Say Cheese!!! It's time for the 5th Annual Magic City Mac & Cheese Fest!

                                   

Hey Birmingham!! 

The 5th annual Magic City Mac & Cheese Festival will take place in Birmingham Sunday November 13,2022 at Back Forty Beer Company.  This event is pet friendly and will have free activities for children. Beer, soda, water and a limited menu will be available through Back Forty!

All proceeds from the Mac + Cheese Festival benefit Community Grief Support to help fund free grief support groups, individual counseling and community education in the Greater Birmingham area.

This annual festival, which is dedicated to one of America's favorite comfort foods, attracts people from all over the southeast. Tickets are now on sale!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/5th-annual-magic-city-mac-cheese-festival-tickets-404105750177?aff=ebdssbcitybrowse $15 Early Bird Ticket Sales $20 General Admission (The day of the event) $5 Children ages 6-12 Children 5 and under FREE! Paid admission will get you into the festival to try UNLIMITED mac & cheese samples from popular local restaurants & businesses around town.

 

Back Forty Beer Company is located in Birmingham at 3201 1st Ave North across from Sloss Furnaces. 

The Birmingham Restaurant Raider is happy to be a 2022 event sponsor.

Select your sponsorship package by visiting:

Sponsor the Magic City Mac + Cheese Festival macfestbhm.com.

  

If you or someone you know needs grief counseling, please visit  https://www.communitygriefsupport.org/

     

Thanks for reading & sharing!

~The Birmingham Restaurant Raider

Est.2009

http://birminghamrestaurantraider.blogspot.com/

*Community Grief Support is a non-profit organization formed for the purpose

of providing free compassionate grief counseling to those in need in the Birmingham area. 

The Magic City Mac & Cheese Fest Returns!

The 2nd Annual Magic City Mac & Cheese Festival benefiting the Community Grief Support organization is just around the corner & The Birmingham Restaurant Raider has signed on as a sponsor for this years event! 

After an overwhelming response in 2017, the festival will now be held at Brookwood Village on Sunday September 9, 2018. 

This annual festival dedicated to one of America's favorite comfort foods attracted a few thousand people last year. With a spike in ticket sales, it appears that number will more than double this year. I encourage you to get an ADVANCE ticket for $15.00. Tickets at the gate will be $20.00. Kids 12 & under are admitted for only $5.00 and kids under 5 are FREE! Paid admission will get you into the festival to try UNLIMITED mac & cheese samples from great local restaurants & businesses around town.

A partial list of vendors includes several of my favorite spots: 

The Southern Kitchen and Bar
Newk's Eatery
The Cheesecake Empori-Yum!
Swamp Monster BBQ
John's City Diner
The J. Clyde
California Pizza Kitchen
Sol's Sandwich Shop and Deli
Irondale Café
Sky Castle Birmingham
Nothing But Noodles
Sherry's Café, Cakes, & Catering
Mason Dixon Bakery and Bistro
Ivory LeShore's Gourmet Bread Pudding & Cheesecake
Fetch: A Treat Truck For Dogs
Simply Infused Olive Oil Shop
Vintage Comfort Food Co.
Joel's Southern Cooking
Katie's Plates
Carlile's Barbecue
Panoptic Catering
Brick & Tin
Smiley Brothers Specialty Foods

And MORE to be announced.

Click here for tickets: https://www.macfestbhm.com/tickets

"Community Grief Support is a safe place where people grieving the death of a loved one can find hope and healing and meet with others who have had this experience and understand. Together they learn how to regain control of their lives in an environment of care, comfort and healing." They offer counseling for individuals, couples & families.

Be sure to stop by the donation table. 😃

Can't make it to the festival? 

Donate what you can to CGS at http://www.communitygriefsupport.org/donate.php

For more information about the festival, please visit macfestbhm.com/

Thanks for reading & sharing! 

~The Birmingham Restaurant Raider

"Anonymously Raiding A Restaurant Near You"

Est. 2009

Voted as one of the Top 40 Alabama Blogs, News Websites & Newsletters To Follow in 2018 Via @FeedSpot

The 2015 Gumbo Gala Cook Off

   

It's that time again folks! #GumboGala2015
Gumbo lovers everywhere will unite on April 18, 2015 to have a taste of unlimited samples of some of the best gumbo in the state. The Gumbo Gala draws large crowds annually and all for a great cause. It is a fundraiser benefitting the residents of Episcopal Place, an affordable housing apartment community that serves 148 seniors and disabled adults who live on restricted incomes. 

There will be great live music, children's activities, games, art and much more!!!!!
I had a blast at last years event and will not pass up the opportunity to attend the popular Birmingham annual fundraiser.

The Gala has a great new site location having moved from Sloss to Region's Field.

Early Bird tickets are now on sale!
If you can't make it to the event, go to their website to make a donation. It would be a huge help for people in need.

Volunteers are also needed for #GumboGala2015. There are still several opportunities available.

Don't forget to get your (reasonably priced) official 2015 Gumbo Gala T-shirt.

Check out pics from last years Gumbo Gala. GumboGala2014

Follow Episcopal Place https://twitter.com/Episcopalplace
Follow Gumbo Gala https://twitter.com/GumboGala
See you at #GumboGala2015!
Thanks for reading,
~RR