Serious eating potential around Fairhope on the Fourth. All of these ventures are open to the public with proceeds going to support each organization. Serving lasts until the food runs out. In past years, food at some places has sold out within an hour…
Is Teak House Thai Cuisine in Daphne a changed place? Colleen and I find out during a dinner stop JUN 26 2025. When we dined here last fall, the place had just reopened after closing for nearly five months while moving into a new building. Chaotic service and other problems needed working out. While our…
The first customer shows up before opening time, but Chef Perry Boyd doesn’t mind. He tells him to come on in. Getting to the point of being able to open a business has not been easy for the Mississippi native and partner Barbara Edwards. They tried to open their Cajun convenience store on S Mobile…
The countdown clock is ticking! Perry Boyd said he was hoping to open the week of JUN 23rd and he’s doing it. He says to get your tastebuds ready, because the Southern Bayou Grill featuring various Cajun seafood delicacies opens for business starting Friday JUN 27 2025 at 11am. The place is located at 11950…
𝙁𝙪𝙣 𝙡𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝: Kingfisher Seafood restaurant’s fried Half and Half platter ($23) features shrimp and catfish along with fries, jambalaya, hushpuppies and a salad to start things off. Would I get this again? Absolutely…
Our JUN 12 2025 meal kicks off with a dozen raw on the half shell ($20) at Original Oyster House looking out over Mobile Bay in Spanish Fort. Chilled on ice, the oysters are fresh and wonderful. The horseradish has enough fire to bring tears to my eyes, but who can I blame, since I…
Perry Boyd, who along with Barbara Edwards, tried unsuccessfully to open a Cajun convenience store on S Mobile St in Fairhope, says he has struck a deal to open the business elsewhere in the area. Boyd says the Southern Bayou Grill will operate at 11950 Co. Rd 32, the site of what used to be…
Hearty and tasty: Chickpeas, red onion, cucumber, parsley, mint, sesame seeds, kosher salt, pepper, lemon zest, lemon juice, plus olive oil infused with coriander, cumin, garlic, and red pepper with Tahini dressing. And then there’s the fresh Gulf shrimp with tangy cocktail sauce and grape leaves. Summer: Hot. Server: Hot…
Shooting a picture in MAR of 2014, I never guess back then that I’d be running across it eleven years later and shaking my head upon seeing the numbers. Pretty sure I shot this at King Neptune’s Seafood in Gulf Shores. In those days, you could score a dozen raw oysters on the half shell…
Members of the Fairhope Elks Lodge Post 1879 have been working since the middle of the night, getting ready for their annual Memorial Day barbecue. Ribs, chicken and pork plates are $18. Includes slaw, baked beans and bread. Serving starts at 10:30. 561 S Mobile St. Walk inside to purchase, or a drive-through pickup will…