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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
It was late on a Friday afternoon. It had been such a busy day that I’d not even thought about what my husband and I were going to do for supper. He had plans to leave town shortly after he got home from work (to go hunting), so we wouldn’t have time to eat out [...]
featured Fondren Jackson Lunch National Food Holiday Take-Out
January is a very exciting month in the world of food because… it’s National Soup Month! Most Januarys are cold, and most soups are hot, so we think the timing of National Soup Month is pretty darn perfect! Each week during National Soup Month, Eat Jackson will feature a different soup in the Jackson area [...]
Our Patty Peck Honda Take Out of the Week comes from a little place in the Fondren district of Jackson that you may’ve heard of: the famed Sal and Mookie’s New York Pizza & Ice Cream Joint! When in the mood for some comfort food… or, em, great football watching food… this pizza joint is a [...]
When a Lumpkin’s BBQ craving strikes, one has no choice but to make the drive. So I did. This beloved Bar-B-Que eatery on Raymond Road in South Jackson is full of soulful nourishment. Let me pause to say that if you’ve never been to Lumpkin’s, you are completely missing out. This place is a fried chicken diamond [...]
Dessert Jackson Snacks & Treats Take-Out Take-Out of The Week
I had the best cupcakes that I’ve ever had in my life the other day. I know that’s a big statement, but seriously… On a scale from one to ten, they were a 15. They were that good. And they’re from right here in Jackson! They are our Patty Peck Honda Take Out of the [...]
