She says her mother, like Martha Stewart, was also a force to be reckoned with in the kitchen. Pam, also a native Birminghamian, grew up slurping down Grapico in her daddy’s hamburger stand, which he opened in the ‘50s after leaving his job as an Airforce mess hall chef. “You don’t just wake up one day and say, ‘I think I’ll open up a restaurant,’ or I think ‘I’ll open up a seafood market.’ It’s a progression,” Pam says. But when Vestavia Hills’ premiere seafood shop opened up for grabs a quick decade later, the couple found themselves at the helm of a new adventure. Kent sold the Birmingham fish market in 2001 to enjoy his own retirement, spent traveling with Pam. By the age of 14, Kent began learning the tricks of the trade, and he eventually inherited the market when his father retired in 1993. In 1956, he was just a toddler when his father took over Birmingham’s oldest seafood business, River Fish Market, situated on the north side of town. Kent’s early immersion in the seafood industry heralded his lifelong fascination and undeniable astuteness in the field. Are the eyes cloudy on the fish? Has the meat started to turn soft? How does the gill smell?” Pam articulates. “It doesn’t even take him two seconds, because he’s done it for so long. Pam likens her husband’s methodical routine to a doctor making a diagnosis, except it takes a well-trained eye-and nose. If it doesn’t pass my husband’s test, then he’ll send it right back.

“We look at everything the moment it comes in the door. “We can order something from Hawaii or Alaska and have it in here the next day, it’s that fresh,” says Pam Scott, who owns the market on Highway 31 with her husband, Kent.Įarly each morning Kent, chief quality control inspector and gumbo chef extraordinaire, meticulously examines overnighted shipments to make sure there’s nothing too fishy going on. Every day begins with barren cases of ice, evidencing a good yesterday. Snapper Grabbers will offer a butch er shop, wine market, and seafood mark et in their Liberty Park location.Snapper Grabbers may be a four-hour drive from the ocean, but you wouldn’t know it from their seafood. Here is t he link to the corrected article. Many thanks for your continu ed support during these uncertain times. O ur son and daughter-in-law, Dusty & Kar en Scott (owners of Liberty Park) a re very excited about their new ventu re, and can't wait to open in ear ly June! We would love it if y ou would help too by spreading t he word that there's 'no cafe', a nd sharing the corrected version of t he article with friends & family. The Vestavia Voice has printed a correct ed version of the article (please s ee link below). We understand th at the article is confusing since it clear ly states there is no cafe', b ut mentions the word restaurant several tim es.

The only differen ce is there will be NO CAF E' in Liberty Park. So that everyone is properly inform ed, the new location is a mark et that will carry seafood, meat, wi ne and grab The article mentions a restaura nt in the new Liberty Park locati on. Today we are doi ng a little damage control regarding so me misinformation in a recent article in t he Vestavia Voice. Snapper Grabbers Land and Sea mark et opening in Liberty Park

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