Have you ever wondered what chefs do on their days off? Or what got them interested in cooking in the first place? We were wondering the answers to those questions, plus a few others, so we decided to ask them! In Eat Jackson’s first ever “Chef’s Profile,” we caught up with Chef Gary Hawkins at [...]
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 [...]
Editor’s Note: We love hearing from you guys! You give us ideas of where to eat, what to order, and what you think about places we recommend. When you have questions for us, we do our best to answer them. So send them to us as often as you think of them! We were recently [...]
That’s right, Fred’s Franks opened this week as Jackson, Mississippi’s first mobile food stand, aka “food truck.” We caught up with Fred, owner and operator at Fred’s Franks, the first mobile food stand downtown Jackson has seen since the food truck ordinance passed last July. This hotdog stand has been up and running (and selling [...]
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 [...]
I love eating lunch downtown. I’m always reminded of how far downtown has come lately, and how much potential growth still lurks around every corner. Just like Jackson has been, I am revitalized each time I spend time walking its streets. Recently a friend and I decided that we needed to lunch at Parlor Market. His [...]
If you’ve never been to Miller’s Grill, located in downtown Jackson on Capitol Street, just a block west of the Governor’s Mansion, then may I recommend you go…immediately? Is the Experience the Best Part? The experience alone is worth the trip. I’ve been twice in the past several months, once before the lunch crowd got [...]
I went to an old Jackson favorite, Cherokee Drive Inn, for a late lunch not too long ago. I honestly cannot tell you when my last visit to The Cherokee was, but I know it’s been years. (Picture me with an embarrassed look on my face—if you know who I am—because it is almost sinful [...]
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… [...]
