Alabama NewsCenter — Hildegard’s has served authentic German cuisine in Alabama for two decades

By: Susan Swagler

Regional food is a global phenomenon. And in our increasingly multicultural state, global foods show up regionally. Take, for instance, the delicious Korean food found in Montgomery and our great “Greek and threes” in Birmingham and the authentic Vietnamese food in Bayou La Batre.

The same is true in Huntsville, where lasting German influences from the early days of Redstone Arsenal make this city one of the few places in Alabama you can go for authentic German dishes. Those who know, go to Hildegard’s German Cuisine – a restaurant that started with shared culture at the table.

Hildegard Collins immigrated from Germany to work at Redstone Arsenal after World War II. (The German influx, which included rocket scientists who had surrendered to the Americans at the end of the war, was part of Wernher von Braun’s space program, which would change the face of this city.) Other German women had come to Huntsville, too, and they and Hildegard made homemade German meals to share on the weekends.

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