Tag: November 2016
Ask McGehee
Constantine Panayiotou was a Greek immigrant who had come to Chicago in 1913 where he started out as a dishwasher and learned the restaurant business from the local chefs....
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 was weakening, and rival...
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 research and technology at MCI,...
Pumped Up
1. Mark your calendar! A delicious, sweet cupcake can make any Tuesday feel like a Friday. Stop by Twist Cupcakes on a Tuesday for their flavorful maple...
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 to search for the best....
Pizza Party
  The Midtowner from Red or White, Le Cadillac from Pizzeria Delfina ​Photos by Elizabeth Gelineau and Blair Merrills 1. THE MIDTOWNER Chef Arwen Rice does not...
Convicts
Before they were famous, we called them sheepshead. They were as useless as a channel cat. Trash fish. I vividly recall struggling to reel them in, convinced...
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 island. The boater remembered something...
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 reveler, toted out the...
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.
