![]() ![]() I studied Psychology which I use to this day, and now I think the big story is their culinary center which is about to kick-off, which is a story in itself. It kick-started everything for me, I realized I love kitchens and got a great education. I actually got into cooking when I was in school there at a local restaurant. “It’s (Auburn) a special place to me, I learned a lot there. I’d always volunteer for cooking, so my mom really taught me that you can express and show love for food in the way you cook and the way you come together at the table.” Auburn University provided a great education ![]() I grew up with two brothers and none of them wanted to help cook, but I always chose that because I hated washing dishes. My mom would cook every night and there were always chores. It was always pretty important to me, even as a kid. One of my most memorable experiences was getting to go over to my granddad’s garden and help them tend to the compost and actually make fertilizer for the dirt that we planted the seed in and then see what’s grown. I grew up only a few streets over from my grandparents. “Growing up there (Muscle Shoals) was a great experience. It’s always a special place and there are a lot of great things happening there now.” Granddad’s garden, Mom teaching him how to love cooking I have a sense of pride being from there and a lot of special people in the Shoals were born and raised there. It was only after I left that I truly appreciated it. When I was a kid I wanted to move, I wanted to see different things and get out of there and do something else. It wasn’t until I got to New Orleans that I really started to appreciate my hometown. ![]() “I spent 18 years growing up in Muscle Shoals and then moved off to college. It’s a beautiful moment for us.” Proud of growing up in the Shoals (Muscle Shoals/Facebook) She designed a beautiful restaurant and is also a great manager of people and a wonderful host to the guests that we have coming. She’s got a natural hospitality sense to her. When we opened, she had never worked in the restaurant industry, but she jumped right in. She also means a whole lot to the restaurant because she designed it and did all the interior design. I was really glad that was captured because she means a whole lot to me. Somebody afterwards showed me a picture of that (the live feed showed Suzanne standing in the audience). To even just make the list and then make the final list and actually be on stage with the metal is unbelievable.” During the acceptance speech recognizing his wife Suzanne Owners Chris and Suzanne Evans last year at the future site of Automatic Seafood & Oysters in Lakeview. It’s been a dream of mine for a long time. I remember that moment, hugging my wife Suzanne and thinking ‘I better get up there. A lot of great people have been nominated before, so I heard my name and froze for a minute. It could’ve been anybody out of the group. Sample it for yourself with his recipe, available exclusively here, or at Automatic, when it opens in March.For Best Chef, South: Adam Evans, Automatic Seafood and Oysters in Birmingham, AL #jbfa- James Beard Foundation June 14, 2022 Evans brightens that richness with tart preserved lemon and fresh thyme. “They have these massive grills, and guys are shucking the oysters right there, putting them on the fire, and ladling butter over them,” Evans says. His take is inspired by Drago’s, a New Orleans-area Louisiana seafood institution. “If you love oysters, you love all kinds.”Ĭhargrilled oysters are one dish he promises will always be on the menu. The fin-fish offerings will and should change daily.” His raw bar will blend Gulf favorites like Murder Points with West Coast offerings. Not to say that we won’t have them, but there’s so much more out there. “You can get grouper and snapper anywhere. He aims to continue that commitment at Automatic, plating more bycatch. “As a chef, I was buying literally tons of seafood, and I realized that if I feel strongly about sustainability then I could actually make a difference,” Evans says. Sustainability will be a guiding principle of the menu, and with it, flexibility. Evans’s new restaurant occupies a 1940s warehouse-once the Automatic Sprinkler Company-on the edge of Birmingham’s booming Lakeview district. ![]()
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