By Donna Cornelius If casual dining is your thing, you can’t get much more laid-back than eating at a food truck. But don’t think you have to settle for plain Jane food at these eateries-on-wheels, particularly the ones that tool around the Birmingham area. The city has food trucks that serve almost everything from hot chicken to cool treats. PreSchool Partners gives diners … [Read more...]
Food Network: Holler & Dash Teams up With Southern Food Producers
By Donna Cornelius Holler & Dash Biscuit House in Homewood partners one of the South’s most traditional treats with not-so-traditional ingredients. There’s a biscuit called the Pork Rambler, with fried pork tenderloin, blackberry butter and fried onion straws. The Garden Goat is made with fried goat cheese, kale, lemon Dijon vinaigrette and tomato jam. And the Hamabama … [Read more...]
A Heart for Hospitality: Former First Lady Patsy Riley Headlines King’s Home Tablescapes Event
By Donna CorneliusA former Alabama first lady and an event featuring tempting table settings are the perfect pairing.Patsy Riley will be the main speaker at Tablescapes, an annual fundraiser for the King’s Home Shelby Auxiliary that’s set for April 19 at the Metro Church of God in Vestavia Hills.Riley should feel right at home at the event, which will present about … [Read more...]
Culinary City: Why Homewood Is Such a Hot Spot for Restaurants
By Donna Cornelius Birmingham is the Magic City. Huntsville’s proud of being the Rocket City. And Union Springs is known as the Bird Dog Field Trial Capital of the World (bet you didn’t know that). Homewood doesn’t have an official nickname. But if it did, “Culinary City” wouldn’t be a stretch. Zomato, a restaurant search and discovery service, lists 172 restaurants in … [Read more...]
Royal Family: King Bill Bowron Has Deep Ties To the Beaux Arts Krewe
By Donna Cornelius Bill Bowron has gone from being a “new boy” to Krewe King. Bowron was invited to join Birmingham’s Beaux Arts Krewe shortly after he returned to his hometown in 1991. He’d been living and working as a banker in Savannah, Ga., before moving back to Birmingham to join his family’s company, Red Diamond. “The year I became a member, there were six ‘new boys,’ … [Read more...]