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Comedienne Joy
- Aug 18, 2018
- 3 min
Taste of Birmingham this week
This is my favorite time of the year when all of the big food events kick off and the Taste of Birmingham is no different when you can eat from 20 different restaurants under 1 roof plus great music by the Birmingham Boys Choir! Today I got a preview from JoJo's On Broadway in Homewood with his slow cooked Reuban sandwich and onion rings. Yeah they filled up an entire plate and this is a normal portion believe it or not. It's a red onion that's dipped in a beer battered and f
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Comedienne Joy
- Aug 16, 2018
- 2 min
Comfort #MustTry foods during Birmingham Restaurant Week
Last Friday kicked off Birmingham Restaurant Week which is a 10 day foodie paradise event where more than 60 local diners offer special meals at special prices. Over the week, I will have the lowdown on a few of them when it comes to comfort food. New in Birmingham is Freddy's Wine Bar which is named after his dog, but it's definitely a spot for wine lovers. He has an array of Spanish & Italian wines that you can sample to find one you will love. The Restaurant Week Menu cons
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Comedienne Joy
- Aug 4, 2018
- 1 min
Nachos, Pizza & Bur what?
Nothing like some comfort food to satisfy a real foodie like myself. In your mind, you want something healthy, but when you see an almost 3 foot tall dish of food come out of the kitchen, that thought goes out the window! This dish above is from the Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar. It is great for those who may not be into sushi, but loves bbq! It's topped with coleslaw, bbq in a sweet sauce that's flash fried with a mountain of shoe string potato fries called a burgushi roll...that
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