Boys and girls, stretch those voting fingers.  Linda Harris found this baby in her spam folder 5 minutes before tonight’s commission meeting.

Decatur’s been nominated by Southern Living’s editors and “seasoned experts” for its “Tastiest Town Award” and the competition is FIERCE (see below).

Large metropolises like Houston and Baltimore made the list, along with already famous food meccas like Charleston and New Orleans. For a city of just 20,000, this is truly a case where it really is an honor just to be nominated.

But that doesn’t mean we’re going to take this online vote lying down, right?  Sheer population or regional reputation doesn’t account for everything when it comes to an online vote.  It’s all about passion (and online linkage).  So get ready, because we’re gonna give New Orleans and Charleston a run for their money.  Right Mr. Kessler?

Stay tuned for your first reminder about this vote on December 23rd.