Alabama’s backroads hide some of the best comfort food you’ll ever taste, served up in humble restaurants where the steam tables never stop steaming and the sweet tea flows like a river.
The meat-and-three tradition-pick one meat and three sides from a daily lineup-is more than just lunch; it’s a way of life that connects generations through fried chicken, creamy casseroles, and pies tall enough to need their own zip code.
I spent weeks crisscrossing the state, fork in hand, hunting down the spots locals whisper about with reverence…