Meet kindred book lovers in a local Meetup Book Club! We'll choose a work of classic or contemporary fiction each month and share the joys of good literature and good company. *                  *                                         *               * We typically meet on the 3rd Saturday of each month at 11am at the Sound Cafe' in the Marigny to discuss our MAIN SELECTION -- classic or superior contemporary fiction. We try to keep it around 300 pages. Depending on the interest and availabil …

Banquets & Books is for people who are passionate about food and reading and who enthusiastically discuss books--fiction and non--about all aspects of food, cooking and eating. The plan is to meet every six weeks or so at my house. Each time, we’ll read and discuss a book on any and all topics related to food. Sometimes we'll see a film and then discuss it.  As we talk, we’ll have a little wine (or what you will) and we’ll eat and sometimes cook together. What we've read so far:  52 Loaves, …