Meals on the Main Streets of Eastern Kentucky Food and restaurants have become an important engine in transforming the economy of this part of the state. These dining rooms are playing an important role-and are serving wonderful food. By Fred and Jill Sauceman A Bread Pudding Surprise Our trek through four cities in Kentucky coal country begins in Inez, population around 700 and home to Miss Ida's Tea Room. Ida Belle Davis died in 2011 at the age of 83, but her presence is still strongly felt in Inez. Based on what people in town told March/April 2016 55