birmingham: food capital of the world

Birmingham: Food Capital of the World

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Evolving from steel to banking to medicaland engineering to …

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Food has always been a part of our identity.

What makes us the food capital of the world?

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Reputation

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Frank Stitt• Highland Bar and Grill• Bottega• Chez Fonfon

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Chris Hastings• The Hot and Hot Fish Club• (SpringHouse, Lake Martin)

George Sarris• The Fish Market• DoDiYós• Pianeta 3

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USA Today picks Niki’s West as a top restaurant.

Miss Myra’s PitBar-B-Q praised in national newspapers.

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Destination

Birmingham has 17 food festivalsand events in 2011.

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Dozens of local restaurants were in the first Restaurant

Week.

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Californians among attendees ofsold-out FoodBlogSouth conference.Photo: Molly Folse (CC)

Magic City Brewfest celebratesfifth year in 2011.

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Challenges

“With great provisions come great

responsibility.”

Birminghamis the No. 2most obese city in America.

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88,000 people can’t get

to a grocery store,including 23,000 kids.

Map: Examining the Impact of Food Deserts and Food Imbalance on Public Health in Birmingham, Ala.

We needmore diversityin food choices.

We need more diversity in food providers.

Bon appétit.

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