Downtown Cajun Cook-Off this weekend 14 hrs ago This Saturday, March 25, Cathedral Square will be transformed into what will feel like a section of southern Louisiana, as the 7th Annual Down…
Who all looking for green beer say yeahhhh Mar 15, 2023 Wondering how to get in on all the green-hued shenanigans this Friday and Saturday? Here's where you can get your hands on a green beer and an…
Amazing Grace Mar 15, 2023 We are in the throws of T-ball. This is our first year, a team on which Henry is the youngest, age 4, a newbie who listens to his coach more t…
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with shepherd’s pie Mar 8, 2023 You are likely going to take the easy route and boil up some cabbage and corned beef brisket. I’m not blaming you. I love leftover corned beef…
Spilling the tea on Fairhope Tea Plantation Mar 1, 2023 Donnie Barrett and his wife, Lottie, are the proprietors of Fairhope Tea Plantation, the only tea plantation in the state and the oldest — acc…
Lighthouse Restaurant a shining beacon in Irvington Updated Mar 4, 2023 There are few, and I mean few, places of merit in this county that have yet to be explored by the MacDonald family. I am downright ashamed to …
Here it is Ash Wednesday and I’ve almost given up on giving up Feb 22, 2023 I’m scrambling to figure out what I’m leaving behind for the next 40 days. There are roads far easier to travel than others. I would find an a…
Dropout Bakery pastries pass with flying colors Updated Feb 15, 2023 Dropout Bakery is yet another jewel on St. Louis Street, joining the breweries, restaurants, businesses and grocers who decided Dauphin was no…
How to cure a Mardi Gras hangover, according to Lagniappe staffers Updated Feb 15, 2023 As you let the good times roll this Carnival, you may find it hard to roll out of bed the next day. Drink Editor Alyson Sheppard gets feedback…
Mobile’s muffuletta, gumbo and King Cake guide for starving visitors Feb 8, 2023 Cuisine editor Andy MacDonald reviews three foods that embody the spirit of Mardi Gras in Mobile — muffulettas, gumbo and King Cake.Â
Have your King Cake and drink it too Feb 1, 2023 Columnist Alyson Sheppard explores the full flight of King Cake-flavored cocktails and coffees that are all over town right now.
Go to Market Feb 1, 2023 "Market by the Bay lives on," writes cuisine editor Andy MacDonald. "I was nervous about such important shoes being filled. The old place was …
Grace opens for Sunday brunch; Hope Farm introduces The Barn Jan 25, 2023 The latest eatery from Noell Broughton is expanding its hours. Grace on Dauphin, your favorite rooftop bar with fine dining in a casual atmosp…
King Cake-Off 2023 this Friday, Jan. 27 Updated Jan 24, 2023 Just a friendly reminder that this Friday, Jan. 27, is the Fifth Annual King Cake-Off at the Mobile Civic Center’s Expo Hall.
King Cake-Off 2023 coming to Expo Hall Jan 11, 2023 Friday, Jan. 27, the Mobile Civic Center Expo Hall will be the battleground as you step into ring after ring of King Cakes as local stores com…
A beer drinker’s guide to Asheville Jan 4, 2023 Two weeks ago my sister and I packed our rugrats into my minivan and drove to Asheville, N.C., where we spent the holidays with four generatio…
Sean’s Prime Dining dining on the Eastern Shore Jan 4, 2023 The toughest person to buy for in my family is, by far, my 17-year-old, Lucas. He didn’t ask for much, at least nothing fun. No BB gun, Evel K…
Grace opens for lunch on Dauphin Dec 28, 2022 Grace opens for lunch on Dauphin and cuisine editor Andy MacDonald gives us some tips on pickled shrimp and collard greens.
Food Review — Chalkboard Kitchen Dec 21, 2022 For his final review of the year, cuisine editor Andy MacDonald found a bustling parking lot at Satsuma’s own Chalkboard Kitchen.
9 gifts for the imbibers on your list Dec 7, 2022 Put the whiskey stones down. Like most drinking doohickeys, no one needs them or has ever wanted them. Speaking as someone with a kitchen draw…
Slurp it up! Dec 7, 2022 Write this down: I really don’t want to live anywhere but Mobile. I’m happy here, but I recognize we have a few deficiencies in our food scene…
Don’t be gruel: Congee for the win! Updated Nov 30, 2022 The Black Friday sales passed me by without so much as an impolite wave. The five turkeys we fried, plus the one oven-roasted, are almost gone…
Food Review | Ashland Midtown Pub Nov 23, 2022 It’s been a long time since I’ve visited Ashland Midtown Pub. The small dining room augmented by a covered patio area is popular enough to kee…
Recipe | Granny’s Gulf Coast Fruitcake Cookies Updated Nov 30, 2022 Yes, I’m a fruitcake fan, but that’s because I had no choice. As a very young girl, Granny offered serious corrections the first time I declin…
