Calling all Baldwin County chefs: Do you have what it takes to be crowned Alabama's Small Town Chef of the Year? The Alabama Department of Tourism declared 2024 the Year of Alabama Foods, so Alabama …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 6/14/24 |
FOLEY — The Copper Kettle TeaBar in Foley has been steeping success and brewing community spirit for a decade. Co-owners and sisters Robin Peters and Susan Adams have poured their hearts into …
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By WHISPER EDWARDS
Editorial Assistant whisper@gulfcoastmedia.com | 6/12/24 |
If you have been wondering what has been going on at the Foley Bakery building, you are in luck.
In a Facebook post by Foley Main Street, Mayor Ralph Hellmich announced Tuesday, June 4, at a …
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BY WHISPER EDWARDS
Editorial Assistant whisper@gulfcoastmedia.com | 6/5/24 |
A well-known restaurant in Biloxi, Mississippi, is making headlines not for its popular food but for its co-owner/manager and operating corporation pleading guilty to conspiracy to misbrand seafood …
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GCM Staff Report
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6/4/24
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When you think of the Alabama Gulf Coast, what comes to mind? How can you describe that with a flavor?
The newly opened Parlor Doughnuts Gulf Shores is looking to the community to …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 6/4/24 |
One chapter is ending as a new is being written in the Foley food scene. Alex Warner is no longer part of Bagel Boy.
The separattion was announced in a statement released on eatery’s …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 6/3/24 |
When the ceremonial ribbon fluttered after being snipped in half, Baldwin County’s third 7 Brew opened for business and immediately gave back to the community.
The 7 Brew brand is a …
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BY KAYLA GREEN
kayla@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/29/24 |
Foam Coffee, serving the Gulf Shores community and tourists alike for seven years now, continues its growth and connection to the community through caffeine.
Saidy Troha was attending school in …
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BY TREVOR RITCHIE
Reporter trevor@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/25/24 |
SPANISH FORT — Ed's Seafood Shed may have just celebrated one year in its new location, but the eatery has been satiating hungry bellies with gumbo and fried seafood for 24 years. The original …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/23/24 |
The 2024 summer season is here, and it is time to explore what's new in the Baldwin County food world. The food scene in Baldwin County changes more than most teen boys change their socks, and it is …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/21/24 |
The parking lot of the Eastern Shore Village Center has a new addition. The Fairhope Starbucks building is slowly taking shape.
Construction began in late March and has been a hot topic on …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/21/24 |
GULF SHORES — There's no need to book a flight to Ireland to get a traditional pub experience. A team of three industry professionals have pooled their skills to open The Galway Irish Public …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/13/24 |
ORANGE BEACH — Chef Kyle Ogden will return to his restaurant, Odette, in Florence $2,500 richer and with an Alabama crown. Four chef teams, including two locals from Orange Beach representing …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/9/24 |
FAIRHOPE — The wait is over. Dragonfly Foodbar is open in its new location.
On Feb. 1, Gulf Coast Media published an article alerting readers that Dragonfly Foodbar was leaving downtown …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/7/24 |
Baldwin County was once a rural and mostly agricultural area that has changed and grown into what it is today.
While it is wonderful to add to our diverse population, it brings a hint of panic …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/2/24 |
BOX Want to go? Galway Irish Public House is at 2301 E. 2nd St., Gulf Shores. Official hours are not yet posted, but follow the Galway Irish Public House Facebook page for updates. GULF SHORES …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 4/30/24 |
Gulf Shores residents and visitors have seen the sign and construction for far too long, but the wait is nearly over. Parlor Doughnuts will open its doors in just a few weeks.
Michael Bush isn't …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 4/30/24 |
Walking into Manci's is like walking back in time. The walls are covered in antiques, choochkies, bits and bobs. The largest collection in the building could be the Jim Beam decanter collection, …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 4/25/24 |
The spicy culinary mad scientists of Orange Beach are cooking up something new.
Jonathan Kastner and Tyler Braun have been fermenting up a peppery storm in a storefront at The Wharf for two …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 4/25/24 |
The restaurant landscape is always changing but in the last few months in Fairhope, the change has come rapidly. Here's what's new, closed or relocated in Fairhope. Closures Ferus by the Bay – …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 4/23/24 |