OK, boys and girls, we’ve got our work cut out for us.

Southern Living’s “Tastiest Town” online voting opened a few days ago and Decatur’s only got a little over a thousand votes thus far, ranking us #7 among the 10 delicious contenders thus far.  Lafayette and Louisville have huge leads over everyone else currently with upwards of 12,000+ votes each.

You do have to provide your name and email to vote, but once you do, you can vote once a day up until voting closes on January 31st.  I’ll do my part by including a link/reminder in all Morning Metro posts from now until then.  You can do yours by clicking through and voting for Decatur!

CLICK HERE to place your vote for today.  Let’s at least make it interesting!

BTW…here’s SL’s more detailed explination for why Decatur was picked…

Just outside of Atlanta, Decatur is an ever-emerging mecca for young foodies who adore pristine farmers’ market produce (from Love is Love Farm and DeKalb Farmers Market, among others) and worth-the-drive restaurants like Cakes & Ale (in a new, expanded location), Farm Burger (find your dream patty here), and the pretty courtyard and stunning plates at No. 246 restaurant.

Decatur is proud but not pretentious–grab a local brew at The Brick Store Pub (best beer selection in the South?) and see for yourself.