The day Idgie Threadgoode & Ruth Jamison opened the Whistle Stop Cafe the town took a turn for the better It was the Depression & that cafe was a home from home for many of us You could get eggs grits bacon ham coffee & a smile for 25 cents Ruth was just the sweetest girl you ever met & Idgie? She was a character all right You never saw anyone so headstrong But how anybody could have thought she murdered that man is beyond me Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is a mouth-watering tale of love laughter & mystery It will lift your spirits & above all it'll remind you of the secret to life friends