Pizza, pasta, espresso: the kitchen stylings of the Italian peninsula permeate American food culture. We have a love affair with Italian food – so much so that the overt romanticism behind our pasta...

What one category can swallow the entire fat-packed, gut-busting, nap-inducing pill that is Southern food? For anyone who’s spent serious time south of the Mason-Dixon, a number of meals push to the...

Easter has passed, and the chocolate you gave up for Lent can return to your life. It’s come a long way since the days of bitter roasted brews consumed with reverence by various Mesoamerican subcultures....

While driving downtown, you may have noticed a glittery purple and gold addition. Next to Edelweiss in Temerson Square, New Orleans Fry House hints at the tantalizing prospect of serious creole cuisine...

Spring break y’all. It's time to forget class, gym, work, papers, exams and bank accounts, and wildly descend upon the coast. Our march requires sustenance! Moving west to east, here are a few places...

Another February gone. Valentine’s Day chocolate splurges have our stomachs sitting roundly atop our waistlines and spring break is rushing up faster than we can crunch it all away. On top of that, the...

Meat and three sides are a staple of cuisine all over the Southeast region. Take a decent cut of meat, fry or stew it and then adorn the plate with home-cooked sides. The recipe makes for a delicious and...

Simultaneously a best-kept secret and a well-known establishment of Tuscaloosa, Mr. Chen’s specializes in all the traditional Chinese dishes you’ve grown up on, as well as a few more you probably haven’t....

A trailer park. A sporting goods store. A used car lot. None of these things are generally associated with a decent dining experience, much less a delicious one. But the smell of pork cooking slowly over...

“Pizza will never taste as good as skinny feels.” What a load of crap. These people must have never eaten a decent slice of pie, because anyone who describes the blissful marriage of marinara, mozzarella...

Situated in the middle of town near Tutwiler Hall, Tuscaloosa Burger & Seafood Company, the restaurant formerly known as T-burger, boasts a small but dedicated following. Some of the main draws include...

Situated in the heart of downtown Tuscaloosa, Wilhagan’s Grille and Tap Room fills a different niche than many of the other well-known establishments in town. For those who find wall-to-wall crowds on...

The robust flavors of Latin American food almost always find a welcome home in American mouths. Americans simply can’t get enough of the warmth of spicy meats, tortillas and queso contrasted with the...

We’re all familiar with fried chicken, barbecue pork, cheeseburgers and wings, the usual suspects when it comes to our favorite guilty pleasure meals. It might be time to break our taste buds out of...

It’s not yet been a week and dining hall food has already grown stale. Thoughts of off-campus food meander through hungry minds, while wallets tremble. We’re all hungry. We’re all broke. So do yourself...

When Aaron Brazelton, a senior majoring in secondary education, thinks about his extracurricular activities, he thinks beyond his residence hall – all the way to the Serbian border. Brazelton is a former...