STACEY PATTON WALLACE Recently, someone from the Highway 80 Barn Restaurant requested that I come out, eat and write a review on them. It made me...
Stacey Wallace Articles
Making the Grade: The Juicy Seafood
By Stacey Patton Wallace In all my 58 years, I have lived in small towns. For the first 27 years of my life, I lived in Alexander City (“Eleck” City...
Making the Grade: On the Road to Gadsden and Huntsville
Stacey Patton Wallace A few weeks ago, my husband Mike and I went on our second trip since September 2019. This time, we traveled to Huntsville,...
Making the Grade: Good ‘Ol Boys
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE A year or so ago, Mike and I were saddened to hear that Good ‘Ol Boys in Auburn had closed. We couldn’t remember when the...
Making the Grade: The Waverly Local
By StaceyPatton Wallace Sometimes, I want to experience fine dining and go to a unique place to eat new, unexplored dishes. The Waverly Local is...
Making the Grade: Walters’ Gas & Grill
By Stacey Patton Wallace Recently, my friend Jack tagged me on Facebook about a restaurant that I should try in Opelika: Walters’ Gas & Grill. I...
Making the Grade: The General’s Café
Since this Sunday is Father’s Day, I want to dedicate this review to the memory of my Daddy, James Thomas (Tom) Patton, Sr., whom we lost to...
Making the Grade: Mo’Bay Beignet Company
By Stacey Patton Wallace According to Google, a beignet is “a fritter or a square of fried dough eaten hot and sprinkled with confectioners’ sugar.”...
Making the Grade: Elmer’s Restaurant
By Stacey Patton Wallace My husband Mike was born in Georgia (I don’t hold that against him; we have family and friends who live in Georgia), and...