Archive for the ‘Outside Madison County’ Category

Cajun Cafe

American | Average Cost ($8-$14) | Outside Madison County | 3 out of 5

Melanie’s Take I grew up in a little community south of Huntsville and the Tennessee

Old Greenbrier Barbeque

American | Average Cost ($8-$14) | Outside Madison County | 4 out of 5

We are suckers for restaurants with character. Sometimes, that means that we might enjoy eating at dives that other people would snub their noses at, and Greenbrier is one of those places

Simp McGhee’s

American | Expensive ($26 and up) | Outside Madison County | 4 out of 5

This may be the manliest place I’ve ever eaten. No doubt, Churchill would approve

Around Town: Mel’s Sweet Treats

American | Cheap Eat (up to $7) | Outside Madison County | 3 out of 5

There’s a relatively new sweet shop in Decatur that serves up lots of different types of cookies

A Day in Birmingham: Savage’s Bakery

American | | Outside Madison County | 4 out of 5

When we were in Paris, we discovered what all bakeries really ought to be, but there was something missing in each of them: the overly sugary treats our American palettes craved

A Day in Birmingham: Salem’s Diner

American | Average Cost ($8-$14) | Outside Madison County | 4 out of 5

Shane and I had been to Homewood lots of times to visit our favorite bakery but didn’t remember this place. On our next trip to Birmingham, we stopped by Homewood and purposefully found Salem’s Diner, the home of the famed philly

A Day in Birmingham: Veranda on Highland

American | Expensive ($26 and up) | Outside Madison County | 3 out of 5

Five Points is a vibrant, hip area of Birmingham that is packed with tasty eats. You can find the trendiest and most awarded restaurants in town here, including Frank Stitt’s Highlands Bar and Grill and Veranda on Highland

Worldly Eats

French | A Bit Costly ($15-$25) | Outside Madison County |

Shane and I traveled to Europe for ten days, tried to abandon our American palates and hoped for our tastebuds to be exposed to wonders yet experienced. After airfare and hotels, our meager dining budget was not what we’d hoped