Event Planning + Services

Party Help

Article and Photography by We’re often asked about private food and drink experiences. Whether you’re looking to uplevel a soiree with a mobile bar, host an intimate cooking lesson, or have an event catered to the nines, we’ve rounded up Birmingham’s top chef, catering, and bartending services. These folks make entertaining from the comfort of home seamless, swanky, and undeniably delicious.  Private Chef  Birmingham’s in-home chefs feel like a well-kept secret. They offer an array of...

Food + Beverage

Fiesta on Aisle Five

Dulce Rivera keeps her family’s Mi Pueblo markets buzzing with food, culture, and community Article by Blair Moore | Photography by Mary Fehr Follow the aroma of warm corn tortillas, smoky roasted chilies, and fresh cilantro into a place where Birmingham shops for flavor: Mi Pueblo Supermarket. A cumbia spills from the speakers as families weave through aisles stacked with dried peppers and imported sodas. At the heart of it all is Dulce Rivera, moving with the same energy as the store itself...

Home + Design

An Evening Well Served

Around the Table with Son of a Butcher Article by Birmingham Lifestyle | Photography by Mary Fehr Luis DeLaTorre’s gatherings are as much about atmosphere as appetite. The generous spread — an array of meats, cheeses, seafood, and thoughtful accoutrements — came courtesy of The Son of a Butcher, Birmingham’s go-to source for provisions of this caliber. Head butcher Chris Spear cooked the rib roast with maître d’ butter, smoked ham glazed with honey-dijon, and prime tenderloin with horseradish...

Food + Beverage

The Stitt Effect

Tracing the roots and branches of Frank and Pardis Stitt’s living culinary legacy Article by Blair Moore | Photography by Mary Fehr The oysters arrived still hissing in their shells, dressed with spinach, pancetta, and cream that caught the light like satin, offset by a scatter of Parmesan breadcrumbs. Frank Stitt’s voice held reverence as he described the new dish to his staff: the brine of the Gulf, the smoke of the pancetta, the richness of cream held in perfect balance—flavors meant to...