Southern Breeze 2007 Fall Issue

contributor Marlo Kirkpatrick | Marlo is a freelance writer We as our st to most unfokedettable affllow tell us their rg Ha een costume. publisher | J. Gary Ellis On Assignment | I was born and raised in Memphis, but after 20 years living ADVERTISING director of advertising Dustin L. Gontarski | 251-968-4600 regional advertising managers John B. Balhouse, Brad Banks, Tom Bastian, Joseph M. Palvado, Jr., Marty Sutherland sales coordinator | Brenda Govan PUBLISHED BY director of finance | Tom Slager Batman financial administrator Wonderin a accounts payable specialist| Karen Black | Gina Moore Woman ade homem e < director of events | Jackie Batson um costplete — coordinator | Georgia Palamoytis A bag of com h Lyndaevent McDon ’’s wit ter hair! executive assistant | Kim Davis French ald’ies. Car It ro fr receptionist | Lisa Snow ed I won ckts. of costlo e um Editorial Office: 175 Northshore Place, contes ts. Gulf Shores, AL 36542, 251-968-4600, e-mail: editorial@compassbiz.com Advertising Inquiries: 251-968-4600 or sales@compassbiz.com For Customer Service, Subscription Inquiries, and Back Issues: 800-252-0968, or circulation@ compassbiz.com. Send change of mailing/e-mail address to Southern Breeze Magazine Customer Service, P.O. Box 0567, Selmer, TN 38375, or circulation@ compassbiz.com. Please allow 6–8 weeks for processing. Copyright 2007 by Compass Marketing, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise—without the prior consent of Compass Marketing, Inc. Information in this publication is carefully compiled to ensure accuracy. However, the publisher does not assume any responsibility for accuracy. No recommendation regarding the quality of goods or services is expressed or implied. printed in the USA 8 s o u t h e r n b re e z e . c o m <— in and writing about Mississippi, it’s definitely home. Hurricane Katrina may not have left many of Biloxi’s landmarks standing, but thanks to the resilience, determination, and downright Southern stubbornness of her people, Biloxi is still Biloxi. Visiting with people on our devastated—and yet somehow more beautiful than ever—Gulf Coast, I have never been prouder to call myself “Mississippian.” distribution coordinator Tracy Wise Thornton distribution specialist | Tim Etheridge <— and author who lives in Madison, Mississippi, with her husband, wildlife photographer Stephen Kirkpatrick, and a growing collection of pets. She is the author of the books Lost in the Amazon and Mississippi Off the Beaten Path, and has collaborated with her husband on five awardwinning coffee table books. Marlo’s work has taken her to destinations throughout North, Central, and South America, but the Gulf Coast is still one of her favorite places. . AlabameaCGovallace E D I T O R I A L Ad Georga . W — editor | Mark A. Newman oureud gegnie t withelchair< art director | Catherine Neill Juchheim incltfiin , whe ted by photographers | Preston Crosby, the 3-w na store! ishes do ug lamp. Good a dr Stephen Kirkpatrick, Courtland Richards, times.. . C. Ross, Karim Shamsi-Basha S— Hunter on. <editorial assistant | Courtney Austin creative director | J.P. King T homps designer | Sharee Faircloth contributors | Ryan Burr, Deborah Burst, Marlo Kirkpatrick, Roslyn Lowe, Deborah Garrison Lowery, Michelle Roberts Matthews, Jean M. McLean, Jan Walsh, Norman Winter assistant editor | Derek Bagley I went as I dressedcca production director | Ed Moore a isha ewba as Chcould client materials coordinator | Jenny Maxwell onegeyear. but see IT manager | Tommy Cason not of th< out and e— fell . C I R C U L A T I O N maskpool. Brr.. in a | An Ewok and it was great! M m ye mohm cosadumese. tt <— <— <— http://www.academyas.org http://southernbreeze.com

Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Southern Breeze 2007 Fall Issue

Editor's Letter Contributor Gumbo Words & Notes Accessories Coastal Calendar Storefronts: French Flair in Fairhope Sweet Dreams: Smooth Sailing Art of Living: The Colors of Hope Fixtures: Shake It Up! Live Here: Filled to the Brim Our Backyard: Just Add Water Make Yourself at Home: Open Invitation Pierless Pleasures Always Biloxi Spirited Away Reef Madness Louisiana Love Cheers: Fall Freeze Dish: Java Servers Reader Services Chef's Table: The Kid Inside Let's Eat: Cornbread, Catheads, and Calas Last Bite

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