03/19/2022
You can’t have a contest without the best judges. We are excited to Introduce ours to you!
Crystal Peterson is the co-owner and general manager of Yo' Mama's Restaurant in Downtown Birmingham
Under her leadership, Yo' Mama's has repeatedly been voted the Best Lunch in Birmingham. The restaurant has also been
recognized as one of the Top 50 Black Owned Restaurants in the U.S. and has been featured in every major publication in the Birmingham metro area.
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Andrea Mathis, MA, RDN, LD is an Alabama-based registered dietitian nutritionist and owner of the nourishing food blogs, Beautiful Eats & Things, and Little Eats & Things.
Her unconventional and practical approach to providing wholesome recipes and body-inclusive focused nutrition advice has been featured in the nation’s leading media outlets including Good Morning America, Women’s Health, Prevention, Huff Post, Shape and many more.
When she's not running after her two boys, she enjoys creating content to encourage self-love and promote body positivity.
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Will has become one of the most recognizable voices in Birmingham radio, if not one of the busiest radio personalities in the city. Will Lochamy is widely known as one half of the media duo, “The Lochamy Brothers.” He and his brother Reed have hosted “Oh Brother Radio” on BMR since 2010. Beyond the radio waves, they have hosted the statewide satirical sports show “The Iron Bowl Hour” and were regular commentators on ESPN’s The SEC Network.
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Comedienne Joy, The Queen of Clean, has three great passions in life: food, travel and comedy! She can leave you laughing in your seats or ready to pull up a chair at a restaurant. Not only is she the creator of the Eat. Drink. Ride. Food Tour. Experience, a brunch & evening Food Tours on a luxury party bus, but she is also a certified food judge.
When she’s not entertaining crowds from the stage, I'm doing it through my food blog: Dining Out with Joy.
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The judging to see who has the best fried chicken in Magic City starts at 3:15 pm on the stage. Don’t miss it! Get to know a little bit about judges.