Bob Carlton

Retired newspaperman. Alabama native. Lifelong Tide fan. Barbecue enthusiast.

[Bob Carlton @ExcitableBob]

Thank you to Amanda Storey and the good folks at Jones Valley Teaching Farm for this incredible honor. And many thanks to Greg Garrison for his wonderful story. I look forward to seeing y'all on the farm this summer!

[AL.com @aldotcom]

After 46 years in journalism, @aldotcom food writer @ExcitableBob will retire at the end of this month. In recognition of his career, @jvteachingfarm has announced a scholarship in his name.

Congrats Bob! 🎊

Read more: https://t.co/0bHzA1enFQ

[Bob Carlton @ExcitableBob]

@johntedge @MrDrew_Taylor @aldotcom Congratulations, Drew! I look forward to reading your words.

[Bob Carlton @ExcitableBob]

Cletis Leroy Boyer.

[HAWK @HawkEmDownChris]

Age yourself by naming an MLB third baseman you grew up watching.

I’ll start: Chipper Jones.

[Bob Carlton @ExcitableBob]

@BamaHistory @msouthern17 @AlabamaMBB My junior year in high school. I was working at Foodland in my hometown of Linden that day, and in between bagging groceries, I remember stealing glimpses of the game on the 11-inch TV that the store owner set up near one of the registers so that we could keep up with the score.

[Bob Carlton @ExcitableBob]

@kaitlancollins Keep speaking truth to power, Kaitlan. 👊

[Bob Carlton @ExcitableBob]

Thank you for having me on, Scott. Enjoyed our lunch, too. A fun day in Trussvegas!

[U.S. Secretary of Common Sense @ScottButtram]

Had a great time visiting with @ExcitableBob today on Unscripted. Thank you, @greg_garrison for hanging out with us this afternoon. Great day! @TrussTribune

[Bob Carlton @ExcitableBob]

@davidclemons404 Good one, David!

[Bob Carlton @ExcitableBob]

Thank you for the kind words and the beautiful tribute, Drew. To paraphrase those great philosophers Wayne and Garth, "I'm not worthy!"

[Drew Taylor @MrDrew_Taylor]

To me, Bob Carlton is the best feature writer in Alabama whose masterful pieces on food and culture have been a major influence on me and my own work . On May 30, @ExcitableBob will retire from AL(dot)com after 45 years in Birmingham journalism. https://t.co/gkAbKMWH6V

[Bob Carlton @ExcitableBob]

Looking forward to it, Scott!

[U.S. Secretary of Common Sense @ScottButtram]

Hope y'all can tune in to Tribune Unscripted at noon today. Brannon and I will be visiting with one of my favorite writers and one of my favorite people, @ExcitableBob. What a storied career!

[Bob Carlton @ExcitableBob]

Congratulations to 2025 James Beard Award finalist José Medina Camacho of Adiõs in Birmingham. Way to go, José. https://t.co/wfR2xnP6uN

[Bob Carlton @ExcitableBob]

@_NickKelly Thanks for your work chronicling the season, Nick. It was quite the ride.

[Bob Carlton @ExcitableBob]

It's nice to have you in Birmingham. https://t.co/JHIIkCZ56c

[Andrew Bone @AndrewJBone]

Great tribute @ExcitableBob https://t.co/l1kLNyCOSS

Miss the days of going into Sol's with Nadia always asking if I was ready for some dessert, "Just don't tell anyone I gave it to you for free." Jeff sitting there shaking his head, "of course, mom."

[Bob Carlton @ExcitableBob]

@AndrewJBone Thank you, Andrew! I miss those Sol's days, too. Seeing Nadia was always a treat.

[Bob Carlton @ExcitableBob]

High fives all around to Birmingham's Jose Medina Camacho, Auburn's David Bancroft and Mobile's Arwen Rice on being named James Beard Awards semifinalists. #jbfa https://t.co/rz5vPw3DX9

[Bob Carlton @ExcitableBob]

@_NickKelly @DrewD977ESPN Stuck around. Waited his turn. Developed. Writ his name in Crimson flame.

[Bob Carlton @ExcitableBob]

Birmingham chef Rob McDaniel and his wife, Emily, will open a second restaurant next door to Helen. Here are the details. ⬇️
https://t.co/vVNGzzSaKN

[Bob Carlton @ExcitableBob]

@WadeOnTweets It was!