The Birthplace of “Fried Green Tomatoes”

By Michael Nolan

It seems like a travesty that I live a mere 3-4 miles from the restaurant that inspired Fanny Flagg’s Fried Green Tomatoes and I have yet to even mention it here.

Go on, I know you all want to throw something . . . just make sure it isn’t tomatoes.

As a Southerner who adores just about any type of Southern cooking, and a man who has seen the film quite a few times over the years, it wasn’t until I moved back to Alabama in 2002 that I even realized I was so close to the famed Irondale Café, and made it a point to plan a visit. Read the rest of this entry »