Marissa C Deal

Writer and Editor

Mobile, Alabama

Marissa C Deal

Writer and Editor

Mobile, Alabama

FROM COAL MINES TO CARNIVAL: THE JOURNEY OF MOON PIES TO MOBILE’S MARDI GRAS
By: Marissa Deal New York and Chicago drop a ball. Atlanta is slightly more creative. They lower a peach. But when wandering the streets of Mobile (hopefully on a Bienville Bites tour) be sure to look up – 34 stories up to be exact – to the top of the RSA
Bienville Bites Food Tour
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Advertorial content on preparing for hurricane, used in a special section promoting insurance
Mobile Bay Magazine
Top 10 Weekend Brunch Destinations in Mobile
Top 10 Weekend Brunch Destinations in Mobile Mobile has a lively and thriving brunch culture, and brunch is an excellent place to discover the different cultural influences that have shaped Mobile over the last 300 years. From local hole-in-the-wall joint
Bienville Bites Food Tour
THE SCENT OF HISTORY ON DAUPHIN STREET: THE STORY OF A&M PEANUT SHOP
It’s a blink-and-you’ll miss it kind of place, except for the amazing aroma that pours out the door and wafts down Dauphin Street. Pedestrians’ noses lead them to a tiny peanut shop, where nuts are churning in a 100-year-old roaster, placed strategically
Bienville Bites Food Tour
At Your Convenience
I used to spend the hot, sticky summers of my childhood with my grandparents, who lived in rural southeast Alabama. We’d drive down two-lane roads past fields of cotton and peanuts, stopping to fill up at small gas stations along the way. I remember those
Mobile Bay Magazine
Noble South Family Meal
Right Chef Josh Lear gets behind the stove to prepare dinner for the staff. Line Cook Myles Smith carries the salad to the kitchen serving window. Photos by Elizabeth Gelineau It’s 4 p.m., and the show is set to start in one hour. The doors will open with
Mobile Bay Magazine
Two Cooks in the Kitchen
“Maybe try fluffing the napkin a little bit more,” says Nancy Hughes to the Mobile Bay photography team after seeing a shot of a Thanksgiving place setting in her dining room. She covers her mouth, and laughs her contagious and uproarious laugh, “Sorry! I
Mobile Bay Magazine
Port City Legends
Before there was the Leprechaun, there was the Wolf Woman. Beginning on April 1, 1971, calls began to roll into the Press-Register from citizens reporting that they had spotted a creature with the head of a woman and the body of a wolf roaming around Davi
Mobile Bay Magazine
Shrimp Fest Flash Back
“It was just a quiet fishing village,” recalls Lillian Bemis, reflecting on Gulf Shores in the early 70s. “There weren’t a lot of condos like there are today. And there were hardly any restaurants. There was a little bit of tourism, but most people were f
Mobile Bay Magazine
The Humble Sweet Potato
The story of Baldwin County’s simple superfood is a winding, complex journey that spans from planters to harvesters, scientists to chefs. In honor of the peak of their harvest in the month of September, MB takes a deep dive into all facets of this amazing
Mobile Bay Magazine
Restaurant Review: The Waterfront
“I feel like I’m on vacation, but I practically live down the street,” says a diner enjoying a bushwhacker at The Waterfront, the latest restaurant in partners “Panini” Pete Blohme and Nick Dimario’s ever-expanding empire. Tucked at the end of a winding r
Mobile Bay Magazine
Mobile’s Tiki Culture
The resurgence of tiki culture in the Port City evokes nostalgic memories of an iconic Mobile bar in all its incarnations. If you ask Mobilians of a certain age, you will hear wild tales. A resounding, “Thank goodness there weren’t cell phone cameras back
Mobile Bay Magazine
Silent Dinners
Chargrilled oysters sizzle on the platter, infusing the room with the smell of garlic and butter. Straw hats hang from the ceiling and maps of the Bay adorn the walls. Windows offers picturesque views of the water. At a table, a lively and animated group
Mobile Bay Magazine
Mobile Bay Magazine’s 4th Annual Watershed Awards
Crystal-clear waves lap onto sugar sand beaches. Rivers flow and teem with wildlife, forming America’s Amazon. Two-hundred-year old oak trees line the streets, shading the sidewalk as squirrels play in the branches. The Alabama Gulf Coast is a place like
Mobile Bay Magazine
Dry-Aged Fish
Chef Lawrence Agnew knows his way around a hogfish, among others. Photos by Elizabeth Gelineau. The first of many bragging rights of the Gulf Coast dining scene is the abundance of fresh fish. Redfish, flounder, cobia, amberjack. You name it, we have it —
Mobile Bay Magazine
Restaurant Review: Ginger and Spice
When ShaMyra Sylvester came home to Mobile to wait out quarantine with her family during the COVID shutdown, she had no intention of staying. After all, the Maysville-area native, who holds a master’s degree in strategic communications, had a prestigious
Mobile Bay Magazine

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Marissa C Deal

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I am a writer and editor for Mobile Bay Magazine, the area's premiere, award-winning lifestyle magazine. We offer printed and online content celebrating our unique, Gulf Coast culture to over 100,000 people around the region. I write and edit articles about local culture, food, history, homes, rites of passage, business profiles, and advertorial content. I research and create the most comprehensive calendar of events and activities on the Gulf Coast.

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