Fairhope wine bar pushes through with grand opening despite pandemic
It’s hard enough to open a bar or restaurant in normal times. How will you get people in the door?...
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Cuisine
Pop-up barbecue joint gives us reason to celebrate
Steel Smokin by Southern National 360 Dauphin St. Mobile, AL 36602 251-308-2387 I have been...
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Chardonnay or chardonnot?
“It’s impressive for me to say ‘chardonnay’ and ‘good’ in the same sentence, except for when I...
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What to expect at bars (and restaurants) during the reopening
Well, your Facebook group worked! Alabama is reopening, baby! Whether you think resuming bar and...
Read More Prepare to launch! (Or at least lunch!)
You have either moaned and groaned about your favorite restaurant being closed down, or you’ve...
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Blaze Pizza soon to open at Legacy Village
In the midst of all that is going on, we still have food businesses opening in our area. Legacy...
Read More Drinking the good stuff at the end of the world
A few years ago, I had a comically large liquor collection. I’d say I had maybe 400 bottles, all...
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Rough weather begets eating together
It was a recent Sunday night when Lucas, almost 15, humored his old man on an evening stroll. We...
Read More Homemade tasso, the “cure” for isolation preparation
The fever There I stood, almost 20 years ago, in a Pavillion’s grocery store in Southern...
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New life in the food scene
This week’s column would normally be dedicated to a restaurant review, but the current situation...
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