The Alabama Biscuit Company, which features a new twist on Southern-style biscuits, is set to open in June in Cahaba Heights. Owner Jonathan Burch’s vision for the company is to have local, organic biscuits that are both healthy and delicious.
“We will have stone-mill ground flour to make buttermilk biscuits that are healthy and organic,” Burch said. “We stay away from the gravy and fried chicken because people can’t eat that every day and be healthy – we want our customers to bring their kids and be able to eat our biscuits regularly.”
The uncompromising nutritional standard Burch vows to uphold, along with innovative ways of topping the biscuits, make the Alabama Biscuit Company a unique place. Burch said his favorite way to enjoy a biscuit is with almond butter and wild blueberry jelly.
The company will take over the former Primavera location in Cahaba Heights. Besides a variety of biscuits, the company will serve wholesale and retail flour in bags, frozen biscuits to enjoy at home, and the popular Octane coffee. They will also offer several gluten-free options.
“We’re going to make things like our gluten-free dairy free muffins with coconut flour and almond flour because they’re tasty and good for folks, not because of the current gluten-free fad,” Burch said.
Walter Renneker is the architect designing the space, which will feature reclaimed wood from around Alabama that makes for a style Burch described as “agri-chic.” The black walnut table-tops and paneled walls from old picket fences make for a modernized look with a classic old south feel.
Visit the Alabama Biscuit Company’s Facebook page for more information and to see pictures of the biscuits they will be serving.
