“Prohibition officially ends in Magnolia next week”…these words were met with thunderous applause by those present…the words were even more humorous as they were spoken by Ben Johnson, historian and author of John Barleycorn Must Die: The War Against Drink in Arkansas (The companion book to the Old State House Museum exhibit linked to at the right)…As Johnson himself said, the back of the book claims that “[n]obody knows more about drinking in Arkansas than Ben Johnson.”
BTW: Although it may have been maligned in the press of late, I would point out that The Bayou Bistro was named the business of the month by the Magnolia Chamber of Commerce in March 17, 2006…and it is some of the best food in town (regardless of the fact that it is now wet).
Hooray! All they need now is a pool table to go with their Magnolia style eggplant parmesan!