Woman Shatters 22-Year-Old Oyster-Eating Record at Wintzell’s in Mobile
A 33-year-old Mobile woman ate 223 raw oysters to break a 22-year-old record at Wintzell's Oyster House, as the region gears up for a busy stretch of crawfish festivals and…
Restaurant Review: Quickly Asian Fusion Café Brings Fast, Fresh Vietnamese Flavors to Cottage Hill Road
Quickly Asian Fusion Café on Cottage Hill Road in Mobile serves up affordable, fast Vietnamese dishes including banh mi, popcorn chicken and curry chicken rice, with most orders ready in…
Mobile’s “Peanut Guy” Keeps a Southern Roadside Tradition Boiling at Cottage Hill and Demetropolis
A Mobile street vendor known as the Peanut Guy has built a loyal following at Cottage Hill and Demetropolis for his boiled Valencia peanuts, a Southern roadside tradition with roots…
Roma Cafe Offers a Taste of Old-School Italian in West Mobile
Tucked away on Airport Boulevard in west Mobile, Roma Cafe has long served as one of the city’s old-school Italian dining spots, offering a menu built around comforting classics like…
Bay Area Food Bank’s 17th Annual Chef Challenge Set for Thursday at Mobile’s Cruise Terminal
Local restaurants and caterers will serve up samples Thursday at the Alabama Cruise Terminal for the Bay Area Food Bank's 17th annual Chef Challenge, a fundraiser benefiting hunger relief efforts…
Local Food Roundup: Chasing Fresh Opens a Market, Mudbugs Settles In, and Fairhope Brewing Taps a New IPA
From a new Chasing Fresh pickup market in Fairhope to Mudbugs' relocation in Mobile and Fairhope Brewing's new Causeway IPA, here's what's new across south Alabama's food and drink scene.
A Plain Room on Hillcrest Road, and Some of the Best Food in Mobile
Tucked into a strip center north of Grelot, Zorba the Greek offered no ambience and no pretensions, only Middle Eastern cooking that stood comparison with anything in the city.