Tag: September/October 2013
Comfort Food: From the Kitchen of Susan Dressler
With her mother being a born-and-raised Southerner and her father being Cuban, it’s no surprise Susan Dressler spent a lot of time in the kitchen growing up....
Portrait of an Artist
When asked to reflect on the life and work of iconic Birmingham artist Arthur Stewart, his family, friends, and art critics invariably call up adjectives...
Comfort Food: From the Kitchen of Randi Rhone
Throughout childhood, Randi Rhone’s weekends weren’t complete without a visit to Nanny Black’s house and an afternoon spent in the kitchen. “I can still visualize a step...
Cheers to That
Secret Garden Steva Casey, main mixer at Veranda on Highland in Birmingham, serves this cocktail julep style for a deliciously fresh herbal concoction you don’t...
Comfort Food: From the Kitchen of Margaret Agnew
When gathering recipes for her many cookbooks, Margaret Agnew never had to look very far for inspiration. A self-professed recipe collector, Margaret simply turned to the...
Industrial Evolution
A Do-it-yourself project is always bigger than it seems, and it always involves more than one surprise along the way. For David Hill and his family, ...
Picture Perfect
Over time, Barbara Harbin’s Mountain Brook home has developed into more than just a dwelling. The historic abode really serves as more of a memory maker—the backdrop...
Pillow Talk
Sisters Crawford Bumgarner and Sullins Phelan entered the design world quite by accident. “I designed some pillows for my bed, ” says Sullins. “Crawford saw them and wanted...
Landscape Artistry in Tuscaloosa
“For the most part, they left me a blank canvas, ” says Birmingham landscape architect David Brush of his Tuscaloosa clients. “Their primary request was that the...
Collecting Legacies
On a mild spring evening in May, a stream of cars could be seen making their way to Dr. Billy and Elizabeth Cornay’s home for the Palettes...
