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Recipe: White chocolate mousse with warm balsamic strawberries

Submitted by Melynda Sides, Digital Content Producer

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 3:28pm

White chocolate mousse with warm balsamic strawberries

Chef Franklin Biggs

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Ala. follows up Best BBQ Bracket contest with Sauce-Off competition

Submitted by Melynda Sides, Digital Content Producer

Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 1:58pm

Ala. follows up Best BBQ Bracket contest with Sauce-Off competition

MONTGOMERY, AL - Community leaders in four Alabama cities will sample local barbecue sauces and send regional winners to the "BBQ Sauce-Off" championship on May 18 in Birmingham.

The regional competitions will begin May 4 in downtown Montgomery at the Southern Makers Festival and in Mobile at the Market on the Square. The following Saturday competitions will be held in Decatur at the Decatur/Morgan County Farmers Market and in Tuscaloosa at the Tuscaloosa River Market.

Alabama Tourism Department's Brian Jones said the Sauce-Off is a follow up to the popular BBQ Bracket contest on Facebook that state tourism did last month. "We had more than 81,000 votes cast on our Alabama Food Facebook page with Jim ‘N Nick's ending up as our state winner. The BBQ Bracket was like a hit movie and the Sauce-Off is our sequel," Jones said.

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Recipe: White chocolate mixed berry bread pudding

Submitted by MyFoxAL Web Staff on Monday, April 29th, 5:18 pm

White chocolate mixed berry bread pudding

Chef Jared Danks, the program director for the Culinary Arts and Pastry Arts programs at Culinard in Birmingham, makes a white chocolate mixed berry bread pudding.

Ingredients

4 oz. berries

1 oz unsalter butter (melted)

12 oz white bread (day-old)

1 qt heavy cream

5 oz (3 ea) eggs

13 oz granulated sugar

1/2 fl oz vanilla extract

4 oz white chocolate

Directions

Use the portion of the butter to thoroughly coat a 2-inch (5 cm) deep hotel pan. Reserve the remaining butter.

Tear the bread into chunks and place in a large bowl. Pour the cream over the bread and set aside until soft.

Beat the eggs and sugar until smooth and thick. Add the vanilla, the remaining melted butter and the berries.

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Alabama's favorite barbecue down to 2 restaurants

Submitted by MyFoxAL Web Staff on Friday, April 5th, 4:57 pm

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Tourism Department's contest for the favorite barbecue restaurant in the state is down to Jim 'N Nick's of Birmingham and Sam's BBQ of Montgomery.

The Facebook-based contest is patterned after March Madness and began with 32 restaurants. Jim 'N Nick's defeated Big Bob Gibson's of Decatur in the final four with a vote of 7,171 to 6,981. Sam's beat The Shed in Mobile 2,393 to 1,815.

The Tourism Department's Brian Jones said more than 75,000 votes have been cast in the online contest. The winner will be announced Monday. The winner will receive a trophy and be named "The Alabama BBQ Bracket Fan Favorite." The contest is part of the Tourism Department's Year of Alabama Food promotion.

Online: http://www.Facebook.com/AlabamaFood

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Alabama's Best BBQ Bracket moves into Elite 8

Submitted by Melynda Sides, Digital Content Producer

Friday, March 29th, 2013, 3:40pm

Alabama's Best BBQ Bracket moves into Elite 8

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC)- If there's one thing the Best BBQ Bracket has proven so far, it's that Alabamians are passionate about their barbeque.

The state tourism department's March Madness-style bracket is pitting 32 barbeque joints from around the state against each other in a "quest for the best" barbecue in Bama.

Voting has moved into round three and the competition is fierce among the restaurants that have made it to the Elite Eight. The winners that will advance to the Final Four will be announced Saturday afternoon.

In central Alabama, Birmingham's Jim 'N Nicks is in a tight race against Tuscaloosa's original Dreamland barbeque. Just before noon, Jim N' Nicks had a slight lead of around 100 votes over Dreamland, but anything could change in the remaining hours of voting for this round.

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Reservations ‘always recommended’ for Valentine’s Day

Submitted by MyFoxAL Web Staff on Monday, February 11th, 6:38 pm

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC)- By Brandon Riggins

It's that time of year again. Cupid has taken aim and the arrows have hit their targets. All that's left is for us to show our loved ones just how much we care for them.

Valentine's card? Check.

Candy and balloons? Check.

Flowers and jewelry? Check.

Dinner reservations? ...Oops!

That last one may leave you having to get comfy on the couch later, which is "not the best way to start the year, obviously, with your loved one," according to Marco Morosini at the Silvertron Café.

Morosini advises customers to put some thought into that as well. Valentine's Day will be busy, as many couples head out on the town to enjoy a nice dinner together. But to make sure a table at your favorite place will be available, Morosini says, "Always recommend it, highly recommend it, strongly recommend it, a reservation."

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Year of Alabama Food highlights the tasty side of the state

Submitted by Brianne Britzius, Fox 6 Digital Producer

Friday, January 13th, 2012, 4:04pm

Year of Alabama Food highlights the tasty side of the state

The Alabama Tourism Department launched a new website this week highlighting the best in everything Alabama food, and since I like to cook and love to eat, I wanted to share my thoughts on the campaign.

A video highlighting the campaign starts with the line: "When you think of Alabama food, you think of BBQ, fried chicken, grits; but you don't know the half of it!" While I would argue that those things are all pretty darn tasty here, I agree that there are so many different cuisines and foods available in Alabama beyond the traditional Southern food.

There is a restaurant directory that lets you explore eateries by city or cuisine; a regularly updated blog delves into culinary traditions and the minds of great Alabama cooks; and there's the well-known "100 dishes you should eat in Alabama before you die" list.

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