A Muscle Shoals-born chef and his Birmingham restaurant have received one of the most prestigious awards in the culinary world. Adam Evans was named Best Chef in the South by the James Beard Foundation during a Monday awards ceremony. The honor is for his work at his restaurant. Automatic Seafood and Oysters.

Native Tuscumbian, George Terrell, is a well-known author, collector, and speaker, and is featured at The Art of The Dish June 24-25. TUSCUMBIA – “Art of the Dish,” the popular antique and vintage china exhibit, will return to Belle Mont Mansion Thursday - Saturday, June 23-25. Individuals from across the Shoals have been invited to display china and tableware from their private collections, some dating from the 1700’s through the mid-1900’s.