<P> Food is another literary theme in the novel, to the extent that Flagg included the recipes served by the cafe at the end of the book . </P> <P> Memories and storytelling are discussed heavily in the novel . </P> <P> The "Whistle Stop Cafe" is loosely based on the Irondale Cafe in Irondale, Alabama, a suburb near Flagg's birthplace . The cafe was bought by Flagg's aunt, Bess Fortenberry, in 1932 and run by herself and two friends for four decades . It is still in operation and, like the fictional cafe, is known for its fried green tomatoes . </P> <P> Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe spent 36 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List . Harper Lee gave a recommendation for the book, saying, "Airplanes and television have removed the Threadgoodes from the Southern scene . Happily for us, Fannie Flagg has preserved a whole community of them in a richly comic, poignant narrative that records the exuberance of their lives, the sadness of their departure . Idgie Threadgoode is a true original: Huckleberry Finn would have tried to marry her!" </P>

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