By STACEY PATTON WALLACE Mike and I have been retired from teaching for almost two-and-a-half years now. And I must say that I highly recommend...
Making the Grade: Well Red
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Stacey Wallace Articles
Making the Grade: In the Kitchen with Chef Jim Sikes
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE As I’ve mentioned quite a few times in this column, I love eating, but I really dislike cooking. Also, my husband...
Making the Grade: On the Road to Mount Airy, North Carolina
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE As a child, from kindergarten through the sixth grade, after school I stayed with my Grandma and Granddaddy Patton until...
Making the Grade: Zoe’s Delite
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE Don’t you love going to eateries in your community, which have been family-owned and operated for years? About a year ago,...
Making the Grade: The Sound Kitchen
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE As I’ve mentioned before in this column, my nephew Luke smokes the best pork ribs that Mike and I have ever tasted. Because...
Making the Grade: Mikata Japanese Steak House & Sushi Bar
Mikata Japanese Steak House & Sushi Bar The old cliché is true: The older you get, the faster time passes. For example, back when I was a kid...
Making the Grade: On the Road to Orange Beach
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE Before I write this week’s restaurant review, I have to tell you about something special, which happened to me on Sunday,...
Making the Grade: Bitty & Beau’s Coffee Shop
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE Back when I taught language arts at Long Cane Middle School in LaGrange, Georgia, I always wanted to be fair to all my...
Making the Grade: Pizza D’Action
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE When I was growing up in Alexander City (“Eleck” City to the locals), we didn’t have many restaurants at which to dine. We...