How Alabama fared in one of the country’s most prestigious food awards

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Executive chef and co-owner of Bottega, Frank Stitt, seen ahead of their dinner service in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, April 2, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Servers are asked to name different pasta shapes by culinary director Adam Grusin ahead of their dinner service at Bottega in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, April 2, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Tables are set for a dinner service at Bottega in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, April 2, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Matt and Paige McClees decide what they want to order at Bottega in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, April 2, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)A dish is served at Bottega in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, April 2, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Bottega photographed in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, April 2, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Jo Ann King and Melanie Turner talk over a glass of wine in the café at Bottega in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, April 2, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Executive chef and co-owner of Bottega, Frank Stitt, updates servers on the particulars of a dish ahead of their dinner service in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, April 2, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)A customer digs into a meal at Bottega in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, April 2, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)A server attends to customers in the café at Bottega in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, April 2, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)An appetizer is served at Bottega in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, April 2, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Erin Halliday attends to customers at the bar at Bottega in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, April 2, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Dinner service begins at at Bottega in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, April 2, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)A dish is served at Bottega in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, April 2, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Customers walk into Bottega in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, April 2, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Tables are set for a dinner service at Bottega in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, April 2, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)A server attends to customers in the outdoor seating area of Bottega in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, April 2, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)Manager Katelyn Galbreath and veteran server Pat Noling at Bottega in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, April 2, 2026. (Will McLelland |AL.com)Executive chef and co-owner of Bottega, Frank Stitt, updates servers on the particulars of a dish ahead of their dinner service in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, April 2, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)One moment during a dinner service at Bottega in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, April 2, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Alabama was well-represented at the country’s most prestigious food awards on Monday night.

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