Tex-Mex dining as Black’s Cafe goes southwestern: We had this dish once before and it was a hit straight out of the gate. Take a butternut squash and stuff it with ground beef, black beans, corn, tomatoes, green onions, mild green chiles and cheddar and/or pepper jack cheese and then bake. Found this on the…
Carnival Spirit, the 959 foot by 127 foot passenger ship sailing under the flag of Bahamas, heads out of Mobile Bay at sunset Saturday, DEC 7th, 2024. Moving at 11 mph, the ship begins a voyage lasting eight days that will take passengers to the Bahamas before returning to Mobile DEC 15th. Photo shot from…
The 19th annual Christmas Bazaar, held at St. Lawrence Catholic Parish in Fairhope…
With whitecaps in the Bay, CMA CGM Attila, a 1,099 foot by 140 foot container ship sailing under the flag of Malta, passes Gaillard Island on its way into the port of Mobile Friday afternoon. With a draught of 40 feet, the ship moves at 14 mph while finishing a day’s trip from Houston. According…
Deep Blue, a 677 foot by 104 foot pipe layer, heads out of Mobile Bay Sunday afternoon, moving at 9 mph. Deep Blue is described as the largest purpose-built ultra deepwater pipelay and subsea construction vessel in the world. Capable of accommodating up to 120 people, the ship can carry up to 29,606 barrels of…
Checking out Market By The Bay Fairhope: On its fifth day of being open for business, curiosity gets the best of Colleen and myself. We stop in at Market By The Bay Fairhope Saturday for lunch. Tuesday’s opening marked the return of Market By The Bay to the city after being closed for three years….
When Diane Cartmell opens Oui Oui Paris three years ago in Fairhope, the name leaves us assuming that it’s a French cuisine restaurant. But we learn differently from her after paying our first visit. “I am not just a French restaurant,” she says. “I specialize in all ethnic cuisine.” We’re about to learn that–if you’ve…
If you don’t have a place to go for a Thanksgiving meal, you do now. Free meals will be served between Noon and 2pm on Thanksgiving Day, courtesy of Fairhope’s VFW Post 5660 at 950 Nichols Ave. And while the Post’s activities are geared to serve veterans, a military background is not required to enjoy…
Food fun on Alabama’s Gulf coast: Judging by the crowd and the smiles, the annual Taste of L.A. (sponsored by Piggly Wiggly in Fairhope NOV 7th 2024) was a huge success. Check it out:
Fairhope residents are excited about Kingfisher Seafood, a new restaurant coming to the area. Extensive renovation has been underway for several months in a building that formerly housed Wintzell’s, a restaurant that closed in 2018. Kingfisher’s owners are the Hood family, who run The Chimes, a chain of popular restaurants in Louisiana. Kingfisher’s owners are…