“Liberty Park is such a special community with a huge upside,” Scott said. Liberty Park is the only place we would have considered doing this. The couple is excited to be a part of what Scott called a special community. More recently, they hoped to be open by the end of May. I really thought we would be open before Christmas.” COVID-19 affected everything we were trying to do and caused development and construction to take much longer than we expected. “It’s the main reason we couldn’t pull off the café part. “COVID-19 was really starting to take hold of the country when we started down this adventure,” Scott said.
Opening a store in the middle of the pandemic hasn’t been easy, causing delays and a change to the original plan, Scott said. The couple reside in Trussville, where they’ve been for the past 20 years. High school sweethearts, the couple have been married for 30 years, have two daughters and are excited for the future together, he said. What makes Snapper Grabbers so special is that it is a multigenerational, family-owned and operated market, Scott said.ĭusty’s wife, Karen, has been supportive throughout the process of opening the location, he said. “When the opportunity arose to have my own store, I couldn’t pass that up.” “Seafood has been the family business my whole life,” Scott said. While he had a successful career in auto parts, Scott said following in his family’s footsteps was something he knew he had to do. Unlike the location on U.S 31, the Liberty Park location will not have a restaurant or café, Scott said. “Of course, we will have my father’s ‘almost famous’ gumbo,” Scott said. It also will have the ability to steam shrimp and smoke meat, and there will also be a grab-and-go selection with salads, dips and condiments, all made in house. The market will specialize in Gulf seafood and locally sourced meats. “We want it to be one-stop shopping to prepare a gourmet meal.” “Land and Sea will be a full-service seafood and meat market with a unique wine selection,” Dusty Scott said. Now, Dusty and his wife, Karen, will soon open their own Snapper Grabbers location in Liberty Park, offering a market for customers to come in and purchase their items to create a one-of-a-kind meal at home. 31 in Vestavia Hills and have enjoyed success over the years. Kent and Pam Scott eventually opened Snapper Grabbers Land and Sea on U.S. Working there taught him a work ethic, something he carried with him as he got into the wholesale auto parts business, a job he held for 30 years. Dusty’s father, Kent, worked there and eventually took over at the store when Ed retired in the 1980s.Īt 8 years old, Dusty also began working there on Saturdays and in the summer. Seafood is a family business for the Scotts.ĭusty Scott’s grandfather, Ed Scott, owned a fish market in Birmingham in the early 1950s called River Fish Market on Vanderbilt Road in north Birmingham. Karen and Dusty Scott, owners of the new Snapper Grabbers Land and Sea fish market location in Liberty Park.
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