2024 MARTIE'S NEW BOOK: THE ALABAMA 100 BEST RECIPES, RESTAURANTS & ROAD TRIPS

AVAILABLE DECEMBER 1, 2024

THE ALABAMA 100 BEST RECIPES, RESTAURANTS & ROAD TRIPS

$34.95

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I went out on the road during the 2024 Year of Alabama Food to find the best recipes from restaurants across Alabama. My new book, The Alabama 100 Best Recipes, Restaurants & Road Trips features 100 favorite restaurant recipes plus my road trip tips on where to go and what to eat when you get there.

The book is divided into three sections:

Two Days Away: Weekend getaway suggestions for accommodations and food in Huntsville, The Shoals, Mentone, Birmingham, Homewood, Mountain Brook, Tuscaloosa, Montgomery, Auburn, Mobile, Fairhope, Gulf Shores, and Orange Beach. 

Alabama Favorites: Who doesn’t love sweet tea? Or fried chicken, and shrimp and grits? I explore Alabama’s all-time favorite dishes with a list of 20 places well known for their version. Cornbread features an essay from Sean of the South, Sean Dietrich. Gumbo includes a story and recipe from the gumbo queen herself, Lucy Buffett.

Cookbook: Features the top100 recipes from locally owned Alabama restaurants. Many of these are featured on the Alabama Department of Tourism’s prestigious “100 Dishes To Eat in Alabama” list.

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IT IS FINALLY HERE! MAGIC CITY CRAVINGS: THE MOST REQUESTED RECIPES FROM BIRMINGHAM RESTAURANTS THEN & NOW

All the recipes you asked us to find plus a few we could not resist sharing!

My new book with co-writer Chanda Temple hit stores and is already flying off store shelves. The book features an extensive history of Birmingham food, a "where to eat what" dining guide, neighborhood map, and recipes most requested by Birmingham food fans. Many thanks to Alagasco for sponsoring the book and helping us bring greater attention to Birmingham's restaurants and rapidly growing food scene.

Magic City Cravings Cookbook

The photography is again contributed by my good friends Arden Ward Upton and Mo Davis along with Frank Couch.  (I even have a few photos in this one.)

In addition to seeking out favorite recipes from popular local restaurants, food fans asked us to reach back and find "lost" recipes from restaurants which have closed which are still fondly remembered. We uncovered recipes from Birmingham standards like Joy Young, Cobb Lane, Pioneer Cafeteria, Marsh Bakery, Rossi's and more. If you had the Marsh Bakery coconut cake for your birthday each year, you can now make it yourself!

We would like to thank all of the chefs, restaurant owners and families for their generosity. By  providing their recipes and sharing stories, they made Magic City Cravings possible.

UPDATE: Magic City Cravings is only available via this website. Click here for info.