Garden and Gun magazine and John T. Edge, dubbed \’93the Faulkner of Southern Food,\’94 have compiled a list of 100 must-try foods in the South. The list features meat, seafood, sides, bread and sweets from 12 Southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Eleven restaurants in Alabama claimed spots on the list, including six located in and around Birmingham:\
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Coconut pie \’96 Jim \’91N Nick\’92s, Birmingham\
Stewed tomatoes – Niki\’92s West, Birmingham\
Egg and green olive sandwich – Trowbridge\’92s, Florence\
Burger with gin sauce- Pirate\’92s Cove, Josephine\
Conecuh sausage dog – Conecuh Factory and Retail Store, Evergreen\
Ribs – Archibald\’92s Bar-B-Q, Northport\
Stewed oxtails – McKinley\’92s Bar-B-Que & Soul Food, Ensley\
Fried red snapper throats - The Bright Star, Bessemer\
Crinkle cut fries with Milo\’92s sauce – Milo\’92s Hamburgers, Birmingham\
Cornbread - Highlands Bar and Grill, Birmingham\
Corn muffins – Martin\’92s, Montgomery\
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The complete list appears in the November issue of Garden and Gun as well as online at www.gardenandgun.com.