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Celebrity chef Andrew Zimmern, left, talks with Highlands Bar & Grill chef Frank Stitt during a 2018 visit to Birmingham. Zimmern is a big fan of the Birmingham food scene and is revisiting it again in a new “Delicious Destinations” episode for the Cooking Channel. (Erin Harney / Alabama NewsCenter) To say that globetrotting gastronome […]

What makes you want to dance with joy? What puts the spring in your sandals, the Gangnam Style in your golf shoes, the hip hop in your high tops? Whatever it happens to be, we’re willing to bet we can serve it up to you in extra helpings here in Birmingham. In fact, here are […]

Highlands Bar & Grill in Birmingham, Alabama, was crowned America’s most Outstanding Restaurant of 2018. Photo: Cary Norton Rob McFarland If you’re tempted to dismiss this as a fluke, think again. Highlands has been a finalist an astonishing nine times. Clearly, they’re doing a lot of things right. Located near Birmingham’s historic Five Points South […]

TRAVEL, UNITED STATES TRAVEL, UNITED STATES By Lindsay Ferrier I suggested one winter afternoon a couple of years ago. My husband and I had been brainstorming ideas for a weekend road trip in January and coming up empty. Birmingham, though, seemed plausible — It was just under three hours from Nashville and its warmer climate […]

In case our Motor City friends haven’t heard the news:  Non-stop flights between Detroit and Birmingham are back, which means the perfect getaway is just a hop away. Think about it, in two hours you can be at the “Dinner Table of the South” enjoying fresh seafood at The Fish Market or getting your selfie […]

A Highly Opinionated Guide to Eating in Birmingham Our photo editor is an unofficial ambassador for his newly adopted hometown. Here’s a rundown of his favorite spots. By Dan Bailey Food & Wine Photo Editor Dan Bailey is an artist and musician who transplanted to Alabama in 2018 after two decades in New York City. […]

Birmingham used to be a well-kept secret. But, fact is, over the last few years, more and more publications like Travel + Leisure have discovered her charms, making our fair city one of the top destinations for people looking for something different. In Kelsey Ogletree’s write up of Birmingham in Travel Leisure’s “Top 50 Places […]

Dinner Is Served In Birmingham by Linda Milks Birmingham, fondly called “The Magic City” is magical for several reasons. It first got its nickname because within five miles, coal, iron ore, and limestone—all the ingredients to make steel–could be found. Birmingham’s location is at the intersection of the North-South railroad and the East-West railroad in […]

The individual lemon meringue pie at FoodBar in Vestavia Hills, Ala., is one of 21 dishes Birmingham-area diners need to try in 2021. (Photo courtesy of FoodBar; used with permission) By Bob Carlton | bcarlton@al.com We can all agree that we’re glad to close the books on 2020. It was a devastating year for restaurants […]

The prestigious travel publication picks its top 50 places to travel this year. Birmingham, Ala. —– Vaccines are rolling out along with the widespread desire to travel again. With that in mind, the respected publication Travel and Leisure has named its top 50 picks for places to travel in 2021, and Birmingham is among them. […]