Huntsville, Alabama is known for a few things: The Space and Rocket Center, our affiliation with NASA, and our Southern hospitality, to name a few. However, one aspect of Huntsville life often goes overlooked- our food! When I was growing up in the Huntsville area, the joke among my friends was that there was nothing to do for fun in Huntsville but eat. While I’m glad to say I no longer feel that way, going out to eat at some of our local restaurants still ranks high on my list of fun activities in the area. Therefore, when the Huntsville/Madison County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau asked me to take part in the Food Blogger’s Tour for Huntsville Restaurant Week, I jumped at the chance!
What’s the deal with Restaurant Week?
Huntsville Restaurant Week is an annual celebration of Huntsville/Madison County’s restaurant offerings that runs this year from August 14-23. Over 60 restaurants are participating, each offering amazing specials, and lunch and dinner deals. Lunches are set at $5, $10, and $15, while dinners are set at $10, $20, and $30. There are also a few exciting events going on, like a whiskey tasting and lunch and Homegrown Huntsville’s Dine and Dash.
One last thing to mention is that the CVB is coordinating a social media contest. Each day during Restaurant Week, you could be in the running for gift certificates to some awesome local restaurants. All you have to do is post about Restaurant Week using #DineHSV to win!
All the information you could possibly want on Huntsville Restaurant Week can be found at huntsville.org/restaurantweek, including information on participating restaurants, event dates and details, and how to enter the social media contest.
Who all was there?
Now to get onto the Food Blogger’s Tour! I was so thrilled to join several local and non-local bloggers on three stops over three days. My fellow food bloggers were:
Christy Jordan: Southern Plate
Constance Smith: Cosmopolitan Cornbread
Sarah Belanger: The Jealous Crumpet
Stephenie Walker: RocketCityMom
Bo Williams: Rocket City Mom
Phillip Fryman: Southern Fatty (
So make sure you go and check out their blogs for their takes on Restaurant Week, because I can almost guarantee their photos are better than mine!
Where did you go?
AND check out my vlog of the tour HERE!
I love it!! And man oh many was that “stuffie ‘tater” good! I think I’ll have to take the family back there 🙂
I love the picture of you and Tasty. So glad you were part of it this year. I love these kinds of events where you get to spend time with other bloggers, learn about one another and have fun. And I learned some great photography tips from Phillip – like magician’s wax! 🙂
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Omg, it was sooo good! And there are so many of them in the area that one of them is bound to be nearby! I was so happy to have been asked to participate this year! I definitely learned that I need to up my photography skills- I just ordered “Nikon D3000 for Dummies!”
Magician’s wax is the best! Was great to chat and meet y’all. So nice to get other people’s perspectives and experiences. See you both again soon!