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Specialty grocery store satisfies food cravings

Specialty grocery store satisfies food cravings

Ellen Johnson November 19, 2015

There is one place in downtown Tuscaloosa where students can be found enjoying a soda after class, customers can purchase meals to bring home for dinner and hundreds of unique foods and beverages line...

Top Five: Two writers pick the best restaurants in Tuscaloosa

Macy Dye, Chase Bodiford November 17, 2015

There's a strong and growing restaurant scene in Tuscaloosa, with options that range from traditional Southern-style cooking to international cuisine as diverse as German, Indian and Thai. This can be...

Bless this mess: UA students learn to cook

Bless this mess: UA students learn to cook

Aaron Bonner November 12, 2015

The University of Alabama is filled with different concentrations for students to work toward, be it engineering, nursing or even business, but the lack of a culinary program is disheartening to some....

A Day In The Life of the Brews Brothers

Sean McFetridge November 11, 2015

For brothers Jeremiah and Jeremy Donald, brewing beer is a way of life. They start their workday at Band of Brothers Brewery at 4 am.“We have three types of our mainly sold beer which is Voodoo Mild,...

Hidden Gems of Tuscaloosa: City Cafe serves home cooked meals

Hidden Gems of Tuscaloosa: City Cafe serves home cooked meals

Molly Allen September 17, 2015

Finding a satisfactory, home cooked meal to cure the homesick blues often can prove difficult for University of Alabama students who grew up in different cities and states and are now far from home. The...

Manna Grocery and Deli offers an assortment of healthy food

Manna Grocery and Deli offers an assortment of healthy food

Lauren Lane September 7, 2015

Manna Grocery and Deli may just appear to be another storefront in a sea of McFarland’s boulevard of strip malls, but in it lies a haven for many of Tuscaloosa’s healthiest eaters. At first glance,...

Roads and rumbling stomachs: Tuscaloosa faces growing pains

Ben Jackson September 2, 2015

Tuscaloosa is growing, quickly. Last week I visited the new Fresh Market, one of the crowning jewels of Legacy Park, a $55 million project at the intersection of McFarland and 13th street. Across the street...

Why college students should try vegan

Why college students should try vegan

Lauren Lane August 28, 2015

Going vegan may sound like a near impossible feat, especially in college, and in a place where barbecue is considering a sixth food group, but what if you knew that it was one of the best decisions you...

Alumnus develops food for restaurant chain

Alumnus develops food for restaurant chain

Elizabeth Elkin August 20, 2015

Ryan Joy has no typical workday. His only constant: cooking, and a lot of it.Joy, Senior Director of Research and Development at Checkers and Rally’s, grew up in the business.“My father was the first...

Farmers market provides fresh summer food options

Farmers market provides fresh summer food options

Jeremy Conner June 24, 2015

The intense Alabama summer heat tends to inspire eating a bit lighter than usual. Last week, I decided to head to the farmers market for a few ingredients to create some refreshing summer dishes. The challenge...

Students need Spirit of Alabama Act

TJ Parks April 6, 2015

According to a survey conducted at The University of California at Santa Barbara, 17.3 percent of college students skip a meal every week in an effort to save money. This phenomenon is not unique to UCSB....

Milo's to make return

Nick Privitera March 29, 2015

Milo’s Hamburgers is returning to Tuscaloosa in late April after having its former building wiped out during the April 27, 2011, tornado. Though there is not a set date for the opening, updates will...