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Birmingham Eats — BYOB Rocks

April 15, 2015 · 8 Comments

If you’ve been down in Lakeview, it’s no secret that there are some awesome places to eat.  You’ve got Jack Browns, Slice, Babalu, Moe’s… just to name a few.  So when BYOB Rocks opened up across the street from Slice, I was really anxious to try it out.

And we had a girls night coming up, so we figured why not.  It was a burger joint that was dedicated to the local music scene, so how bad could it be?

Well, I have to say that this is definitely not my most favorite place.  Besides one of the waiters being really rude to one of the girls there (walking away as she was talking to him), the food was really expensive for what it was.  The total bill came out to be $22, and that was just for me.  I had a burger, some tater tots and a Sprite.  Granted the burger was pretty big (big enough for me to bring home half to the hubs), and the taters were completely loaded, but it still just seemed a little much.

I got the Vallejo burger and the chili cheese tots.  The Vallejo had pepperjack cheese, caramelized onions, poblano pepper, aioli, and arugula.  It wasn’t a terrible burger, but it wasn’t the greatest either.  They had just been opened a week, and I’ve already noticed that they’ve added some menu items to their online ordering.

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BYOB stands for Build Your Own Burger, and their entire premise is based on ordering online or with an app.  Which seems easy enough, but seems really inconvenient.  Ahhhh, that’s the old person in me, I guess.  Perhaps the younger millennials dig it — I don’t know.

I do know that the chili cheese tots were delicious, and so were the fried green tomatoes.  To learn more about them, visit their website here.

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Eat Drink Birmingham

April 1, 2015 · 2 Comments

A few weekends ago, I was privileged enough to be able to go to an amazing event here in the Ham.  Since I could only do half of the event (the eating part), I had to live vicariously with the alcohol through B and Nadine.  They even so graciously let me smell their glasses — which is not really the same, but it got me through.

There were so many dishes at Eat Drink Birmingham, but I’m going to share my top five favorites.

First up is the bacon from Bottle & Bone.  This stuff seriously melted in your mouth, and they were responsible for the delicious smell wafting through the entire place the whole time.

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Next up was the Raspberry Bread Pudding from Silverton.  This was absolutely amazing.  I think I ate two of them.

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Third was the Shrimp N Grits from Cosmos.  I love shrimp n grits normally, so I was super excited to get to try theirs.  They are renowned at the brunch scene here in Birmingham.

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Fourth was the Chicken Mole Taco from Avo.  I love tacos.  There’s not much else I need to say about tacos.

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And then my absolute favorite from the event (and from what I read, a lot of other people’s favorite as well) the Filet Fricassee from Bellinis.  It was paired with fingerling potatoes and corn, and of course heavy cream.  Can’t hate on anything with heavy cream.

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They even gave us pretty awesome glasses to keep at the door.  They’ve got one of our favorite pub spots from Birmingham on them (the J. Clyde), and Eat Drink Birmingham on the other side.

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I fully intend on going to this event again next year, with baby Sheffy strapped to my back.  Thanks so much to Alabama Brewers Guild and Birmingham Originals for putting on an amazing event!!!!

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First Regions Field Trip of 2015

March 25, 2015 · 5 Comments

I love baseball.

I know most people think it’s slow and lame, but I love it.  I first got my love when I lived in Atlanta, and became all super fan for the Braves, who I still love.

I love grabbing a hot dog and a cold beer and just relaxing and watching baseball.  It’s America’s pastime, yo.

So I was really excited when B told me he had tickets for the Auburn vs UAB baseball game at Regions Field last Tuesday.  Granted this time around I wasn’t going to have a beer, and I’m really not supposed to eat hot dogs, but I was still really excited to see my Tigers play.  The weather was perfect, and of course, Birmingham was lookin’ good.

IMG_6943Auburn was winning, but then UAB tied it, but meh, we left.  This preggo had a super hard time wanting to make it through the ninth inning.  Point of that being, I couldn’t tell you who won, but a super cute pic of B and I is in order (well, super cute of him — pregnancy seems to have made my shoulders….broader, and I don’t get it).

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I can’t wait to take little baby James to some Barons games!  I just know he’s going to love it.

Oh yeah, and the light tunnels, because duh.

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Birmingham Eats — Makarios and Bogues

March 19, 2015 · 7 Comments

It’s no surprise that I love where I live — it is also zero surprise that I love to eat where I live.  Birmingham is so full of deliciousness everywhere (and hey Mojo and BYOB Rocks, I’m looking at you for my next eats!) and there’s new places popping up all the time.

One weekend, I was craving a whole bunch of different stuff and hubs indulged me.  It was amazing.  Fun fact about Makarios — B and I actually ate this the night we got engaged.  It’s a little Mediterranean place near Five Points in Birmingham that has amazing hummus.  I absolutely love their hummus — it is so smooth and they serve it with these amazing soft pitas.  Also, I don’t think they’d turn you down if you asked for more for your hummus.  I normally get the gyro (amazing — and the serving is huge!), and for this trip B got a rice dish with lamb, garlic and almonds. And he ordered it spicy, and it was just perfect.  The spicier the better for us!

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Then, the next morning, I really  wanted breakfast food.  Usually I can survive with a bowl of cereal or toast, but I really wanted a breakfast full of biscuits and bacon.  We tried to go to Over Easy, but that place was packed out — it must be amazing, because this is the second time we’ve tried to get in, and we’re always just too hungry to wait.  So B was like, “I got this,” and we ended up at Bogue’s.  I have heard about this place, and only good things, so I was really excited.  This little space was amazing, and they have the most incredible black and white photos from their restaurant adorning the walls.  I would snatch one of those up in a heartbeat if it was for sale.  I am such a sucker for beautiful black and white photography.

Anyway, the food!!  You know how sometimes when you are at breakfast place and you order a glass of OJ, and they bring you this tiny little glass?  Not so at this place — they give you a giant glass.  For breakfast, I got the country scramble which was two open biscuits with scrambled eggs on top, and covered in black pepper gravy.  And not to mention the bacon on top, because if there is no bacon, what is the point of breakfast?  B was lame and got normal breakfast food, but his hash browns were pretty awesome.

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Every day this city is growing and adding amazing places to eat and drink!  Aaaand now I’m hungry.  At 7am.  That’s not good.

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Steel City Jug Slammers

February 3, 2015 · 5 Comments

Last year when we were invited to spend the day at Breakin Bread, we got to listen to a jug band while we enjoyed all of our food.  While I briefly mentioned them, they definitely deserve more than just a mention.

It’s a younger group of guys playing some traditional instruments, but there are some hand made ones thrown in.  They play Delta Blues and jug music.

Check their website for next dates they’ll be in the Ham.

All of these images are my own, and you can clearly tell who I was crushing on.  Dark haired tall guys do it to me every time.

Seriously, though, check them out and listen to some local Birmingham music.

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