Local Alabama baker, Molly Bolton of The Nostalgic Crumb, has created a holiday cookie recipe that is sure to impress at your next celebration! These cookies are perfect for the […]

We won’t fudge the truth. The Birmingham Candy Company is one of the sweetest startups around.

Hoover native Cassie Bolden and her husband Wayne built their business by working numerous farmers markets and popping up at various locations around metro Birmingham before opening their permanent sweet shop downtown in 2019 at the Pizitz Food Hall.

Santa is coming to town, and he’s bringing a limited-edition treat to Birmingham! Casey’s Sports Grill at the Westin Birmingham is asking, “Are you naughty and nice?” this holiday season […]

Culinary artisans who established and helped mature Birmingham’s award-winning restaurant scene are being honored by another of the city’s culinary artisans, as Big Spoon Creamery introduces a series of special […]

Bunkers, Auburn’s first-of-its-kind cocktail bar, restaurant, and indoor golf simulator, has just opened. The concept was developed by Plainsmen Consulting, the team behind many of Alabama’s well-known establishments including Collins […]

Alabamians know a good burger when they taste one. From state-based chains like Milo’s and Jack’s to its diners and dives—even its temples of gastronomy—the magical combination of beef patty, bun, cheese and condiments is a Yellowhammer delight. 

Do you long for turkey and all the trimmings but cooking all that food just isn’t possible? These places have you in mind. While other people feast at their family’s […]

Restaurants, caterers, local groceries across South Alabama – even a personal chef – are ready to cook for you this Thanksgiving. To take the muss and fuss out of your […]

An Alabama-grown turkey farm is a mere slice of restaurants and caterers in central Alabama with special menus of Thanksgiving favorites to take home, heat, and feed a crowd. Bates […]

Remember that year Thanksgiving dinner was a disaster, when the guests were ravenous but the bird was still a dangerous medium-rare? Or perhaps all your pies burned because you forgot […]

The Wright family – Amy, Ben, Lillie, Emma Grace, Bitty, and Beau – want to change your perception of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, one coffee drink at a […]

Modern cocktail culture satisfies the old-school and new-school alike. Bartenders pay homage to the classics and play new riffs on those themes, creating delicious drinks that also happen to sparkle (sometimes literally) on social media. A good drink is mixed with precision and care, the result is refreshing and balanced. The best drink has a good backstory. And it should reflect the atmosphere where it is served.

The scent of hickory smoke drifts up to your nose after slicing open a packet of Conecuh Original Sausage.  The pork links, an inch thick, have flecks of bright red […]

In a rural area right outside of one of Alabama’s most charming towns, Fairhope, lies a microcosm of its own known as The Fairhope Tea Plantation. In 1979, the Lipton […]

There are many advantages to buying beef in bulk, such as cost savings, meal planning ease, quality, keeping your money in the local community and knowing your producer. Freezer beef […]

While Jose Medina Camacho was growing up, a prime sign of fall was the ubiquitous pot of Calabaza en Tacha – candied pumpkin – on his mother’s, grandmothers’, or aunts’ […]

“We’re going to stop right? We have to. We always do.” The troubled line of questioning was met with nothing but a stark silence, and I knew the worst was […]

Benard Tamburello surveys the ingredients for the tiramisu he is about to prepare, while Giuliana Russo-Skinner animatedly talks about the bawdy origins of the Italian dessert. Her story draws laughs […]

 The following is an excerpt from “Invitation to Notice,” a profile on Scott Peacock, the James Beard Award-winning chef who hails from the Wiregrass and now lives in Alabama’s Black […]

A ramen craze is building steam in Alabama, where restaurants specializing in the noodle soup are opening or expanding in several cities. Most have come onto the scene since 2020. […]

Next time you have a thirst for bourbon at the 106 Jefferson hotel in Huntsville, ask for the house pick. The main-floor restaurant, Revivalist, and rooftop lounge, Baker and Able, […]