Eat Jackson!

Everyone knows you can’t have a good ol’ genu-ine Southern, rib-stickin meal without a proper side of bread. Acceptable forms of “side of bread” are many: cornbread, buttered toast, rolls… Those all work. Those are all well and good. But if you want what we think should be the definition of the perfect Southern “side [...]

I recently had an unexpected Eat Jackson lunch adventure while out on assignment… Read on to learn how I discovered and fell in love with Heart and Soul Diner in Brandon, MS. It started like this: I drove to the Brandon/Pearl area to grab lunch at C’Paw’s, since it’s been on my “hit list” for [...]

February 9th is National Pizza Pie Day. Lucky for you, today happens to be February 9th! We’ve known for a few weeks now that this day was near, so we celebrated early in order to give you some ideas of how you yourself could celebrate. We think the best way to celebrate National Pizza Pie [...]

There are few things in life better than Grandma’s cookin’. Even if Junior doesn’t like spinach, you know he’ll eat (and like) the Spinach Casserole his grandmother makes. Grandmas everywhere are as talented in the kitchen as seasoned lawyers are in the courtroom, and nothing warms a grandmother’s heart more than to see her grandkids [...]

“Messy” is in it’s name.   And Chef Steve D’Angelo warned us that it would drip… a lot. I think he even said something like “don’t wear your best clothes when you order this sandwich.” But if you want the BEST shaved roast beef po-boy in town… you know, the good- old-fashioned, Cajun style, fully dressed, [...]

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…  [...]

I had the biggest sandwich I’ve ever had this past week. Well, technically it was my friend’s sandwich, but he let me take a few bites. This huge sandwich comes from Frisco Deli in Madison, where Swensen’s used to be several years back. Here’s how it all started… I met my friend at Frisco Deli in [...]

I had lunch at one heck of a Greek restaurant in Brandon this week called Kismets Restaurant & Catering. Where? Kismets is located right next door to the Kroger on Crossgates Boulevard – as in, Kismet’s Restaurant & Catering shares a parking lot with the grocery store! This was my first trip to Kismet’s, but I was [...]

National Cookie Cutter Week is drawing to an end… It’ll be ok, we’ll give you a moment… (sniff, sniff!) This week, we’ve shared a video of Mitchell Moore at Campbell’s Bakery giving you tips on how to make the best cookies you can. We’ve given you ideas on how to spread the love on National [...]

Let’s continue our celebration of National Cookie Cutter Week, shall we?  Our next Cookie of the Day is from Beagle Bagel in Highland Village. The sheer sight of this snowflake-shaped confection brought smiles to our faces (and made us wish for snow… If it’s going to be this cold, we at least need some good [...]