Beautiful Rainbow Café is an eatery like no other. It’s located inside the Gadsden Public Library where it is beloved for its delicious and wholesome, made-from-scratch vegetarian dishes served in a bright, airy, inclusive space decorated with big, colorful murals. It is gourmet garden-to-table with its own organic garden in Underwood Park right across … Continue reading Feeding Body and Spirit
This month on Good Day Alabama on WBRC Fox 6, I talked about birding ... for citizen-scientists of all ages. Because we can get closer to nature by just walking outside. Birding has a bunch of perks—from boosting mental health to furthering scientific discovery. It became a hot hobby during the pandemic and today, according to … Continue reading For the Birds
The slogan for Wharf Casual Seafood is “The Coast is Here.” It’s perfect for a restaurant that brings Gulf-fresh seafood—everything from oysters to shrimp to fin fish—to mostly inland areas of the Southeast. “Here” is becoming nearer all the time; the regional chain is growing steadily and delivering coastal deliciousness to more and more people … Continue reading The Coast is Quite Near
One book to educate and two to binge on a beach. That's what I shared this month on Good Day Alabama on WBRC Fox 6. One quick thing before we get to the books: My friend Charles Ghigna (Father Goose) is having a Poetry Festival for Kids at the Homewood Public Library on May 18 at … Continue reading Serious and Not
In the nearly four decades we’ve been married, my husband and I have made countless compromises. That’s not at all a bad thing; that’s life. We share lots of things, but we also have our own interests. Our most recent road trip is the perfect example. Rick was racing his gravel bike in Arkansas, and … Continue reading In Consideration of a Great Road Trip … and Diamonds
Homegrown and chef-driven. Authentic yet inventive. Intuitive and intentional. Really good and simply real. Rusty’s Bar-B-Q in Leeds is all that, and owner Rusty Tucker will still surprise you. About 20 minutes from Birmingham and just off I-20 (where he has some official tourist-boosting signage), Rusty’s is ideally located—just up the hill from a huge … Continue reading Classical Pit Barbecue … Like Traditional but a Little Extra
Peanuts and Cracker Jack? Think bigger. They’re swinging for the fences at Regions Field when it comes to ballpark foods. The Birmingham Barons host their first home game of the 2024 season on April 5 against the Chattanooga Lookouts, and fans can expect an expanded lineup of fun, new ballpark foods and favorite local brews. … Continue reading Take Me Out to the Ballgame (for Dinner)
This month on Good Day Alabama on WBRC Fox 6, I shared two of the best novels I've read in a long time and a reprint of a favorite guide to Southern woodlands. Tom Lake By Ann Patchett, audiobook read by Meryl Streep First of all, Ann Patchett is amazing. Her latest book, Tom Lake, is … Continue reading Fiction and Forests
Gumbo to Geaux is a chef-driven food truck (and catering and events company). In every sense. Owner and founder Etricia Robinson, a classically trained chef, is driven to offer the authentic country-Creole dishes she grew up eating. “If Emeril Lagasse and Paula Deen had a baby,” she says, “it’d be me, because I do Cajun-Creole … Continue reading A Chef-Driven Country-Creole Food Truck
We're celebrating Women's History Month on Good Day Alabama on WBRC Fox 6 with female-focused reads for readers of all ages. Band of Sisters By Lauren Willig This brand-new book (it hit shelves March 2) tells the story of the Smith Relief Unit, a group of young women from Smith College who traveled to war-torn France … Continue reading Celebrating Women
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