Eggs frying on the
sidewalk. Friends sweating gallons.
The dog is melting.

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Be glad you’re not on
fire. Or falling apart.
Or crashing a car.

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Pipette at ready.
Burners on high. Let’s make some
pharmaceuticals!

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You look hungry.

Starving. Ravenous. Like you haven’t had a good meal in … forever.

Let us help.

We’re going to show you the best Birmingham has to offer from its kitchens. It could be your favorite restaurant, or a place you’ve yet to visit, or a recipe you’re dying to try.

Welcome to Birmingham’s Best Eats, a monthlong spotlight on our city’s finest fare. What can you expect? Taco trucks, a grits bar, cupcakes supreme, barbecue, slaw, canning, Asian markets, sweet pies, savory pies, bourbon and Buffalo Rock!

Our team of creative culinary bloggers has put together a bounty of delicious treats, yours for the taking (or reading, because it’s still a website).

Have we whet your appetite? Join us all throughout August for Birmingham’s Best Eats, only on Wade on Birmingham.

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She beeps, and I smile,
a surprise distraction from
this day’s drudgery.

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We start out roughly.
We grow more comfortable.
We complain anew.

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Roy Wood Jr. takes on the Top 6 in “Last Comic Standing.”

Only the men remain.

With tonight’s departure of Rachel Feinstein, the six remaining comedians competed on “Last Comic Standing.”

Birmingham native Roy Wood Jr. again performed second in the lineup, after a quick video showing him with his mom. The celebrity judges praised his set effusively …

Natasha Leggero: “I think you’re so funny. I feel like we can give you any topic, and you would make it hilarious. ”

Greg Giraldo: “You’ve got this thing you do where you’re like a grumpy old man in a young man’s body. But it doesn’t feel forced, it’s a very natural thing. That set was about as tight and great a set … that I could’ve seen. That was a killer, killer set.”

Andy Kindler: “I love how conversational you are. I love your whole style.”

Voting by phone is open till 11 tonight; voting online continues till 4 a.m.

Video to be added.

Video: Roy Wood Jr. does his set on the nugget coalition
and multiple-birth families.

A visit from Mama Wood.

Facing the judges and the audience.

“Last Comic Standing airs at 8 p.m. Monday on NBC 13.

Previous: Episode 7 — Seven to go
Next: One more comic is sent home; the final five compete.

Also:

• Recaps from Examiner.com | Birmingham News
• Roy Wood Jr. official site | Twitter @roywoodjr | Facebook page | YouTube | MySpace | MP3 downloads on Amazon.com [affiliate link]

How’s Wood doing? Let us know below.

The vines twist their way
through the fence, heading upward
along ensnared limbs.

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She grabs a branch of
rosemary, if only to
keep the scent nearby.

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The kids on the hill
care little for the ballgame
as they romp freely.

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“There’s an old place where people go
To dance the night away …”

We’re talking about the famed Tuxedo Junction in Ensley. Function in the Junction, the annual celebration of the Ensley community and composer Erskine Hawkins, takes place Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Erskine Hawkins Park [map]. This year marks the event’s 25th anniversary.

The free daylong celebration includes musical performances, a parade and food. Among the scheduled jazz, gospel and reggae acts are the Birmingham Heritage Band, Praise Dancers, Roots Posse, the Christian Heart Gospel Singers and Kalu.

In addition, Jubilee on Avenue E focuses on the business district. Also free, this event takes place tonight from 6 to 11 and includes music, art, fashion and a new historic marker.

For more information, see the press release.

Video: “Tuxedo Junction,” Glenn Miller Orchestra

They say it’ll go
to a hunnert, if’n we
don’t melt before then.

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The comic paces
2 feet left, then right. Boxing,
but with jokes and jabs.

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It’s not hatred. It’s
drama. With a capital
D. No one will win.

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The queen will take the
knight, so the rook must guard the
king. Thus, victory!

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