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Adventures in Birmingham: Ken’s Hickory Pit BBQ

By Jason Horn, on June 24th, 2010%

(Thanks to Jonathan Dorough for suggesting Ken’s.)

To get to the Center Point campus of Jefferson State Community College, you get off I-20/59 at Highway 79 and drive northeast for like 15 miles. I’ve been out there many times for culinary classes, but that whole region remains . . . → Read More: Adventures in Birmingham: Ken’s Hickory Pit BBQ

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Adventures in Birmingham: VJ’s on the Runway

By Jason Horn, on June 16th, 2010%

(Thanks to Molly Folse for suggesting VJ’s.)

For the inaugural Adventure in Birmingham, I ventured to the neighborhood I’ve only ever heard referred to as “out by the airport,” to VJ’s on the Runway. The name’s not kidding; VJ’s shares a block with hangars and warehouses, looks directly onto the tarmac at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth . . . → Read More: Adventures in Birmingham: VJ’s on the Runway

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Adventures in Birmingham

By Jason Horn, on June 8th, 2010%

Having lived here for closing in on four years now, I feel like I’ve gotten a pretty good handle on the food scene in town. I’ve found a favorite Chinese delivery place, a favorite sushi bar, a favorite barbecue joint, even a favorite sweet tea. (Chen Express, Ginza, Miss Myra’s, and . . . → Read More: Adventures in Birmingham

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