Trout is Tops at Atlanta’s Cakes & Ale

On other menus, in other parts of the country, we might pass right by whole roasted trout in favor of something that seems sexier. But not in Atlanta—a city surrounded by generations-old trout farms—and not at Cakes & Ale, where chef/owner Billy Allin turns a simple entrée into an experience.

“It’s a beautiful ingredient to have,” says Allin, who works with Sunburst Trout Farm in...