By Donna CorneliusEarly in his cooking career, chef Adam Evans learned about the James Beard Awards and hoped that one day he’d “get on a list” for consideration for the honor, one of the food industry’s most prestigious prizes.Evans did just that in 2020. His Birmingham restaurant, Automatic Seafood & Oysters, first made the long list of semifinalists … [Read more...]
Hoover Cooking Classes To Be Featured In National TV Show
Cooking with Culture, held at Vecchia Pizzeria in Hoover, will receive statewide and national exposure with a feature on Simply Southern TV. The cooking classes were co-founded and are led by Chef Benard Tamburello, an American Italian, and Giuliana Russo-Skinner, an Italian American.The show will premiere locally on WBMA-TV 33/40 in Birmingham on Sunday, July 3, at … [Read more...]
Warblers Return: Popular Harmonious Singing Group Will Perform at Samford in July
By Rubin E. GrantGil Franks can hardly wait for the Warblers Club to take the stage again.The singing group has been around since 1929, when it was formed as the boys glee club at Woodlawn High School. In the mid-1970s, the Warblers existence as a high school group ceased, but in 1988, many of the group’s alumna decided to form a men’s choral group, which has performed … [Read more...]
‘Country Venue in the City’ :Creative Couple Celebrates Marriage at The Barn at Shady Lane
By Maggie GoveMichael and Linda Adler have been creating memories together for more than 42 years, and now each year they help hundreds of brides and grooms make their own memories at The Barn at Shady Lane. Running a wedding venue was not always the couple’s dream. It came along after years of serving and singing alongside one another. Michael has been serving at … [Read more...]
Like Father, Like Son: Family Team Practices Medicine Together
By June MathewsIn 2021, Dr. Charles Clark of Mountain Brook was ready to retire. Forty years in a demanding neurosurgical practice, he figured, was enough. It was time to kick back and enjoy a more relaxing way of life.Then something big happened to change his plans. Son Paul, who was finishing up a neurosurgical residency out-of-state, was interested in returning home … [Read more...]