Before we walk with all earnestness wide-eyed into what I call “The Eating Season,” let’s take a break from the traditional foods of the season and look at something special.  In fact, let’s pay a visit to a land far, far away across the big water in the old country.  For five years running, the folks in... Full story »

After 'Ms. Terry,' the owner of Terry's Tide Pride convenience store, suffered a stroke, her friends and customers organized a barbecue fundraiser to help her with medical expenses. Full story »

The 55th annual Greater Gulf State Fair continues through Sunday, with nightly entertainment, carnival rides and a fairgrounds’ worth of novelties and traditional attractions. There’s even officially sanctioned trick-or-treating on Saturday, when vendors in the fair’s main exhibition hall will have candy for the kids. Fair Manager Billie Blackwell did offer a few words of advice about Halloween attire,... Full story »

The spirits will be out in force at the Grand Hotel Marriott Resort this weekend, but it’s not what you think. The Point Clear resort will be playing host to a unique culinary event that features more than 300 world-class wines, along with a number of the new high gravity beers. It’s billed as the Grand Food and Wine... Full story »

The arrival of what passes for fall in our part of the world caught me by surprise. That’s not really hard to figure, though, since the arrival of autumn is often very hard to spot. It usually happens on a Thursday afternoon, right about 2 p.m. when everybody is at work, then it is gone within about 20 minutes.... Full story »

CLEVELAND — Shaquille O'Neal wasn't the only superstar added to Cleveland's roster this offseason. Michael Symon, who appears on TV's "Iron Chef," is helping the Cavaliers upgrade their culinary playbook. The award-winning chef and Cleveland native is teaming up with the Cavs to bring some of his signature cuisine to Quicken Loans Arena. The team on Monday unveiled "The... Full story »

In a little more than a week, the city’s premier eat-down event will take place, and this year there will be some tasty new faces at the table. The 32nd annual Taste of Mobile is set for next Thursday in the Mobile Convention Center’s south hall. It promises again to offer a pretty fair sampling of the tastes of... Full story »

Terry Sweat, longtime owner of Terry's Tide Pride convenience store, suffered a stroke recently. On Saturday, Oct. 3, her friends are holding a barbecue chicken fundraiser to help her pay her medical expenses. Full story »

In these perilous economic times the ability to offer tasty food at an affordable price is a fine business model, indeed. It doesn’t have to be fine-dining or high-end service to draw a crowd. Offer good, familiar foods and folks will find you.         Such was the case of a tiny strip mall eatery in west Mobile run... Full story »

Mobile's Singing Children, a choral group, holds a pecan sale fundraiser every fall. Proceeds help the group cover travel and uniform expenses. Full story »

  Wednesday is the last day to get some tickets for the Greater Gulf State Fair at the lowest advance prices. The fair takes will be held Oct 23-Nov. 1 at the Greater Gulf State Fairgrounds in west Mobile. Admission tickets and ride tickets can be ordered at www.mobilefair.com. Admission tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for children... Full story »

There are only a handful of dishes on a menu that I will almost always order. One of them is triple tail or black fish; it's a very delicate fish with extremely flaky flesh. It also doesn't show up much on menu boards. Another is osso bucco. Osso Bucco is not, contrary to what you might think, an expensive... Full story »

The Elberta Farmers Market will reopen for the fall season at 8 a.m. Saturday featuring fresh produce including greens, peppers, eggplant, sweet potatoes, peas and okra. Fresh yard eggs will also be available. In coming weeks, the Elberta Farmers Market will also offer satsumas, pecans, cabbage, broccoli and other foods. Vouchers from the Senior Nutrition Program are good through Nov.... Full story »

ATMORE, Ala. -- Wind Creek Casino & Hotel in Atmore cooked up quite a grand opening recently for its state-of-the-art Cooking Studio, and celebrity chef Carla Hall of "Top Chef: New York" was a key ingredient. Full story »

Last May I had the privilege of attending one of the freshest, tastiest and all-around neatest events that Mobile's entertainment scene has produced in years.  Full story »