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Minter, AL · Food & Drink
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The Rural Alabama Restaurant That’s So Good, People Drive For Miles To Eat There
Most restaurants want you to find them easily, but Diamond Jim’s and Mrs. Donna’s in Livingston, Alabama seems perfectly content to let the worthy ones make the effort. And make the effort they do, because this remote restaurant has built a reputation for steaks that people genuinely rearrange their schedules to eat.
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Six Alabama Dairy Bars Still Serve Ice Cream Long After Summer Ends
Summer packs up and leaves, but a soft serve craving never really does. Across Alabama, a handful of old-school dairy bars keep their windows open and their cone machines running well into fall and winter. These are the walk-up stands and counter-service joints where dipped cones, banana splits, chili dogs,...
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The Middle-Of-Nowhere Alabama Restaurant That’s So Delicious, People Can’t Stay Away
There’s a spot in Riverside, Alabama that proves good food doesn’t care about location. The Ark sits quietly off the beaten path, and somehow that’s exactly why people can’t stop talking about it. You’d think a restaurant needs to be in a busy downtown or a...
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Lost Pizza Co. cuts ribbon on Troy location
Lost Pizza Co. cut the ribbon on its Troy store on Thursday as patrons lined up to order fresh baked pizza. During the hustle and bustle of opening day, the Pike County Chamber of Commerce and business partners Mike Cole, Scott Powell, Patrick Kirkland and Cain Conway cut the ribbon to celebrate the Troy location’s opening.
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This Alabama Buffet Is Bringing Big Flavor And Endless Possibilities To The Table
Fried chicken shows up on this buffet every single day. Everything else on the steam table changes, so the menu can look different each time you visit. That daily rotation is the fun part. One day might bring meatloaf and rutabaga, while another leans toward pot roast and candied yams.
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They’re Back! Sister Schubert’s Beloved Sausage Wrap Rolls Return to Stores
It’s not brunch in Alabama if there’s not a pack of the Sister Schubert “pigs in a blanket” somewhere on the table. After all, Patricia “Sister” Schubert Barnes started her business just down the road in Troy, Alabama, in 1989, with her grandmother’s special Parker House Rolls recipe. But to the devastation of all, Sister Schubert’s Sausage Wrap Rolls were discontinued nationwide in 2021. You likely saw that they got “replaced” by Sausage Pinwheels in the frozen section of the grocery store… but it wasn’t the same. (Even Governor Ivey asked when they were going to make it back on the market!)
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Auburn’s Shrimp Basket closes as chain pivots to coastal roots
AUBURN, Ala. (WTVM) - The Shrimp Basket location in Auburn has closed its doors after serving the area for more than 13 years. Located at 1651 S. College St. in the Tiger Crossing shopping center—a site that originally housed a Hooters restaurant—the casual seafood eatery had been a staple for diners, offering oysters, po-boys, gumbo and shrimp specials under its signature tagline, “We’re Grillin’, Steamin’, & Fryin’.”
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5 Best Restaurants in Montgomery, Alabama You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them
Montgomery, Alabama — a city where the river bends like a lazy arm, where magnolia trees shade porches and the air is thick with stories, where the past and present mingle in the laughter of children and the quiet pride of elders. Here, red brick and white columns stand beside murals blooming with new hope, and every street corner hums with the rhythm of gospel, jazz, and the sizzle of something soulful in the kitchen. This is a city stitched together by generations — Black, white, and every shade between — by newcomers drawn by the promise of possibility, by old-timers who remember when the world was slower, by families who gather at tables that feel like home.