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Royal Red shrimp a legend at King Neptune’s diner in Gulf Shores, Alabama

KCBX | By Tom Wilmer

Published November 13, 2017 at 4:58 AM PST

Al Sawyer shows off platter of Royal Red shrimp at King Neptune's Seafood Restaurant in Gulf Shores, Alabama

Join Al Sawyer, owner of King Neptune’s Seafood Restaurant in Gulf Shores, Alabama—where he’s been running the show for 24 years. King Neptune's rare deep-water Royal Red shrimp draws repeat diners from as far away as New York City.

Tom Wilmer talks with Al Sawyer andf Jeanie Black at King Neptune's Seafood Restaurant in Gulf Shores, Alabama

Array of fresh oysters at King Neptune's Seafood Restaurant Gulf Shores, Alabama

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Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.

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