Tag: November 2016
Ask McGehee: What is the history of Constantine’s Restaurant?
Constantine Panayiotou was a Greek immigrant who had come to Chicago in 1913 where he started out as a dishwasher and learned the restaurant...
The Pirate Navigator
On the cusp of the 18th century, great changes were underway in the Gulf of Mexico. Spain’s almost two-centuries-long grip on the region...
Celebrate Hope, 11/17/16
The 8th Annual Celebrate Hope drew hundreds of supporters to USA Mitchell Cancer Institute in Mobile, Ala. Proceeds from the annual gala support cancer...
Pumped Up
1. Mark your calendar! A delicious, sweet cupcake can make any Tuesday feel like a Friday. Stop by Twist Cupcakes on a...
The Lower Alabama Fried Chicken Trail
Crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside, the perfect fried chicken might be hard to find — but it sure is fun...
Pizza Party
  The Midtowner from Red or White, Le Cadillac from Pizzeria Delfina ​Photos by Elizabeth Gelineau and Blair Merrills 1. THE...
Convicts
Before they were famous, we called them sheepshead. They were as useless as a channel cat. Trash fish. I vividly recall struggling to...
The Amazing Life of Andre Lotz
It wasn’t until Sunday that a South African boater spotted Andre Lotz and his friends, a group of boys running amok on the...
The Goober Pea
In Mobile, peanuts seem to always come in tiny brown paper bags: hurled off a Mardi Gras float from the arm of a...
South by Southwest
When she’s not heading up the kitchen at one of the most popular Midtown eateries, this New Mexico-raised chef brings innovation and spice to an at-home wine night in Mobile.
