FRENCH TOAST BATONS AT RUBY SLIPPER CAFE
“Ruby Slipper Cafe has just found their most loyal customer. I visited the restaurant one Sunday morning for brunch and decided to try the French toast batons. Man was I in for a treat! They were delightfully crunchy, yet irresistibly soft in all the right places. Covered in cinnamon-sugar goodness, I caught myself craving another order the next morning. They were that good!” — Nichelle Rodgers, Marketing Specialist, USA Health
The Ruby Slipper Cafe • 100 N Royal St. 355-0448
RACK OF LAMB AND RISOTTO AT THE ALLEY BISTRO
“This month, I chose a new restaurant in downtown Fairhope, The Alley Bistro, which is run by the owners of another downtown restaurant, Locals. The food was fantastic! I went with the New Zealand rack of lamb. The temperature and flavor were superb. Coupled with the mashed cauliflower and risotto, the meal gets a big thumbs-up. Fairhope is lucky to have another great restaurant.” — Robert Brown, VP, Pitman Brown Building Company
The Alley Bistro • 312 Fairhope Ave., Fairhope. 517-7225
REGAL RED CURRY AT TEAK HOUSE
“It was difficult for me to choose from Teak House’s selection of pad thai, noodle soup, Siam soft-shell crab and other delicacies, but I ordered their regal red curry — my favorite. I went with the traditional: tofu, eggplant, bamboo shoots, bell pepper and basil, and I was not disappointed. I like it ‘hot,’ and it was exactly that.” — Mary Riser, Festival Director, Fairhope Film Festival
Teak House • 1703 U.S. Hwy 98 East, Daphne. 625-8680
SCALLOPS AT SOUTHERN NATIONAL
“I chose two small plates at Southern National: the seared scallops and the arugula and beet salad. I was leery of the scallop combination, served with carrots, parsnips, mushrooms, cranberries and turnips, but, as usual, Chef Duane Nutter knew what he was doing. The salad was also an unusual mix of pickled fennel, pecans, goat cheese and tarragon. I’ve resolved to never doubt any ‘strange’ combination that might raise my sometimes provincial eyebrow.” — J.C. Barker, General Manager, Mobile Symphony
Southern National • 360 Dauphin St. 308-2387
