Magnolia

Tonight my book club met. We read "The Moviegoer" by Walker Percy, which isn't all that important for you to know. What IS important for you to know is that the book is set in New Orleans, and we always try to have a book club meeting that relates in some way to the book we read.

So we met at a wonderful southern style restaurant in Cambridge called Magnolia's Southern Cuisine (http://www.magnoliascuisine.com/). What a tasty, tasty treat it was. They have the kinds of things you would expect on the menu...jambalaya, blackened everything, crawfish. But they also have a lot of unusual things...case in point, the deep fried avocado stuffed with cheese.

As usual, the company was excellent and we had a lot of fun. If you go, don't miss out on the oven roasted portobello mushrooms stuffed with warm goat cheese and chopped pecans. And the Pecan Pie is absolutely to die for...it's a large slice, so plenty enough to share. It's not overly sweet and has a delectable flavor.