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bhamdining

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  1. If someone doesn't buy me Stitt's book for Christmas, I will have to go buy it myself! I flipped through a copy at the bookstore and it is absolutely, mouthwateringly gorgeous. As a Birmingham resident, I eat at Highlands several times a year, and it is absolutely incredible. The way he uses traditional Southern ingredients such as grits, blackeyed peas and okra and mixes them with French techniques and influences, with the emphasis on fresh and local from the California school, has rightly won him many awards. You can read two reviews at our website, Bhamdining.com: www.bhamdining.com/Reviews/review_highlands.html www.bhamdining.com/Reviews/review_highlands_revisited.html These are from 2000 and 2001, but we have been this year and it is just as good as ever. Birmingham has a number of other excellent upscale restaurants, as well, such as Hot & Hot Fish Club, Cafe DuPont, and daniel george. Nearly every chef/owner has worked with Stitt at one point or another.
  2. Sexton's in the Cahaba Heights area has fantastic fresh seafood for sale. Just going in that place makes me feel like I'm down at the Gulf. For good beef, try Mr. P's deli/butcher shop in the Bluff Park area. Now that it's summer, Pepper Place on Saturday mornings is the best place for fresh produce. Murphree's in Cahaba Heights isn't bad. Or you could sign up for Grow Alabama, a community-supported agriculture (CSA) farm co-op (more info at www.growalabama.com). There's a great little Asian market in Vestavia, in the same little strip mall on 31 where Pier One imports is. V. Richard's is THE place to go for gourmet groceries, good cheese, etc. A couple of websites about local restaurants: www.bhamdining.com, and www.birminghammenus.com.
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