Walking into Manci's is like walking back in time. The walls are covered in antiques, choochkies, bits and bobs. The largest collection in the building could be the Jim Beam decanter collection, …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 4/25/24 |
The spicy culinary mad scientists of Orange Beach are cooking up something new.
Jonathan Kastner and Tyler Braun have been fermenting up a peppery storm in a storefront at The Wharf for two …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 4/25/24 |
The restaurant landscape is always changing but in the last few months in Fairhope, the change has come rapidly. Here's what's new, closed or relocated in Fairhope. Closures Ferus by the Bay – …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 4/23/24 |
The Alabama Seafood Cook-Off is just around the corner, and Alabama Gulf Seafood announced today, April 23, who will compete for the ninth-annual Alabama Seafood Cook-Off May 6 at …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 4/23/24 |
There have been a lot of changes in the Fairhope food scene lately with openings, closings and relocations. When Ox Kitchen Fairhope teased a big announcement on Facebook April 8, the speculation …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 4/23/24 |
Students at Gulf Shores High School are taking cooking up a notch by taking part in a brand new course: the chemistry of food. The class works in collaboration with Chef Jonathan Kastner, co-owner of …
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By KARA MAUTZ
Special to Gulf Coast Media | 4/23/24 |
Culinary inspiration can come from anywhere: from a trip through the farmers market to the picturesque view of the Perdido Pass.
Perdido Beach Resort Executive Chef Brody Olive finds inspiration …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 4/22/24 |
When Kim Pacey Clay was a kid, she said she wasn’t doing it. No way. No how. She’s doing it. And generations of Baldwin Countians are so incredibly thankful. After all, where else would …
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By Allison Marlow
Special to Gulf Coast Media | 4/20/24 |
The Beli opened in 2020 and has become a favorite among Gulf Shores locals and visitors. Opening during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Original Beach Deli was designed with an openair …
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By KARA MAUTZ
Special to Gulf Coast Media | 4/19/24 |
The new year is typically accompanied by resolutions that may or may not get checked off the list. May we suggest this year, resolve to become a lifelong food learner?
Exercise your brain as …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 4/18/24 |
Construction has begun on Fairhope’s first Starbucks, which has some residents excited while others are not.
The Starbucks site is in what some might see as the parking lot of the Eastern …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 4/2/24 |
Easter dinner across the country often involves a honey-baked ham, but on the Gulf Coast, a popular way to celebrate is with a crawfish boil. This year, be prepared for higher prices and lower …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 3/27/24 |
The wait is over. The teases can cease, and the rumor mill can stop turning. Alex Warner and business partner, Marcus Owens, are ready to reveal their new downtown Foley venture: Cheeseburger …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 3/25/24 |
Special farm-to-table tortillas involving three south Alabama businesses is set to take the spotlight statewide and nationally with a feature on Simply Southern TV according to a news release.
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Five-time James Beard-nominated Chef Bill Briand has joined The Hope Farm team.
The Hope Farm founders Robert and Bentley Evans announced the brand’s expansion to add a new concept with …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 3/21/24 |
Three generations of women have brought their culinary expertise and years of hospitality from Texas to Foley. The trio now operates two Baldwin County businesses; Feast & Company Catering and …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 3/19/24 |
East Coast transplants rejoice because Wawa’s first Alabama store will open to the public April 25, at 8 a.m. Wawa got its start in 1803 as an iron foundry in New Jersey. In 1902, owner George …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 3/18/24 |
The 9th Annual Alabama Seafood Cook-Off (ASCO) has a new home in 2024. Alabama chefs will faceoff at The Wharf in Orange Beach, May 6. Four Alabama chefs will compete for the title of Alabama Seafood …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 3/5/24 |
Question: What is your favorite food memory? Answer: “Honestly what first came to mind when you said that, is my best friend in middle school, her mom made cream cheese brownies one time. I was …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 2/26/24 |
It has been nearly three weeks since a text message from a friend notified Arwen Rice that she was one step closer to achieving a bucket list moment.
The shock of being named a James Beard …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 2/16/24 |