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It's Lunchalicious!

Long-time reader Stan the G-Man threw a paper airplane out of his window a few minutes ago and it just now landed on my desk. (Chet being gone to the Merganthaler Linotype Convention in Las Vegas.) I unfolded Stan's note and this is what he had to say:

Terry,
This is an interesting food blog I found by accident (I was looking for the Bright Star's website)--

http://meatn3.blogsome.com

I gather he or she has been posting for a while, but there is only one link per Technorati to the blog. But you might find it of interest!

Stan

Well, it IS a fun place to visit, and I believe it was started by Robert McCrary, at least if the first few posts are an indication, and it also has a few of his friends along for the ride, and some nice posts from Greeks in Birmingham as well.

It gives you an overview of Birmingham-area good old down-home food places (both bygone and those still kicking), with an especial emphasis on the restaurants that serve burgers, hot dogs, and barbecue. As he says in his introductory post "[...] If you think that when someone orders “three jumbo pork sandwiches, 2 inside and 1 outside,” they plan on eating a third al fresco, there is likely to be writing here you won’t understand. [...]"

Not a whole huge amount of posts, but some that will make you very hungry when you read them.

AND, if you want to get an additional bit of lunchy goodness, how about a website of old Birmingham restaurant postcards! Compiled by a fellow named Warren Reed (and there's an index for all the rest of the cards here)--the restaurant selection does for the Magic City what Lileks has done for the open road. Except without as much gleeful snark.

Oh, and by the way, here's Bright Star's website.

Posted by Terry Oglesby at August 16, 2005 01:40 PM