You know what I really love to do in the summer? Take an unexpected road trip with my honey! Inevitably fabulosity always ensues. For example, this weekend we decided to take a slight detour on our drive to the beach and stop off in Florence, Alabama for Billy Reid’s Shindig. Talk about Southern hospitality! Florence was one of the friendliest towns we’ve ever visited–from the waiters to the mayor. And, thanks to the Shindig, was also full of great music and fantastic food! Highlights included St. Paul and the Broken Bones, JD McPherson, and meeting Mr. Billy Reid himself. There was also a brunch by Chef John Currence that I will be dreaming about days from now and a fascinating panel on “Telling Stories in the Modern South” with John Paul White, Natalie Chanin, Billy Reid, Michael Sellers of Good People Brewing (which we are now in love with), and New Orleans’ chef Donald Link moderated by John T. Edge of the Southern Foodways Alliance. Here are a few pics from the weekend…