Erica Bauermeister's National Bestseller The School of Essential Ingredients is our next read for the month of January. This "delicious" tale is about eight students that meet once a month on a Monday evening at Lillian's restaurant for a cooking class. Like appetizers on a plate each character in the story is a rich, flavorful, and essential ingredient to this "exquisitely written and heartbreakingly delicious. It's a luscious slice of life...and you will enjoy every bite." - Sarah Addison Allen, New York Times Bestselling Author. Bring your appetite ladies this is our annual dinner party, so perfect an evening to celebrate this delectible story.