Bars
Yokohama and DoReMi Karaoke
This month I helped plan a surprise party. We had a dozen guests and wondered what restaurant would best accommodate that many on a Saturday night. Someone suggested Yokohama which they said had private rooms you could reserve. This seemed like a good idea; we love Japanese and most of us had never been there. […]
Hank and Whiskey
Carole King and I were giving a PowerPoint presentation to a group of international students the other day on historical sites in downtown Montgomery. We had, of course, included the statue of Hank Williams which now stands at the front of the tunnel entrance. We used the photo in our latest book, Images of Modern […]
Experience Underground Music at Barra Hookah
Last Friday night we attended Gravity at Barra Hookah for the second time. The dance music party series is now to be a monthly feature at the hookah lounge. Three local DJs: Oz Entertainment, BG, and Chasing, started this event in November last year as a way to promote underground house and techno music, electronic […]
Caribbean Cocktails Spice Up Cloverdale
A classic Kids in the Hall sketch features a man making a cocktail in a blender in the supply closet at work. Once you have entered the world of exotic and complicated drinks, it seems like they become an obsession that changes your life. It was a single drink that turned Jeff Berry into a […]
A Jewel on Mt. Meigs: Kru
A good bar doesn’t have to do a lot of things, but to qualify as a “good bar,” it should perform well in a couple of basic categories. Kru (2118 Mt. Meigs Rd.) is a great bar, and even though it has only been open since 2014, it is already a cherished local institution. The […]
Farewell to Sinclair’s
The rumors finally were confirmed when it was announced (by essentially every media outlet in town) that Sinclair’s would be closing. That sturdy cornerstone of the Cloverdale Five Points neighborhood, that trusty staple of the restaurant scene. There were some people that described Sinclair’s as their favorite place for food, but many more described it […]
Kudzu Noodle Bar
Alabama’s always been a place where food matters. A lot. Southern food traditions are considered to be some of the most culturally important in the world. Got a doubt? Ask five people what the best cornbread tastes like, and you’ll likely get five different answers (e.g., fried, sweet, cake-like…). Food is intimate, fun, tied to […]
The Layover Gets a New Door
We’ve long been vocal boosters of the Montgomery airport. Our local airport is close to our house and offers cheap parking, an easy check-in process, small-to-nonexistent security lines, free wireless access, plenty of plugs and comfy chairs (some of which are of the rocking variety). Sure, there are only a few airlines to choose from […]
Mezcal or Mescal: Either Way’s Delicious
Montgomery’s drinking scene has changed so much in the six years we’ve lived here. Free the Hops put together an astonishingly-effective political movement that’s opened up so many new beer options. Shops like Filet and Vine and Ted, the Wine Guy continue to educate residents about all kinds of wines. Fairview Homebrew was a trailblazer, […]
Your Graham Woods Update
Back in June of 2012, we heard a rumor that an Irish pub would be coming to Cloverdale as an enterprise of a local architect and developer named Mike Watson. We broke that news here on MML. Later that month, as people started to talk, we went to a joint meeting of the Old Cloverdale […]
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