It\u2019s a place of belonging, history and homemade country-style cooking.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I was on the outside and I was looking in,\u201d Brad Golliher said, \u201cI would think Boyce, to me, represents family.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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