Baton Rouge gets its own Magnolia Grill

Magnolia Grill on Coursey Boulevard is no relation to Magnolia Grill in New Orleans, nor is it affiliated with Magnolia Café in St. Francisville. But if you’re looking for its link to another restaurant, you have only to look to its chef, Gus Pagoulato, who’s been cooking in kitchens all across the country for decades, and its owner, Christina Pagoulato, who has been elbow-deep in her family’s various restaurants since she was old enough to bus tables. “Restaurants have been my whole life,” says Christina. After 333 Bistreaux, her father’s last restaurant, was sold earlier this year, the family set their minds to creating a whole new concept. Read the whole story by clicking here.