At Mara's Homemade be prepared to indulge in one marathon meal; there's everything from Cajun and Creole cuisine to New Orleans favorites and Arkansas styled smoked barbecue. Oysters, crawfish, alligator, crabs and shrimps are flown in from the Louisiana Gulf, and hickory and mesquite woods are used for that fine smoked flavor on their meats.

Start with a cheesecake of crawfish tails, andouille sausage and cheese or alligator bites marinated in a Cajun sauce, dusted in seasoned cornmeal, fried crisp and served with remoulade dipping sauce. The smoked meat platter of brisket, pulled pork, sausage or chicken comes with jalapeño cornbread and a choice of two sides, while ribs come in St. Louis, beef or baby back style. Desserts feature pecan pie with bourbon and chocolate, red velvet cake and bananas foster.

After dinner sip on some pomegranate liqueur, kahlua or cranberry infused Tennessee sipping rum.