Blue Oak BBQ Brings A Taste of New Orleans to MidCity

Every state brings its own special recipe for barbecue, whether it is the slow roasted pork of the Carolinas, the smoked dry-rub meats from Kansas City, or Texas pit barbecue. Huntsville got its first taste of New Orleans style Blue Oak BBQ this week during the groundbreaking ceremony for their first location in Alabama in […]

Coming Soon to Huntsville: Scooter’s Drive-Thru Coffee

For those of you who like to grab and go with your morning cup o’ Joe, mark your calendars. In April 2022, Scooter’s Coffee will open its very first Huntsville location. The Nebraska-based drive-thru coffee franchise promises an enticing assortment of high-quality coffee drinks, smoothies, teas, and breakfast items. Over the past couple of decades, […]

Publix Celebrates its 14th Madison County Location at Hays Farm

Dozens of South Huntsville shoppers braved the cold on Tuesday so that they could be the first to experience the brand new Publix store located in The Market at Hays Farms on Memorial Parkway S.W. At 7:00 am, the ribbon was cut on Madison County’s 14th Publix location and the 48,000-suare-foot grocery store was open […]

Crikey, Blimey! The New Outback Steakhouse Now Open at Town Madison

A stormy Tuesday morning couldn’t dampen the long-awaited opening of the Australian-themed Outback Steakhouse at Town Madison this week. Located off Zierdt Road at 100 Stadium Way on the east side of Town Madison, blocks from Toyota Field, the new Outback brought something unique to the sprawling development, the first of the company’s new design […]

Chicken Lovers Are Slimthusiastic About New Slim Chickens Now Open at Clift Farm

If cars wrapped around the building twice at the drive-thru, and people waiting in the parking lot for the dining room to open at 10:30 a.m. isn’t a sign “Slimthusiasm” has taken hold of Madison chicken lovers, then just wait until Slim Chickens opens their second location at Town Madison in December! Alan Renfroe and […]

The Cheesecake Factory Opens For Business

With the grand opening of Bridge Street’s newest restaurant Tuesday, October 26, Huntsville officially became the home of the state’s second location of The Cheesecake Factory.  Long lines of excited customers eagerly awaited the opportunity to sample some of the eatery’s many menu items in its spacious, attractive dining room at Bridge Street in the […]

Catering Services Rebounding After Tumultuous Year

Area caterers are getting back on track after more than 18 months that saw the heat lamps turned off for their food-related businesses. “We’re doing better in that things are about to get back on an even keel. But it has been tough,” said Narvell Patton, owner for 24 years of Catering by Narvell.  “People […]

Getting Your Cookie Fix: Coming Soon to Huntsville

It’s the stuff childhood memories are made of. Fresh homemade cookies, straight from the oven. Those sweet sirens of chocolate chip, snickerdoodle, oatmeal, and peanut butter; their warm aroma wafting through the kitchen. They rarely sat on the cooling rack for long. When developing Cookie Fix, Founder and Chief Cookie Officer Amy Jason drew on […]