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Today is a day of great importance in the food world. Today is a momentous holiday that we here at Eat Jackson believe should be recognized the world over. Today is National Chocolate Cake Day. We eagerly anticipate the return of this “holiday” year after year because, well, we love chocolate cake! Celebrating Chocolate Cake… [...]

Eat Jackson’s Bread Pudding Throwdown was a huge success with over 350 folks in attendance – and The Parker House being named as home to the BEST Bread Pudding in Jackson! Also, from all of us at Eat Jackson – and our huge Eat Jackson community, a huge shout out and thanks to our fantastic [...]

After a beyond fantastic dinner with my husband at NICK’S Restaurant in Fondren recently, I have two very, very important words to share with you: TASTING MENU. These two important words only apply if you are eating at NICK’S, but they are so powerful that I’m surprised more restaurants in the area don’t do something [...]

Be in the Know About Jackson Events We’re not making an announcement just yet… but there is going to be a LOT going on with Eat Jackson during the month of February. Announcements to be watching for in the next few days include a BIG Valentine’s Day Giveaway Promotion, a BIG announcement about Eat Jackson’s [...]

We recently had the pleasure of getting to hang out at Seattle Drip Coffee Company‘s Lakeland Drive location in Flowood! Abigail Chen, Seattle Drip owner, and a couple of her baristas, let us follow them around with a camera and ask a bunch of questions! It was really something to see the magic that happens [...]

As National Soup Month comes to an end, so does Operation: Soup Celebration… We’ve enjoyed talking soup with all of you, and we hope you’ve gotten some ideas to make you a little more soup savvy next time the liquid dish comes up on the menu – or in your kitchen. It’s a Little Cheese-y…  [...]

Last fall, during our “Battle of the Chefs” fishing trip, I got to see Jackson’s finest chefs in action. Dan Blumenthal, Andy Wilson, and Stephen D’Angelowere truly amazing as they competed against three Coast chefs to cook our catch. Of course, I would have been impressed with much less, as I am somewhat cooking challenged. [...]

Editor’s Note: Registered Dietitian Rebecca Turner (and one of our favorite guest bloggers!) takes our healthy choice New Year’s resolutions beyond local restaurants and into a local grocery store. Let’s see what she has to say healthy grocery shopping about Rainbow Grocery in Fondren! Congratulations! You made the decision to start eating healthier and removing/replacing poor dietary choices with healthier [...]

It’s been way too long since I’d eaten at Sophia’s at Fairview Inn, so my honey and I decided to enjoy a special lunch date. There were many things we loved about this meal, one of which being completely non-food related. We got a great deal of enjoyment adding variety to the all female, 60+ [...]

Whistle Stop Express, home of GG’s Super Burgers, is located in Flora, MS in the Kearney Park area of town. Whistle Stop Express is a new burger joint that, should you be in that area, is definitely worth a visit. A little background story… Early this past summer, my mister and I were driving to [...]