LOVE DAK's spices. My personal favorite is the green zest, my eggs just aren't the same without it…read moreanymore. Love so many of the others. Give them a try you won't be disappointed.

I have been buying Penzeys Spices online for a while now. I have to say that they are definitely…read moregood quality, although some of the items can be a bit pricey. While I was traveling for business up in Birmingham, Alabama, I seen if they had a Penzeys Spices and nearby Homewood, Alabama. I decided to make the pilgrimage. It is a somewhat small store, however they are loaded with spices. Though I had just placed an order, I still managed to spend about 30 something dollars here and walked out with multiple spices that I did not know that I needed, but I'm sure glad that I found them. The staff was excellent. They were friendly and knowledgeable. It is obvious that they were passionate about the spices that they were selling and about cooking as a whole. If you find yourself around the Birmingham, Alabama area, I would definitely make a trip over this way.

I was so excited when this store opened here in Homewood, in fact I was at the store the morning…read morethey opened some years ago. I replaced all my spices/herbs/&c at no inconsiderable cost and simply ignored the over-the-top political stances of the company's founder. But as a long-time and consistent customer I cannot abide being called a "Fascist" by anyone, especially someone with whom I've spent a lot of money. I have no illusions that I'll be missed, but I'm moving on to some other quality spice provider even though it will be much less convenient to do business by mail.

The year-end holidays are upon us. It's too early to have visions of sugar plums dancing in our…read moreheads but it's just the time to have visions of smoked ham, turkey, green beans and other delicious foods playing with our salivary glands. There's always been an age-old debate of whether to serve cornbread dressing or stuffing. In the South it's cornbread dressing hands down all day long. That doesn't mean that all cornbread dressings are the same. You have: chicken pieces or not, sage or not, diced boiled eggs or not, soupy or dry, add some white bread or not, write your recipe out or just "eyeball" it. Of course, there is a certain rule to be followed religiously and that is to never use sweet cornbread. Then again, true Southerners would never cook sweet cornbread. With such a variation in the quality of dried sage in the stores some dressing batches use half a container of sage and some batches only require a heaping spoonful. There is a source for quality cornbread dressing seasoning that can be mailed to your home all year long. Suzy Purvis is a lady from Alabama and she knows her cornbread dressing. Actually, that's what she is known for and has won awards for it many times. Her family operates a spice business and are well-known for their breakfast sausage seasonings. I first learned of Mrs. Purvis through an on-air interview on a local radio talk show. Then I noticed the spice company name associated with the local meat market where I was buying my bulk breakfast sausage. The Spice Connection is a reliable source for consistency and high quality sage that is used in her cornbread dressing formula. There is a site that is dedicated to just the dressing packets www.https://www.dressingturkeys.com and there are recipes and hints to help you make successful dressing https://www.dressingturkeys.com/recipes I'm from the old school of "eye balling" and never writing down my measurements. But, there started to be an inconsistency to my batches mainly from the sage I was buying. I thought I would try the seasoning packet when I heard Mrs. Purvis on the radio. My first attempt at using her spice packet resulted in the best dressing I had made in a few years. Mrs. Purvis is the nicest person to correspond with through email. I had questions on how thin she makes her dressing before cooking it and she responded promptly and we carried on a nice conversation for a couple of days just talking about how the holidays used to be when the grandparents were alive and cooking. The only thing I have to say about the seasoning packet is to be sure and NOT add salt to anything you will add to the dressing mix before cooking. This especially includes the broth you use. The seasoning is more than just sage and it is pretty salty and if you add salt at every stage of prep like most cooks do the end result will probably be inedible due to over salting. Wait and add additional salt when you taste the mix before you add your raw eggs (if you add them).

Love this place. I've only ordered online but the customer service is top tier. We've literally…read moreoracles the regular "big brand" items with just good and boy is it good. It's a complete family affair regarding this place and can we just talk about the seasonings??! Oh so good. Can't wait to visit the brick and mortar location.

This is the place to go if you are looking for gourmet olive oils and balsamics…read more I became a fan initially after purchasing some oils from a booth at a farmer's market. Now that they have a storefront on hwy 280 (in the shopping center with Krispy Kreme), they are more easily accessible. The store is set up like a tasting room. You get a personalized tasting experience as someone guides you through and allows you to taste the variety of oils and vinegars. Therefore, You know exactly what you are buying. Did I mention they will deliver? And it's free!!!!!!I don't know the exact area of delivery but I do know they will deliver to Chelsea.

Great local business with awesome friendly owner! Met her at World Food Event and been friends ever…read moresince. Love to come here and taste all the flavors of oils and vinegars often. Always fresh, reasonably priced great showroom with samples of all. Stop by and see how you can add to your food taste and perk up your dishes at home or business. It's made a huge impact on mine.

I started seeing Dr. Zhao several years ago when i was having severe leg pain. He is fantastic…read more He helped the pain stop as well as so many other things. It was just such healing experiencing seeing him 2x a week. I have not been able to go in awhile but as soon as i can i will be back. Recommend him highly!

Dr. Zhao is incredible. I have severe/chronic IBS and after a few years or not getting any help for…read moremanaging my pain from a G.I doc I decided to try acupuncture. I have been going to Dr. Zhao for a few months now. I can honestly say acupuncture has changed my life. Although not completely cured my IBS is 100× more manageable then ever. I am so thankful for Dr. Zhao and his services. His clinic is nice and clean and he is very friendly. He is also very flexible when it comes to working patients in his schedule.

I visited Birmingham and as always I look for a grocery store. I mostly search for Piggly Wiggly…read morewhenever I am visiting Alabama because Atlanta doesn't have this brand store in abundance. The store is located off a main street near an exit from I-20. Very convenient. The store was bright, neat, orderly, clean and smelled pleasant. The shelves were well stocked and nothing out of place. The cashiers greeted me as soon as I walked in the door. I went in the evening around 8pm. I was looking for chicken thighs, sausages and smoked meat. The south has the best smoked meat. Honestly this store has items that other stores don't have like Publix and Kroger. The meat clerk was actually putting out fresh meat in the evening. That is a plus and rare. The meats were so pretty. Hard to explain. If I had time I would have really shopped in this store. I would definitely return. Management you are doing a great job with your store.

Lol umm, all I can say is WTF. I'd heard of this place before but didn't realize it'd be such a…read moredump. We were here on vacation and thought it'd be cute to stop in. Boy were we wrong. They have some interesting finds to say the least but the store itself is very dirty and I don't imagine products rotate on the shelves very often. It's something along the lines of a Winn-Dixie and a Bravo. No wonder it's in a sketch neighborhood, we should have noticed but being from out of town, how would we know?