Oysters Rockefeller in Mobile: Why Gulf Coast Versions Vary
An archival Mobile food-history look at Oysters Rockefeller: its documented 1899 origin, secret original recipe and the Gulf Coast variations that followed.
A Local Guide to Crawfish Boils Around Mobile in 2015
Crawfish season is here, and bars and restaurants across the Mobile area are stacking mudbugs by the pound. From the LoDa entertainment district downtown to Midtown, West Mobile and over…
Kitchen on George Shares Its Crawfish Bisque Recipe, Stuffed Heads and All
Crawfish season on the Gulf Coast runs deep, and few dishes show it off like crawfish bisque — the Cajun tradition that treats the season’s last crawfish as an occasion…
Chickasaw’s Hall’s Sausage Keeps Old-School Meat Making Alive Since 1949
Hall's Sausage in Chickasaw has hand-crafted sausages, bologna and other smoked meats from the same Iroquois Street location since 1949, surviving a smoker-room fire and remaining a Mobile County staple…
Crawfish Season Opens at Hayleys: Free Mudbugs Every Thursday on Dauphin Street
Crawfish season arrived in downtown Mobile in late February 2013, and Hayleys on Dauphin Street once again marked the occasion the way its regulars expect: free boiled crawfish, every Thursday…
True Midtown Kitchen: A James Beard-Nominated Chef’s Casual Mobile Flagship
True Midtown Kitchen on Dauphin Street is the brainchild of brothers Wesley and Richard True — and Wesley holds a distinction no other Mobile chef can claim: he is the…
La Cocina Serves Tasty Mexican Fare off Airport Boulevard in West Mobile
Tucked just off the bustle of Airport Boulevard in West Mobile, La Cocina has built a following among diners who want a generous plate of Mexican cooking made with fresh,…
Callaghan’s Irish Social Club: The Mobile Neighborhood Pub With a Worldwide Reputation
Tucked into a cluster of historic homes and early-20th-century cottages in Mobile’s Oakleigh Garden District sits Callaghan’s Irish Social Club — a boxy 1920s-era building that once housed a butcher…