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…
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…
Until standard time returned, walking poodles in the dark in the park was SOP…
Ben’s Bar-B-Q on N Section St is one of those places that has been around Fairhope many years. Under new management, the restaurant doesn’t need long to draw a big following. Brisket, turkey, hamburger steak, sandwiches and burgers are among the choices. Country fried steak is served on Sundays, while various daily specials like the…
Hasn’t happened along the eastern shore in a long time. But while meeting a friend for lunch yesterday, a mysterious substance appears on my windshield. The general consensus around here is that we could use more of this!