Stacey Wallace Articles

Making the Grade

On the road to Florence, Alabama BY STACEY WALLACE OPINION —One of the greatest blessings that Mike and I have ever received from God would be our loving, Christian parents. If 30 years of teaching have taught us anything, it was that there is no substitute for great...

Making the Grade: Mr. Gatti’s Pizza

Get your money's worth at Mr. Gatti's in Opelika BY STACEY WALLACE / PHOTOS BY MIKE WALLACE Have you ever noticed that the food you love the most is usually the kind you’re not supposed to eat? As a diabetic, I am supposed to watch what I eat daily. However, my very...

Making the Grade: Foodies Gourmet Café & Bodega

BY STACEY WALLACE As I’ve mentioned before in this column, I am incredibly clumsy. In fact, if you still have a good, old 20th Century dictionary, and you look up the word “clumsy,” my picture will be there. I am always tripping, dropping or dripping. Mike says that I...

Making the Grade: Amsterdam Café North Auburn

BY STACEY WALLACE /PHOTOS BY MIKE WALLACE FOR THE OBSERVER Unbelievably, my husband Mike and I will soon celebrate our 8th year living in Auburn, and it has been such a blessing. As I may have mentioned before in this column, Mike, out of the blue, sprang the idea of...
Making the Grade: Lucy’s

Making the Grade: Lucy’s

By Stacey Patton Wallace My friend Leigh Ann, like me, was born in the Old Russell Hospital in Alexander City, Alabama (“Eleck” City to the locals)....

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Making the Grade: Foosackly’s

Making the Grade: Foosackly’s

By Stacey Patton Wallace This week, I’m reviewing my favorite chicken finger restaurant in Lee County. Now, I know that I’ve said several times that...

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Making the Grade: Brick & Spoon

Making the Grade: Brick & Spoon

Stacey Patton Wallace  I’ve always heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. In fact, there’s an old saying: “Breakfast like...

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