Regional Specialties: Northern Alabama
White sauce and mustard slaw are two of the southern specialties I discovered wandering the northern part of Alabama last week. In Florence, there’s a business incubator focused on food. With access to a health department approved facility full of equipment typical of a commercial kitchen, fledgling entrepreneurs have a chance to develop recipe ideas, hone their business plans and launch new products.
I had a chance to sample some of the items produced at Shoals Commercial Culinary Center. To my...
August 15th, 2010 | Susan McKee | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Alabama, featuredarticle, food
Stay Current with the Latest News on the Oil Spill
... is providing updates for their area. You can also find out more at the news site, Gulflive.com , where the latest on the spill is on the front page.
Alabama’s Gulf Coast is keeping an eye on the situation and is providing updates for visitors, and so is Mobile. Much like the other news sources in Louisiana and Mississippi, al.com has their own dedicated page on the oil spill.
The Florida Panhandle is monitoring the spill as well. Pensacola, Destin and Panama City Beach are providing information...
April 30th, 2010 | Apryl Chapman Thomas | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: Alabama, featuredarticle, florida, Gulf Coast, Louisiana, Mississippi, News
Try Your Luck to Win a Vacation in the South
... seven-night Grand Gulf Getaway in Gulf Shores & Orange Beach, Ala., (and if you do win, here’s a few suggestion on where to eat.) Sponsored by Alabama Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau, the package includes a seven-night stay in a two-room beachfront condo, Flip Mino, gift certificates and much, much more.
How about a golf trip to the North Carolina Sandhills region (deadline April 30) or Brunswick Islands, aptly referred to NC’s Golf Coast (deadline March 30)? And if golf isn’t...
March 14th, 2010 | Apryl Chapman Thomas | Read More | Comments: 2Filed under: Alabama, contests, featuredarticle, North Carolina, Virginia
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